2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yapeen · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Yapeen
How families and households are made up across the area.
The family structure in Yapeen has remained steady over the last decade, with the typical household size mirroring national patterns. Most homes are headed by couples, though a notable number of residents live alone compared to other similar areas.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Yapeen — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27.6% of people in Yapeen live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the Victorian and Australian averages.
27.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Yapeen, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but slightly below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.9% ▲ +69.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Yapeen, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Yapeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22907/yapeen/topic/family-households