2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yass · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person households shapes daily life in Yass, where 27.4% of residents live alone. This is higher than most similar areas and stands slightly above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yass — lower than 57% of areas.
| Yass | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Yass holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2016. Two-person households are the most common at 33.9%.
2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.4% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yass, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.4%. This last figure is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national averages.
14.4% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yass, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061541/yass/topic/family-households