Population: Yagoona is a well established residential area with a population of approximately 15,000 according to the 2001 National Census, including an indigenous Australian population of 118. Of those born overseas in Yagoona, the largest group is from Vietnam, followed by Lebanon, Macedonia, China, UK, New Zealand, Italy, Greece, Philippines and Germany. Trends from 1996 to 2001 have seen a dramatic increase in the Bosnian, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Chinese, New Zealand and Filipino population, while the other groups have tended to decrease in number. As of 1996 to 2001, Yagoona has undergone a solid population increase despite numbers of Australian-born and the Indigenous decreasing. Traditionally Yagoona has had a reputation of a retirement suburb, however this is slowly changing with younger residents calling the suburb home. 

Language and Religion Other than English, the most common languages spoken in homes include Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese, Greek and Macedonian. Most residents in Yagoona are Catholic (4,875 people, 32.5%), followed by Anglican(1,926 people, 12.8%), Islamic (1,789 people, 11.9%), Orthodox (1,617 people, 10.8%), Buddhist (1,202 people, 8.0%) followed by Uniting Church, Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal and other religions with smaller numbers.