Bulli · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bulli

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and a strong focus on family life define the daily rhythm in Bulli. This is a place where the typical household is larger than in most similar areas, with nearly 69% of families consisting of couples with children.

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Where Bulli sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Bulli — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bulli2.8
2516, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Houses in Bulli are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per home. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 22.1% of households have four people and only 21% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.0% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bulli, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units here are mostly couples with children, making up 68.8% of the total. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.2%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

10.2% ▼ -31.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bulli, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Bulli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10659/bulli/topic/family-households