Conway · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Conway

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Conway than in most other areas, making it a place where the majority of homes are shared. A typical household has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

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Where Conway sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +13.6%
  • 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 Conway — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Conway2.5
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 18.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 41.7% of all households.

2.5 ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.1% ▼ -42.1%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Conway, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are very common here, with 60.3% of families being couples with children. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 2.1% of the total, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

2.1% ▼ -82.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 2.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Conway, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Conway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30668/conway/topic/family-households