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.
Yongala · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yongala — lower than 76% of areas.
| Yongala | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5493, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.0% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Yongala splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Yongala splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (47%), with One-parent families at 7%.
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