20,244 —
Lower than 67% of urban area areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yeppoon · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Yeppoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yeppoon is noticeably older than the national average, with the usual person aged 42. This trend is driven by a significant number of seniors, who make up over 20% of the population.
20,244
—
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — lower than 67% of areas.
| Yeppoon | 20,244 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yeppoon is home to 20,244 people, a total that is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
42 yrs —
Older than 57% of urban area areas.
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 20.2% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. Children under 15 account for 18.4%, a rate that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
20.2% —
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% —
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.0% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, at 13.0%.
5.0% —
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% —
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yeppoon, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Yeppoon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3019/yeppoon/topic/demographics-identity