Yanmah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yanmah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Yanmah have shifted over the last decade, with the latest data showing a community of small homes. Most of the area's 2.3 people per home is a little below the typical figure for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Yanmah, Suburb / Locality

Where Yanmah sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Yanmah — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yanmah2.3
6258, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 27.8% of households, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. About a third of all homes are shared by two people, while 18.5% contain four people.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.8% ▲ +44.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yanmah, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, but one-parent families are very rare at 6.1%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

6.1% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yanmah splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 6%.

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 Yanmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51671/yanmah/topic/family-households