Young · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Young

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well over 30% of people in Young live alone, a figure that sits well above the New South Wales and national averages. This high number of single-person homes stands out in a place where typical household sizes remain steady at around two people.

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📍 Young, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Young sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Young — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Young2.4
2594, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31% of residents live by themselves, which is much higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2016. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.3% of all households.

2.4

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Young splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 17.9% of the local total, a rate well above the state and national figures. While this is still much higher than most areas, the proportion fell by 1.0 percentage point since 2016.

17.9%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Young, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Young [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061543/young/topic/family-households