2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kongwak · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kongwak
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer one-parent families live in Kongwak than in the rest of the country. Most homes here are family-based, with 61.5% being couples with children. This makes the area stand out compared to the Victorian and national figures.
2.6
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- 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 Kongwak — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Kongwak holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. Far fewer people live alone here than across Victoria and Australia, with only 22.2% of households being single-person homes.
22.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kongwak, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the community, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a stark contrast to the 61.5% of families who are couples with children.
4.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kongwak, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Kongwak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21378/kongwak/topic/family-households