2.4 ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Konongwootong · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Konongwootong have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong emphasis on couple-led homes. Most households are made up of pairs, while very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the state. This creates a community where nearly half of all families are raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Konongwootong — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Konongwootong holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 14.8% of people live alone, a rate that is far below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
2.4 ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.8% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Konongwootong, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, split evenly between those with children and those without. One-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
11.3% ▲ +150.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Konongwootong splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Konongwootong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21379/konongwootong/topic/family-households