2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Congo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Congo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller-than-average homes are a common feature of Congo, where the typical household has 2.3 people. This is lower than most similar areas and sits below the national figure of 2.5. While many homes are small, the area has a notably high number of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Congo — lower than 71% of areas.
| Congo | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 36.3%, while 25.5% of residents live alone. This proportion of sole occupants is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.
25.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Congo, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.0% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the most frequent family type here at 54.1%.
18.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Congo, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Congo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11008/congo/topic/family-households