Yarrowyck, NSW

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

80/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Yarrowyck is more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1043, 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.

Yarrowyck at a glance

Population (2021): 175
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,625
SEIFA score: 1043
Coordinates: -30.4427, 151.3579

Yarrowyck demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Yarrowyck 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 27%, 13% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	41	23%
Youth (15–24)	15	9%
Young adults (25–44)	47	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	39	22%
Seniors (65+)	33	19%

Share of the 175 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	23	43%
Owned with a mortgage	19	36%
Rented	7	13%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	54	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 54 occupied private dwellings in Yarrowyck.

Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $1,708
Median weekly personal income: $617

Community and culture

Born overseas: 11 (8%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 4 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 61 (46%)
Labour-force participation: 51.9%
Employed full-time: 40
Employed part-time: 28

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 Yarrowyck

Where is Yarrowyck?

Yarrowyck is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Yarrowyck?

At the 2021 Census, Yarrowyck had a population of about 175.

Is Yarrowyck an advantaged area?

Yarrowyck has an ABS SEIFA score of 1043, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 80 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of Australian suburbs.