Yarrabilba · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yarrabilba

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of one-parent families, at 28.2%, marks Yarrabilba as an area with family needs far above the national average. The neighbourhood is dominated by larger households, with the typical home now holding 3.1 people.

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📍 Yarrabilba, Urban Centre

Where Yarrabilba sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Yarrabilba — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarrabilba3.1
4207, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with the typical number of people per home rising from 2.4 in 2016 to 3.1. This trend is reflected in a sharp drop in people living alone, who now make up only 14.4% of households.

3.1

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.4%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarrabilba, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (57.7%), though the share of one-parent families has risen by 14 points since 2016. At 28.2%, this is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

28.2%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yarrabilba, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 28%.

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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313011/yarrabilba/topic/family-households