Bullsbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bullsbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Bullsbrook, where 2.8 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone and families are the norm.

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📍 Bullsbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Bullsbrook sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Bullsbrook — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bullsbrook2.8
6084, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people (36.4%), but larger homes are frequent, with over a quarter of households containing three or more people.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.8% ▲ +15.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bullsbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian average.

13.4% ▲ +12.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bullsbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Bullsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50207/bullsbrook/topic/family-households