Cullen Bullen · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Cullen Bullen

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of people live alone in Cullen Bullen (L), marking a significant shift in the local living arrangements. This rise in single-person households is a defining feature of the area's current domestic landscape.

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📍 Cullen Bullen, Urban Centre

Where Cullen Bullen sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cullen Bullen — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cullen Bullen2.4
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes now make up 37.2% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen 9.3 points since 2011. Despite this, the typical home still holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales.

2.4 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.2% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 33.1%
  • 2021: 37.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cullen Bullen, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 9.1% of the total, which is well below the national average and represents a fall of 8.9 points since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.6%.

9.1% ▼ -49.5%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Cullen Bullen splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Cullen Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122044/cullen-bullen/topic/family-households