Bundaberg North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bundaberg North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of all homes in Bundaberg North are occupied by people living alone. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a smaller typical household size than most other areas. The area is marked by a high number of single-person homes and one-parent families.

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📍 Bundaberg North, Suburb / Locality

Where Bundaberg North sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Bundaberg North — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bundaberg North2.2
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bundaberg North holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is largely because 33.6% of households consist of just one person, a rate well above the national average.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.6% ▲ +31.2%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 33.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bundaberg North, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types are more common, with couples without children representing 39.9% of families.

22.0% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bundaberg North splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 22%.

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 Bundaberg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30422/bundaberg-north/topic/family-households