Yelta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yelta

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people sharing a roof is the norm in Yelta, where typical homes hold 2.7 people. This is a family-focused area where only 15% of households consist of a single person, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Yelta sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Yelta — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yelta2.7
3505, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are shared, with 38.1% holding two people and 12.4% holding five. This helps explain why the number of people living alone is much lower than most areas, sitting 11 points below the Victorian average.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0% ▼ -14.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yelta, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.1%, while couples without children account for 30.3%. One-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.7% ▼ -17.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yelta, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yelta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22926/yelta/topic/family-households