3,120 ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,922
- 2016: 2,890
- 2021: 3,120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarralumla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarralumla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Yarralumla, where the typical resident is now 50. This aging trend is reflected in the high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly 29% of the community.
3,120
▲ +6.8%
- 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 Yarralumla — higher than 84% of areas.
| Yarralumla | 3,120 |
|---|---|
| 2600, ACT | 8,255 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yarralumla is larger than about 85% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,120 people.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.7% of the area, which is far above the ACT figure of 13.7%. This helps explain why the typical resident is 50, while children under 15 are slightly less common than across Australia.
28.7% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarralumla splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 58.9%, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.4%, a figure well below the national average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.9% of the population.
0.9% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarralumla, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80136/yarralumla/topic/demographics-identity