Yuroke · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yuroke

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Yuroke than in most similar areas, with only 11.6% of households consisting of one person. This creates a landscape dominated by larger living groups, where nearly half of all families include children.

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📍 Yuroke, Suburb / Locality

Where Yuroke sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -18.2%
  • 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 Yuroke — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yuroke2.7
3063, VIC 3.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here hold two people, and the typical household size of 2.7 is higher than in most areas. This is consistent with the very low number of single-person households compared to the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.7 ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.6% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yuroke, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.7% of families in Yuroke. Single-parent families account for 15% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.

15.0% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yuroke, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Yuroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22941/yuroke/topic/family-households