Yornup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yornup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Yornup than in most other areas, with only 4.5% of families falling into this group. This makes the local family structure stand out compared to both the state and national figures. Most households here consist of couples, either with or without children.

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📍 Yornup, Suburb / Locality

Where Yornup sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Yornup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yornup2.4
6256, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29% of people in Yornup live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.4 people, a result that is about the same as the Western Australian average.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▲ +41.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yornup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 1 person (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53% of families, while those without children account for 33.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.

4.5% ▲ +34.1%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yornup, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Yornup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51692/yornup/topic/family-households