Yarrabah · Council (LGA)

Median age

25 yrs2021 +13.6%

Yarrabah's median age is 25 yrs — among the lowest in the country, much younger than the typical council area (42 yrs).

It ranks 5th from the bottom of 554 council areas nationally — younger than 99% of them.

Yarrabah has a younger median age than nearby Palm Island, Hope Vale and Wujal Wujal.

Since 2011, it has risen 14% (from 22 yrs) — a bigger change than the national rise of 3%.

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📍 Yarrabah, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

2122232425262011201220132014201520162017201820192020202122 yrs23 yrs25 yrs

Where Yarrabah sits

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabah — younger than 99% of areas.

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Median age within Yarrabah

  1. Yarrabah25 yrs

Median age in nearby areas

  1. Hinchinbrook51 yrs
  2. Tablelands49 yrs
  3. Douglas46 yrs
  4. Cassowary Coast46 yrs
  5. Etheridge46 yrs
  6. Mareeba43 yrs
  7. Cairns39 yrs
  8. Wujal Wujal29 yrs
  9. Hope Vale28 yrs
  10. Palm Island26 yrs

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