Bilbul · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bilbul

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 61.1% of families in Bilbul, making it a place where family units are very common. This focus on families is reflected in the home sizes, which are larger than most other similar areas.

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📍 Bilbul, Suburb / Locality

Where Bilbul sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Bilbul — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bilbul2.7
2680, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Bilbul hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 17.2% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.2% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bilbul, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 8.0% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 61.1% having children and another 31.5% without.

8.0% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bilbul, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bilbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10348/bilbul/topic/family-households