Coningham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coningham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes with more people are the norm in Coningham, where a high proportion of residents live in family groups. It is an area where few people live alone, and the typical household is larger than the national figure.

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📍 Coningham, Suburb / Locality

Where Coningham sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Coningham — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coningham2.8
7054, TAS 2.8
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, Coningham has a much higher density per dwelling than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.5%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 29.0%.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▼ -18.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coningham, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up the bulk of the community at 67.0%. Only 7.7% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

7.7% ▲ +78.6%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coningham, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60124/coningham/topic/family-households