Bulimba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bulimba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Bulimba than in the rest of the state. While most of the area is made up of couples with children, the typical home here mirrors the national trend with about 2.4 people per household.

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📍 Bulimba, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bulimba sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Bulimba — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bulimba2.4
4171, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.9%. About 25.4% of people live alone, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits about the same as the Australian average.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bulimba, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.5% of families, while couples without children account for 30%. Only 9.4% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

9.4% ▼ -1.9%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bulimba, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Bulimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021114/bulimba/topic/family-households