Yackandandah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yackandandah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Yackandandah include children, making it a place where family life is central to the community. With a typical home holding 2.5 people, the area mirrors the state and national average for household size.

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Where Yackandandah sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Yackandandah — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yackandandah2.5
3749, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 42.1% of all households. Those living alone account for 23.3%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.3% ▲ +9.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yackandandah, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55% of families, while one-parent families are well below the national and state figures at just 9%.

9.0% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yackandandah, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22889/yackandandah/topic/family-households