3.1 —
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yarrabilba · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabilba — higher than 88% of areas.
| Yarrabilba | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.4% —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Yarrabilba, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yarrabilba, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 28%.
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