Buller · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Buller

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes shape daily life in Buller, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the figure for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Buller, Suburb / Locality

Where Buller sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Buller — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Buller2.3
6532, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes in the area house two people, while about 24.2% of residents live alone. This last figure is a little below the national average of 25.6%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Buller, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 48.9% having no children and 45% having children. Only 6.9% of families are led by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Buller splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (45%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50204/buller/topic/family-households