2.6 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bulgarra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bulgarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Bulgarra holds 2.6 people, making it a place where households are larger than in most similar areas. Most residents live in family settings, with nearly 65% of households consisting of couples raising children.
2.6
▼ -10.3%
- 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 Bulgarra — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bulgarra | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 31.5%, while 24.1% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure. Overall, the number of people per home is about the same as the state and national averages.
24.1% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bulgarra, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families here at 64.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
10.6% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bulgarra, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Bulgarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50200/bulgarra/topic/family-households