Bunya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bunya

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than double the national average of people live in the typical Bunya home, where the usual household size is 3.3 people. This area is dominated by large family groups, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Bunya sits — Average household size

3.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bunya — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bunya3.3
4055, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 5.7%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Instead, homes are large, with 31.6% of households containing two people and 26.6% holding four.

3.3 → 0.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

5.7% ▲ +3.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bunya, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are headed by couples with children, making up 72.7% of families. Only 4.8% are one-parent families, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

4.8% ▲ +111.3%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bunya, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Bunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30437/bunya/topic/family-households