Yangan · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yangan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in Yangan than they were in 2011. While most households now house two people, there has been a noticeable drop in those living alone. This shift reflects a changing domestic landscape in the locality.

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📍 Yangan, Urban Centre

Where Yangan sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Yangan — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yangan2.4
4371, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Yangan holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 37.7% of homes house two people, the proportion of people living alone has fallen since 2011 to 28.6%.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 4.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yangan, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.2%. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.8% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yangan, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322137/yangan/topic/family-households