Yass Valley

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA18710
People 17,281
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 43
Families 4,813
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 6,811
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,289
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (b) $350
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 8,500 49.2 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 8,781 50.8 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 552 3.2 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 15,941 92.2 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 787 4.6 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 43 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 928 5.4 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,195 6.9 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,298 7.5 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,133 6.6 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 780 4.5 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 739 4.3 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 853 4.9 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,045 6.0 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,132 6.5 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,334 7.7 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,372 7.9 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,170 6.8 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,132 6.5 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 993 5.7 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 904 5.2 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 574 3.3 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 365 2.1 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 338 2.0 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 7,441 53.7 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 413 3.0 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,195 8.6 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 682 4.9 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 4,134 29.8 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 6,781 54.1 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,560 12.4 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,203 33.5 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 357 6.8 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,043 19.7 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 476 9.0 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 128 2.4 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,650 31.2 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 762 14.4 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 362 6.9 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 212 4.0 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,334 25.3 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 444 8.4 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 569 10.8 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,011 19.1 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 119 2.3 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 822 15.6 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,773 27.2 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,413 10.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 568 4.1 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,918 13.8 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,968 14.2 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 451 3.3 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,508 10.9 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 10 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 894 6.4 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 357 2.6 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 37 0.3 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 961 6.9 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 7,778 45.0 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
English 7,391 42.8 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 2,397 13.9 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 2,120 12.3 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
German 772 4.5 242,546 3.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 14,535 84.1 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 613 3.5 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 170 1.0 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
United States of America 81 0.5 34,832 0.4 101,309 0.4
Germany 65 0.4 28,921 0.4 101,255 0.4
South Africa 60 0.3 49,740 0.6 189,207 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,461 14.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,263 7.3 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 986 5.7 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 11,688 67.6 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 880 5.1 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 12,707 73.5 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,195 6.9 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 285 1.6 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Scotland 170 1.0 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 151 0.9 40,417 0.5 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 12,991 75.2 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,115 6.5 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 246 1.4 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
Germany 150 0.9 48,367 0.6 173,712 0.7
Scotland 142 0.8 60,233 0.7 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,984 40.4 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 4,092 23.7 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 2,834 16.4 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 1,066 6.2 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 565 3.3 172,132 2.1 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Yass Valley, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (54.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 54 0.3 20,161 0.2 70,247 0.3
Mandarin 39 0.2 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Arabic 38 0.2 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Italian 37 0.2 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Croatian 34 0.2 20,420 0.3 54,115 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 15,750 91.1 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 361 6.1 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 9,256 66.8 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 3,937 28.4 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 667 4.8 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,684 61.4 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,761 29.8 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 563 6.1 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 254 2.7 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 441 4.9 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,197 13.3 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 929 10.3 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 631 7.0 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,717 19.1 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,970 21.9 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,996 22.2 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,954 21.7 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 1,844 20.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,286 14.3 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,200 13.3 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 982 10.9 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 662 7.4 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 532 5.9 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 361 4.0 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 687 7.6 28,409 0.8 135,293 1.1
Defence 309 3.4 23,356 0.6 85,021 0.7
State Government Administration 259 2.9 55,670 1.5 174,336 1.4
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 235 2.6 6,391 0.2 18,278 0.2
Primary Education 232 2.6 76,275 2.1 265,249 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,050 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,701 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,289 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,600 62.2 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 362 4.0 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 283 3.1 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Truck 141 1.6 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bus 49 0.5 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 907 10.1 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,423 15.8 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 93 1.0 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 6,054 67.3 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 10,824 78.1 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,186 30.2 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,945 14.0 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,080 22.2 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,892 20.9 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,497 32.4 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,083 15.0 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,357 9.8 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,938 11.2 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,654 9.6 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 611 3.5 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 128 0.7 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 740 4.3 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 763 4.4 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 175 1.0 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 330 1.9 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,729 10.0 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 179 1.0 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,607 9.3 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 9,694 56.1 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,302 7.5 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 10,426 60.3 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,719 21.5 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,223 7.1 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 615 3.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,302 7.5 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 172 1.2 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 672 4.8 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 12,320 88.9 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 700 5.0 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,962 40.8 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,260 47.0 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 553 11.5 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 36 0.7 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.5 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.1 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,259 29.8 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 180 4.3 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,004 23.7 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 417 9.9 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 230 5.4 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 713 16.9 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 286 6.8 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 145 3.4 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,932 91.8 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 531 8.2 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,594 94.3 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 201 3.4 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 86 1.4 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 11 0.2 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 25 0.4 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 124 2.1 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 612 10.3 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,009 33.9 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,084 52.0 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 75 1.3 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 135 2.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,369 23.1 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,302 38.8 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,060 34.7 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 65 1.1 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 4,653 78.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,186 20.0 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 91 1.5 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,053 34.6 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,726 46.0 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 925 15.6 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 157 2.6 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 72 1.2 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.0 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 37.6 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 580 62.7 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 242 26.2 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 103 11.1 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 2,140 78.5 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 295 10.8 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 291 10.7 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 283 50.6 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 276 49.4 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,079 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Yass Valley % Yass Valley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 325 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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