Yarra Junction · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yarra Junction

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people in Yarra Junction live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This creates a mix of small households and traditional family homes across the area.

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Where Yarra Junction 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 Yarra Junction — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarra Junction2.5
3797, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.7% of people here live alone, a rate well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. While many live solo, the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.7% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Yarra Junction splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.2% of families, though one-parent families are a little more common here at 15.4% compared to the 14.1% national figure.

15.4% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarra Junction, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Yarra Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22911/yarra-junction/topic/family-households