Bullsbrook townsite
Household type
In Bullsbrook townsite, 34.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.1% in City of Swan.
Bullsbrook townsite'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, Bullsbrook townsite'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Bullsbrook townsite - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Swan % | Number | % | City of Swan % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 284 | 34.5 | 36.1 | 150 | 32.8 | 37.5 | +133 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 198 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 134 | 29.3 | 23.2 | +63 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 123 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 71 | 15.6 | 12.3 | +51 | 19502 |
| Other families | 12 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +9 | 19503 |
| Group household | 11 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 149 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 64 | 14.0 | 18.3 | +85 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 34 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 20 | 4.5 | 4.6 | +13 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 12 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +9 | 19507 |
| Total households | 823 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 458 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +364 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Bullsbrook townsite in 2021 compared to City of Swan shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.9% were one-parent families, compared with 36.1% and 12.6% respectively for City of Swan.
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 18.1% compared to 20.3% in City of Swan while the proportion of couples without children was 24.1% compared to 22.9% in City of Swan.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Bullsbrook townsite increased by 365 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Bullsbrook townsite between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+133 households)
- Lone person (+85 households)
- Couples without children (+63 households)
- One parent families (+51 households)