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In Bull Creek, 38.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.4% in Willagee.

Bull Creek's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Bull Creek's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Bull Creek - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Willagee %Number%Willagee %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,11938.424.41,04137.320.4+78
Couples without children78326.819.774126.619.9+42
One parent families2478.513.82769.915.9-30
Other families210.71.7301.11.6-10
Group household531.84.3521.93.60
Lone person63821.931.457920.833.8+58
Other not classifiable household391.33.7461.74.0-8
Visitor only households170.61.1210.80.7-4
Total households2,917100.0100.02,790100.0100.0+126
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Bull Creek in 2021 compared to Willagee shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 24.4% and 13.8% respectively for Willagee.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.9% compared to 31.4% in Willagee while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 19.7% in Willagee.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bull Creek increased by 127 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bull Creek between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+78 households)
  • Lone person (+58 households)

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