283 ▲ +60.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yorke Island · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Yorke Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Yorke Island is just 28, making it one of the youngest areas of its kind. The population grew by 61% since 2011 to reach 283 people, with a very high proportion of children and a strong Indigenous identity.
283
▲ +60.8%
- 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 Yorke Island — lower than 85% of areas.
| Yorke Island | 283 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown significantly since 2011, adding about 107 people. Residents are far younger than those in the rest of Australia, with the typical age dropping 15 years since the last census.
28 yrs ▼ -34.9%
Younger than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 37.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than in Queensland, making up only 6.0%.
6.0% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
37.5% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yorke Island, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high here, with 88.7% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national average and rose by 89 points since 2011; meanwhile, 30.5% of people are in de facto relationships.
88.7% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 88.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.5% ▲ +149.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yorke Island, Never married is the majority at 76%; Married is next at 15%.
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 Yorke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322139/yorke-island/topic/demographics-identity