Yelverton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yelverton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Yelverton compared to the rest of the country. This small community is dominated by family groups, with a typical home containing 2.5 people, matching both state and national figures.

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📍 Yelverton, Suburb / Locality

Where Yelverton sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Yelverton — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yelverton2.5
6280, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.5% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national figure. Half of all households consist of two people, while 20.8% each contain three or five people.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yelverton, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 5 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.5%, while couples without children account for 35.8%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yelverton, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Yelverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51683/yelverton/topic/family-households