Yarras · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yarras

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Yarras, where the typical home is shared and family life is the dominant experience. Most residents live in small groups, with a striking absence of single-parent households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Yarras, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarras sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Yarras — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarras2.4
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With an average of 2.4 people per home, household size is about the same as the national figure. Far fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, at just 18.2%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarras, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (35%) and 1 person (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 48.6% raising children and 43.2% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarras, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 Yarras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14499/yarras/topic/family-households