2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Buninyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Buninyong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.4% of families in Buninyong, making it a primary hub for family life. This focus on families is reflected in the home sizes, which are generally larger than those in most other areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Buninyong — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Buninyong holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia, with only 19.2% of households being single-person homes.
19.2% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Buninyong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.7% of the local total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
10.7% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Buninyong, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011005/buninyong/topic/family-households