2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yeronga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Yeronga
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes has become a standout feature of Yeronga since 2011. Many residents now live alone, with 33.9% of households consisting of just one person. This shift means the area has fewer people per home than is typical for most other regions.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Yeronga — lower than 76% of areas.
| Yeronga | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4104, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Yeronga are smaller than usual, with 2.2 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that people living alone are well above the state average, making up 33.9% of all households.
33.9% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Yeronga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here. Those headed by a single parent represent 9.8% of families, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.8% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Yeronga, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Yeronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33220/yeronga/topic/family-households