Yarrawonga Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yarrawonga Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than one in five families in Yarrawonga Park are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than in most other areas, with a significant number of people living alone.

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📍 Yarrawonga Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarrawonga Park sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Yarrawonga Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarrawonga Park2.3
2264, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 27.9% of residents live alone, a rate a little above the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.9% ▲ +35.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarrawonga Park, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.6% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46%.

20.6% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarrawonga Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Yarrawonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14505/yarrawonga-park/topic/family-households