2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bundaberg · Urban Area
Family & Households in Bundaberg
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families than most similar areas define the household landscape in Bundaberg. While the typical home size matches the national figure, there is a notable trend toward more people living on their own.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bundaberg — lower than 57% of areas.
| Bundaberg | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.9% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This proportion has risen since 2011, while the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.4.
28.9% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bundaberg, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the total, a figure well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. This has remained steady since 2011, with couples with children making up the largest family group at 46.1%.
18.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 75% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bundaberg, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3003/bundaberg/topic/family-households