Suburb in Fraser Coast

Yerra, QLD

Yerra had a population of 110 at the 2021 Census (+7.8% since 2016). Median age 55.8. Median weekly household income $1,150. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yerra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yerra's population grew by 7.8% to 110, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 55.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 6.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.8%.

19.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 54.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 46 households.

The median household earns $1,150 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,277 a month.

4.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 38.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yerra beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureYerraQLDAustralia
Population1105,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age55.838.238.2
Households461,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting19.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright54.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,150$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$257$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,277$1,740$1,866
Born overseas4.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.3%44.8%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

+7.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1712011
  2. 1022016
  3. 1102021

Age

Median age 55.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Yerra Queensland
Share of people by age, Yerra and Queensland
0–96.4%
10–193.6%
20–2915.5%
30–397.3%
40–4910.9%
50–5917.3%
60–6937.3%
70–799.1%
80+2.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yerra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.4%
  2. Australian38.2%
  3. German15.5%
  4. Scottish11.8%
  5. Irish7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German2.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.0%

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

Around Yerra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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