Yongala · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yongala

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Yongala are couples with children, though the area is also defined by a high number of people living on their own. This mix results in a typical home being smaller than the national average, with only 2.2 people per household.

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Where Yongala sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Yongala — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yongala2.2
5493, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, making up 31% of all households, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical household size is a little below the South Australian average.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Yongala splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Couples with and without children are equally represented, each accounting for 45.5% of families.

6.8% ▼ -44.6%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yongala splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (47%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Yongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41687/yongala/topic/family-households