Yarraman (Qld), QLD
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Yarraman is a town in the Toowoomba Region of Queensland, about 181km northwest of Brisbane and 21km south of Nanango. The name 'yarraman' is an Australian word for horse, drawn from Port Jackson Pidgin English and possibly rooted in an Aboriginal word for 'large teeth'. Graziers and stockmen used the local creek for cattle from the 1870s, and a township grew late that decade; a provisional school opened in 1901 and a timber mill in 1910. The Brisbane Valley railway reached Yarraman in 1913 and closed in 1988. Timber, grain, beef and dairy support the district, with coal mined nearby at Meandu. The town is the northern terminus of the long Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Yarraman (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 836, 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.
Yarraman (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,127
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $804
- SEIFA score
- 836
- Coordinates
- -26.8295, 151.9857
Yarraman (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Yarraman (Qld) 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 36%, 25% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 183 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 90 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 163 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 285 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 407 | 36% |
Share of the 1,128 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 222 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 104 | 22% |
| Rented | 115 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 438 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 16 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 467 occupied private dwellings in Yarraman (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $223
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $953
- Median weekly personal income
- $445
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 117 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 23 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 72 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 232 (25%)
- Labour-force participation
- 31.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8%
- Employed full-time
- 153
- Employed part-time
- 110
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 Yarraman (Qld)
Where is Yarraman (Qld)?
Yarraman (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Yarraman (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Yarraman (Qld) had a population of about 1,127.
Is Yarraman (Qld) an advantaged area?
Yarraman (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 836, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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