2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ben Bullen · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples without children make up the largest group in Ben Bullen, accounting for 40% of all families. This small community has a low proportion of one-parent families and fewer people living alone than is typical across the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ben Bullen — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ben Bullen | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Most homes here are small, with 60% housing just two people and a typical size of 2.3 residents, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.7% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Ben Bullen, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family types are varied, with 35% of families including children. However, one-parent families make up only 8.3% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ben Bullen, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ben Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10285/ben-bullen/topic/family-households