2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yering · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Yering are couples with children, making this a family-focused area. The typical home here is larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people living under one roof.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yering — higher than 81% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Yering are a little larger than those in Victoria and Australia, with 2.9 people per household. This is much higher than most areas, and it is reflected in the fact that only 20.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.6% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yering, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 57.8%, while couples without children account for 22.5%. One-parent families make up 10.8% of the total, which is a little below the state average.
10.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yering, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22930/yering/topic/family-households