Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Bulleen than in most similar areas, with typical households holding 2.6 people. This suburb is largely defined by families, as nearly 60% of all family homes include children.

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📍 Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)2.6
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 22% of residents live alone, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. While this number rose slightly since 2016, the most common household size remains two people at 34%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.2%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.

12.2%

Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21401/bulleen/topic/family-households