Suburb in Shellharbour

Yellow Rock Ridge, NSW

Yellow Rock Ridge had a population of 226 at the 2021 Census (+18.6% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $2,321. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yellow Rock Ridge at a glance

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

In Illawarra

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yellow Rock Ridge's population grew by 18.6% to 226, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 7.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.8%.

12.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 60.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 70 households.

The median household earns $2,321 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $500 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $3,000 a month.

10.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 6.8% use a language other than English at home. 27.4% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yellow Rock Ridge beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureYellow Rock RidgeNSWAustralia
Population2268,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+18.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age45.039.038.0
Households702,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting12.9%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright60.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,321$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$500$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,000$2,167$1,863
Born overseas10.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home6.8%28.2%23.6%
No religion27.4%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

+18.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2002011
  2. 1912016
  3. 2262021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Yellow Rock Ridge New South Wales
Share of people by age, Yellow Rock Ridge and New South Wales
0–97.1%
10–1911.1%
20–2913.7%
30–399.3%
40–499.7%
50–5920.4%
60–6914.2%
70–798.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yellow Rock Ridge at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.1%
  2. Australian36.9%
  3. Scottish13.1%
  4. Italian12.6%
  5. Irish12.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Macedonian2.3%
  2. Italian1.8%
  3. Serbian1.8%
  4. Spanish1.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.3%
  2. New Zealand2.4%
  3. Chile1.9%

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

Around Yellow Rock Ridge

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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