Yorkeys Knob · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yorkeys Knob

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of homes in Yorkeys Knob are occupied by just one person, which is far above the national figure. This makes it an area of small households, with a typical home holding only two people compared to the Australian average of 2.5.

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📍 Yorkeys Knob, Suburb / Locality

Where Yorkeys Knob sits — Average household size

2.0 → 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 Yorkeys Knob — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yorkeys Knob2.0
4878, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are among the highest in the region at 40.3%. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.0 people, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.3% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.7%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 40.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Yorkeys Knob splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, a figure well above the national average. Among families, those consisting of couples without children are the most common group at 39.1%.

23.8% ▲ +19.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yorkeys Knob splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (39%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 24%.

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 Yorkeys Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33223/yorkeys-knob/topic/family-households