2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bunbury · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Bunbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
Bunbury's family and household patterns are mostly typical for its size and region. The area is largely made up of couples with children, who make up 53.8% of families. While the region sees a growing number of people living alone, most homes still follow standard state and national patterns.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Bunbury — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bunbury | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
26.0% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 53.8%, while couples without children make up 31.6%. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
13.8% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bunbury, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/501/bunbury/topic/family-households