283 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 266
- 2016: 293
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarralin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarralin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yarralin is just 24 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This young population is largely made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent 88.3% of the community.
283
▲ +6.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarralin — higher than 59% of areas.
| Yarralin | 283 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 283 people, which is larger than about 60% of similar areas. Residents are far younger than those in the Northern Territory and across Australia.
24 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 24 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 4.6% of residents aged 65 and over.
4.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarralin splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 88.3% of the community are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. Only 5.0% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most other areas.
88.3% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.0%
- 2016: 88.7%
- 2021: 88.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Yarralin splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yarralin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70297/yarralin/topic/demographics-identity