Bunjil · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bunjil

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are common in Bunjil, where 3.1 people typically live in each home. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where most residences house multiple people.

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📍 Bunjil, Suburb / Locality

Where Bunjil sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +24.0%
  • 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 Bunjil — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bunjil3.1
6620, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40% of homes have five people, which helps explain why the typical household size is higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, a quarter of residents live alone, which is about the same as the figure for Western Australia.

3.1 ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +9.5%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bunjil, the largest group is 5 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 2 people (28%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 90.5% of families. There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bunjil, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Bunjil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50213/bunjil/topic/family-households