Yarrawalla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yarrawalla

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Yarrawalla than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly a third of households are single-person dwellings. This creates a distinct mix of small households and traditional family homes.

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📍 Yarrawalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarrawalla sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Yarrawalla — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarrawalla2.4
3575, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.9% of the total.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarrawalla, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.3% of families here. In contrast, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the Victorian and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarrawalla, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Yarrawalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22918/yarrawalla/topic/family-households