Bunyah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bunyah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes have become more common in Bunyah over the last decade. This is a quiet area where the typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is lower than most similar places. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with more than half containing no children.

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Where Bunyah sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Bunyah — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bunyah2.2
2429, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 55.8% of all households. The proportion of people living alone is 21.2%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bunyah, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families at 53.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.7%, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

9.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bunyah, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Bunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10687/bunyah/topic/family-households