Congewai · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Congewai

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Congewai compared to the state and national figures. The area is sparsely populated and mostly residential, with a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas.

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Where Congewai 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 Congewai — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Congewai2.3
2325, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with 43.8% of homes housing just two people. Those living alone make up 22.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.5% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Congewai, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45.3% of families, while those without children account for 44.1%. Only 9.9% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.9% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Congewai splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Congewai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11007/congewai/topic/family-households