Bundook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bundook

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Bundook compared to the rest of the country. This trend contributes to the area having smaller households than typical for New South Wales and Australia, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Bundook, Suburb / Locality

Where Bundook sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Bundook — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bundook2.3
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40.9% of residents live by themselves, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household size is a little below the state and national averages.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.9% ▲ +57.8%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.9%
  • 2016: 42.1%
  • 2021: 40.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bundook, the largest group is 1 person at 47%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most other families in the area are couples with children, who account for 57.5% of the total.

17.8% ▲ +81.6%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bundook, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Bundook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10673/bundook/topic/family-households