Yass · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yass

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Yass are couples with children, making this the most common home type. The area has a slightly higher number of people living alone than the national figure, though the typical household size remains consistent with the rest of the country.

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Where Yass sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Yass — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yass2.5
2582, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.4% of people here live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.4% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.9%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yass, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.4% of families, while 27.4% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.4%, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales average.

14.4% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yass, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14511/yass/topic/family-households