Yeppoon · Urban Area

Family & Households in Yeppoon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a common feature of daily life in Yeppoon, where the typical home holds 2.5 people. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it aligns with the broader figures for Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Yeppoon, Urban Area

Where Yeppoon sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 2.0: 2 areas
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 11 areas
  • 2.3: 27 areas
  • 2.4: 24 areas
  • 2.5: 27 areas
  • 2.6: 9 areas
  • 2.7: 5 areas
  • 2.8: 3 areas
  • 2.9: 0 areas
  • 3.0: 1 area
  • 3.1: 0 areas
  • 3.2: 0 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yeppoon2.5
4703, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 38.4% of homes have two people, while 25.1% are occupied by a single person. This rate of people living alone is much lower than in most similar areas.

Household size

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In Yeppoon, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.4%, which is much lower than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.

Family composition

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In Yeppoon, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3019/yeppoon/topic/family-households