Yarrambat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yarrambat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 70.9% of families in Yarrambat, making it a strong stronghold for family life. This focus on larger households is reflected in the high number of people living under one roof compared to most other areas.

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📍 Yarrambat, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarrambat sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -6.1%
  • 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 Yarrambat — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarrambat3.1
3091, VIC 3.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 3.1 people live in each home, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This larger home size is mirrored by the fact that only 9.9% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.9% ▼ -19.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarrambat, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.

5.7% ▼ -25.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarrambat, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Yarrambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22916/yarrambat/topic/family-households