Yalyalup, WA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

43/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Yalyalup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 975, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Yalyalup at a glance

Population (2021): 2,950
Median age: 36
Median weekly household income: $1,766
SEIFA score: 975
Coordinates: -33.6705, 115.4086

Yalyalup demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Yalyalup using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 28%, 20% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	701	24%
Youth (15–24)	318	11%
Young adults (25–44)	819	28%
Mid-life (45–64)	713	24%
Seniors (65+)	395	13%

Share of the 2,946 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	241	23%
Owned with a mortgage	573	55%
Rented	202	20%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,031	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,031 occupied private dwellings in Yalyalup.

Median weekly rent: $418
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $1,984
Median weekly personal income: $819

Community and culture

Born overseas: 592 (21%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 210 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 51 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,119 (53%)
Labour-force participation: 69.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%
Employed full-time: 865
Employed part-time: 548

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Yalyalup

Where is Yalyalup?

Yalyalup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Yalyalup?

At the 2021 Census, Yalyalup had a population of about 2,950.

Is Yalyalup an advantaged area?

Yalyalup has an ABS SEIFA score of 975, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 43 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of Australian suburbs.