Yagoona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yagoona

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Yagoona holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded residential areas at this level, with a high number of large households and far fewer people living alone than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Yagoona, Suburb / Locality

Where Yagoona sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +3.2%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yagoona — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yagoona3.2
2199, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.1% of residents live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 25%. This helps explain why households are larger here, with 17.4% of homes containing four people and 11.7% holding five.

3.2 ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.1% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 20.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Yagoona splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 1 person (20%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.2% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 18% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures of around 14%.

18.0% ▲ +6.3%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 18.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yagoona, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; One-parent families is next at 18%.

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 Yagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14471/yagoona/topic/family-households