Cullen Bullen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cullen Bullen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person households are the most common arrangement in Cullen Bullen, making up 41.7% of all homes. This is a place where many people live in smaller groups or alone, though it still supports a significant number of families with children.

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Where Cullen Bullen sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Cullen Bullen — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cullen Bullen2.5
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a figure that is about the same as the national average.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cullen Bullen, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 6 or more (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.5% of the community, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.9%, followed by couples without children at 36.2%.

16.5% ▼ -37.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cullen Bullen, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Cullen Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11149/cullen-bullen/topic/family-households