2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bunbury · Urban Area
Family & Households in Bunbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Bunbury since 2011, with this group growing by 3.4 percentage points over the decade. This shift happens while the typical home continues to house about 2.5 people. Most households here are headed by couples, with over half of all families including children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Bunbury — higher than 71% of areas.
| Bunbury | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bunbury has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. While 26% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—about 35.5% of households consist of two people.
26.0% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.8% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bunbury, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5003/bunbury/topic/family-households