2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yallabatharra · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Yallabatharra, where the typical home holds just two people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with a high number of people living on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yallabatharra — lower than 86% of areas.
| Yallabatharra | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 6535, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 34.6% of people live alone, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. This helps explain why the average of 2.0 people per home is well below the national average.
2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.6% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yallabatharra, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples without children, making up 63.0% of the total. One-parent families account for 15.2%, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
15.2% ▲ +200.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yallabatharra, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yallabatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51663/yallabatharra/topic/family-households