Yattalunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yattalunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 16.3% of people live alone in Yattalunga, a figure well below the national average. This is a place where most homes are shared, creating a residential pattern focused on couples and families.

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📍 Yattalunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Yattalunga sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Yattalunga — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yattalunga2.7
2251, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.7 people per home, the typical household size is higher than in most areas. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 35.6% of homes house two people and 22.3% hold four.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yattalunga, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are families, with couples with children making up 64.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

11.4% ▼ -32.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yattalunga, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Yattalunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14514/yattalunga/topic/family-households