Suburb in Blue Mountains

Yellow Rock, NSW

Yellow Rock had a population of 1,119 at the 2021 Census (+8.7% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $2,662. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yellow Rock at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yellow Rock's population grew by 8.7% to 1,119, in step with New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.7%.

7.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 36.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 367 households.

The median household earns $2,662 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $388 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,219 a month.

10.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 41.2% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yellow Rock beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureYellow RockNSWAustralia
Population1,1198,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.038.438.2
Households3672,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting7.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright36.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,662$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$388$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,219$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion41.2%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+8.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0882011
  2. 1,0292016
  3. 1,1192021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Yellow Rock New South Wales
Share of people by age, Yellow Rock and New South Wales
0–911.3%
10–1915.5%
20–299.7%
30–3910.5%
40–4914.1%
50–5915.5%
60–6913.7%
70–797.5%
80+2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yellow Rock at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.9%
  2. English42.8%
  3. Irish15.3%
  4. Scottish10.6%
  5. German5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Greek0.6%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%
  3. Mandarin0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%
  2. Malaysia0.8%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. China0.4%
  5. the Netherlands0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Yellow Rock

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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