Bambun · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bambun

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Bambun compared to most similar areas. This is a place where the vast majority of households are families, and it is very rare to find single-parent homes here.

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📍 Bambun, Suburb / Locality

Where Bambun sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bambun — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bambun2.5
6503, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bambun has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Only 20.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the state and national averages.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bambun, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with 40% of families being couples with children and 47.3% being couples without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the national and state figures.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bambun, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

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 Bambun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50065/bambun/topic/family-households