Conargo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Conargo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Conargo, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where single-person and two-person homes are very common.

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Where Conargo sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Conargo — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Conargo2.3
2710, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes here hold two people, and 25.6% are people living alone. This is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures, though overall household sizes are lower than in most areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▼ -33.9%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.7%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Conargo, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 50.6% of the local mix. However, one-parent families are rare at 6.3%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

6.3% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Conargo, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Conargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10998/conargo/topic/family-households