Ben Bullen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ben Bullen

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.

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📍 Ben Bullen, Suburb / Locality

Where Ben Bullen sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ben Bullen — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ben Bullen2.3
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ben Bullen, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ben Bullen, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 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