Bullawa Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bullawa Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Bullawa Creek, where an average of 3.0 people live in each home. This is a family-centric area where very few people live alone, and the majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.

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Where Bullawa Creek sits — Average household size

3.0 —
  • 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 Bullawa Creek — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bullawa Creek3.0
2390, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.8% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger than most areas, with 24.4% of households containing five or more people.

3.0 —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.6
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.8% —

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bullawa Creek, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 5 people is next at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 58% raising children and 39% without. One-parent families make up only 7.0% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

7.0% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bullawa Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Bullawa Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10657/bullawa-creek/topic/family-households