Yea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Yea

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 44% of families in Yea are couples with children, making them the largest family group. However, the town has a high number of people living alone and smaller-than-average households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Yea, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Yea sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Yea — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yea2.2
3717, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.8% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Yea has 2.2 people, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +7.0%

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

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yea, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 41.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 13.7%. This last group has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.

13.7% ▲ +23.7%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yea splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011062/yea/topic/family-households