Suburb in Lower Eyre

Yeelanna, SA

Yeelanna had a population of 85 at the 2021 Census (−1.2% since 2016). Median age 38.5. Median weekly household income $1,400. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yeelanna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yeelanna's population shrank by 1.2% to 85, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 38.5, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 21.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

16.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 60.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 25 households.

The median household earns $1,400 a week, in line with the SA average of $1,456.

3.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 21.9% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yeelanna beside SA and Australia.

MeasureYeelannaSAAustralia
Population851,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.2%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age38.540.938.2
Households25691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting16.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright60.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,400$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas3.9%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion21.9%48.9%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

−1.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 892011
  2. 862016
  3. 852021

Age

Median age 38.5, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Yeelanna South Australia
Share of people by age, Yeelanna and South Australia
0–921.2%
10–1920.0%
20–290.0%
30–3912.9%
40–4914.1%
50–5922.4%
60–699.4%
70–793.5%
80+3.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yeelanna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English59.2%
  2. Australian45.1%
  3. German33.8%
  4. Scottish16.9%
  5. Croatian4.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Yeelanna

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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