Yarramundi · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yarramundi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 71.4% of households in Yarramundi, reflecting a strong family focus. This area has seen a shift toward larger living arrangements, with the typical home now holding more people than it did a decade ago.

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📍 Yarramundi, Urban Centre

Where Yarramundi sits — Average household size

3.4 ▲ +47.8%
  • 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 Yarramundi — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarramundi3.4
2753, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Yarramundi are crowded, with 3.4 people per house, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a huge drop in people living alone, who now make up only 5.7% of households.

3.4 ▲ +47.8%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

5.7% ▼ -83.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarramundi, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 7.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and far lower than it was in 2011.

7.2% ▼ -73.8%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.3%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarramundi, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Yarramundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122157/yarramundi/topic/family-households