Yankalilla, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Yankalilla is a country town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, about 72 kilometres south of Adelaide and a short drive from the beaches at Normanville. It serves as a service centre for the surrounding farmland and is the seat of the District Council of Yankalilla. The area is the traditional country of the Kaurna people, whose lands stretched along the western Fleurieu Peninsula and the Gulf St Vincent coast. The town's name is recorded from the Kaurna word 'Yoongalilla', though its meaning is uncertain; one interpretation links it to a Kaurna Dreaming story. Among its landmarks is the Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla, an Anglican church that became a place of pilgrimage after a Madonna-like image was reported on a wall in 1994.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Yankalilla is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 914, 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.
Yankalilla at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 963
- Median age
- 58
- Median weekly household income
- $982
- SEIFA score
- 914
- Coordinates
- -35.4701, 138.3575
Yankalilla demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Yankalilla 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 seniors (65+) at 40%, 18% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 109 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 80 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 135 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 259 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 388 | 40% |
Share of the 971 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 179 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 128 | 31% |
| Rented | 73 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 392 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 18 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 417 occupied private dwellings in Yankalilla.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,282
- Median weekly personal income
- $497
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 162 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 21 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 313 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Employed full-time
- 138
- Employed part-time
- 178
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 Yankalilla
Where is Yankalilla?
Yankalilla is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Yankalilla?
At the 2021 Census, Yankalilla had a population of about 963.
Is Yankalilla an advantaged area?
Yankalilla has an ABS SEIFA score of 914, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
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