3.8 —
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Yalata · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.8 people live in each home in Yalata, a figure that is well above the national average. This high density is driven by a large number of families and a sharp drop in people living alone since 2016.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yalata — higher than 95% of areas.
| Yalata | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| 5690, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is much less common here than in most areas, with only 17.9% of households being single-person. This shift helps explain why the typical home now holds 3.8 people, well above the South Australian figure of 2.4.
3.8 —
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.9% —
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Yalata splits fairly evenly between 4 people (23%) and 1 person (19%), with 6 or more at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.8% of the community, a proportion far above the national figure. This represents a significant increase from 2016, when one-parent families accounted for only 7.6% of the total.
32.8% —
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Yalata, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Yalata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422063/yalata/topic/family-households