Yandoit · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yandoit

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes shape daily life in Yandoit, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where nearly 30% of residents live alone.

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📍 Yandoit, Suburb / Locality

Where Yandoit sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Yandoit — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yandoit2.1
3461, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, making up 29.8% of all households, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most frequent, accounting for 45.2% of the area.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yandoit, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while 45.5% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.

13.4% ▲ +47.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yandoit splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Yandoit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22902/yandoit/topic/family-households