Yanco · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yanco

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Yanco than in the typical New South Wales or Australian home. While most households have around 2.4 people, the area has a notable mix of single-person homes and families with children.

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📍 Yanco, Urban Centre

Where Yanco sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +14.3%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yanco — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yanco2.4
2703, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people here live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Most homes have two people (37.9%), and the typical household size has grown from 2.1 to 2.4 people since 2011.

2.4 ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yanco, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 52% of the area. One-parent families now account for 16.8% of the total, which is a little above the state average and represents a 7.5 point rise since 2011.

16.8% ▲ +80.0%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yanco, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122156/yanco/topic/family-households