Bunnan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bunnan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small home sizes and a lack of single-person dwellings shape daily life in Bunnan. The area is dominated by couples, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.

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Where Bunnan sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Bunnan — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bunnan2.2
2337, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

More than half of all homes here house two people, while only 19% of residents live alone. This is well below the 25.6% national figure for single-person households.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▼ -29.9%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bunnan, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families, with nearly half having no children and 39% having children. Only 6.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the own national figure of 14.1%.

6.5% ▼ -33.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bunnan, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (6%).

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 Bunnan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10686/bunnan/topic/family-households