Yahl · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yahl

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Yahl than in most similar areas. The typical household holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it a place where large family groups are common and very few people live on their own.

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Where Yahl sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Yahl — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yahl2.9
5291, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.9% of people live alone here, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are larger than average, with 37.1% housing two people and 22.5% housing four.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.9% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yahl, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 66.8%. One-parent families account for 7.9%, which is well below both the South Australian figure of 14.8% and the national average.

7.9% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yahl, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Yahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41667/yahl/topic/family-households