Buln Buln East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Buln Buln East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live by themselves in Buln Buln East, where 13.8% of households are single-person homes. This is far below the national figure of 25.6%, making it a place where most residents share their living space with others.

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📍 Buln Buln East, Suburb / Locality

Where Buln Buln East sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +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 Buln Buln East — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Buln Buln East2.6
3821, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 13.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.8% ▼ -25.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Buln Buln East, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 51.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

7.6% ▲ +22.2%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Buln Buln East, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Buln Buln East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20391/buln-buln-east/topic/family-households