Suburb in Northampton

Yallabatharra, WA

Yallabatharra had a population of 79 at the 2021 Census (−8.1% since 2016). Median age 58.0. Median weekly household income $966. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yallabatharra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yallabatharra's population shrank by 8.1% to 79, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 58.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 5.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.5%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 73.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 26 households.

The median household earns $966 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

19.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 24.6% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yallabatharra beside WA and Australia.

MeasureYallabatharraWAAustralia
Population792,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−8.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age58.038.038.2
Households26965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright73.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$966$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,275$1,841$1,866
Born overseas19.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%19.7%23.6%
No religion24.6%46.6%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

−8.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 722011
  2. 862016
  3. 792021

Age

Median age 58.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Yallabatharra Western Australia
Share of people by age, Yallabatharra and Western Australia
0–95.1%
10–195.1%
20–290.0%
30–397.6%
40–493.8%
50–5919.0%
60–6924.1%
70–798.9%
80+7.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yallabatharra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.6%
  2. Australian39.1%
  3. Irish14.1%
  4. Scottish9.4%
  5. Dutch7.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England11.9%
  2. the Netherlands6.8%

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

Around Yallabatharra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Yallabatharra in Censible

Every census figure for Yallabatharra, mapped and compared with any other place. A free account takes a minute.