2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bullumwaal · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Bullumwaal have stayed relatively stable over the last decade. This area is defined by a high proportion of single-parent families, with 22.9% of all families falling into this category.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bullumwaal — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Bullumwaal has 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Bullumwaal, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 36%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 22.9% of the community, a figure well above both the Victorian (13.3%) and national (14.1%) averages. Other family types include couples with children at 54.3% and couples without children at 22.9%.
22.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bullumwaal, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bullumwaal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20389/bullumwaal/topic/family-households