2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yarraville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A decline in single-parent homes is the main shift in Yarraville since 2011. The area remains a mix of family types, though the number of people living in each home has edged up slightly to 2.5.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarraville — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Yarraville holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 33.9%, while about a quarter of residents live alone.
2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yarraville, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.3%, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
10.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yarraville, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031352/yarraville/topic/family-households