Yarrabah, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Yarrabah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 678, 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.
Yarrabah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,505
- Median age
- 25
- Median weekly household income
- $1,254
- SEIFA score
- 678
- Coordinates
- -16.9389, 145.9009
Yarrabah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Yarrabah 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 children (0–14) at 30%, 79% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 747 | 30% |
| Youth (15–24) | 479 | 19% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 670 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 466 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 128 | 5% |
Share of the 2,490 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 51 | 11% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 1% |
| Rented | 382 | 79% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 345 | 71% |
| Townhouses & semis | 27 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 56 | 12% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 483 occupied private dwellings in Yarrabah.
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,392
- Average household size
- 4.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $911
- Median weekly personal income
- $337
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,966 (82%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 2,402 (96%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 468 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 36.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 37.2%
- Employed full-time
- 216
- Employed part-time
- 149
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 Yarrabah
Where is Yarrabah?
Yarrabah is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Yarrabah?
At the 2021 Census, Yarrabah had a population of about 2,505.
Is Yarrabah an advantaged area?
Yarrabah has an ABS SEIFA score of 678, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
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