Bunya Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bunya Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Bunya Creek, representing 56.1% of all families. This area has a notable number of people living alone, but far fewer one-parent families than the state or national figures.

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📍 Bunya Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Bunya Creek sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Creek — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bunya Creek2.4
4655, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people here live by themselves, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bunya Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.5% of the total, a figure far below the 15.4% seen across Queensland. Most families are couples, with 56.1% having children and 34.8% without.

4.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bunya Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30438/bunya-creek/topic/family-households