1,107 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,086
- 2016: 1,124
- 2021: 1,107
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yallourn North · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Yallourn North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yallourn North is now 9 years younger than they were in 2011. This shift is seen in the population, where the proportion of seniors has dropped by 11 percentage points over the decade. The area is now more youthful, with a population of 1,107 people.
1,107
▲ +1.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yallourn North — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 1.9% since 2011, adding about 21 people. The typical resident is now 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -18.4%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 18.8% of the area, a figure that is higher than most similar places. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over has fallen to 16.4%, which is lower than most areas.
16.4% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yallourn North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 21.0% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.7% of the community, which is a little above the state average.
2.7% ▲ +109.8%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.0% ▲ +170.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yallourn North, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yallourn North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215095/yallourn-north/topic/demographics-identity