Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the usual for Yan Yean, which is a little above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the largest households at this level, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) — higher than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)3.0
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.1% of people live alone here, which is far below both the Victorian and national figures. While homes typically hold 3.0 people, the most common household size is two people at 28.2%.

3.0

Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1%

Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.4%. One-parent families account for 12.7%, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.

12.7%

Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yan Yean (Northern Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28704/yan-yean/topic/family-households