2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Bunbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in South Bunbury than in most similar areas. This trend contributes to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. The area is a mix of small households and family units.
2.2
→ 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 South Bunbury — lower than 76% of areas.
| South Bunbury | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.9% of people live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home here is smaller than in most other areas, with 35.5% of households containing just two people.
34.9% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Bunbury splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up half of all families, while one-parent families account for 15.6%. This last figure is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Western Australian average of 13.5%.
15.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Bunbury, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 South Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51363/south-bunbury/topic/family-households