Bungarby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bungarby

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households have become the norm in Bungarby, where only 2.1 people typically live in each home. This is much lower than most similar areas. The landscape is dominated by couples and people living alone, with a striking absence of single-parent families.

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📍 Bungarby, Suburb / Locality

Where Bungarby sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Bungarby — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bungarby2.1
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Most homes are small, with 53.8% housing two people and the typical household size sitting a little below the national figure.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bungarby, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families at 81.4%. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bungarby, Couples without children is the majority at 78%; Couples with children is next at 22%.

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 Bungarby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10678/bungarby/topic/family-households