Coniston

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,883 people were usually resident in Coniston: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.9% of people usually resident in Coniston were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.7% of people usually resident in Coniston were Australian citizens, 33.6% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 46.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Coniston were married, 13.2% were either separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 59.6% of people usually resident in Coniston, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 9.3%, Croatia 3.3%, England 3.0%, China 1.4% and Greece 1.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Coniston were Eastern Orthodox 25.5%, Catholic 22.2%, No Religion 14.7%, Anglican 12.6% and Islam 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Coniston were Macedonian 14.8%, Serbian 6.3%, Italian 2.3%, Greek 2.1% and Arabic 1.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 57.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 817 people aged 15 years and over in Coniston were in the labour force. Of these 57.9% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.2% were unemployed. 647 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Coniston were Professionals 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Labourers 12.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Managers 8.0% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coniston, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 8.4%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 4.2%, School Education 3.9%, Tertiary Education 3.4% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Coniston, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $377, the median family income was $954 and the median household income was $775.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 485 families in Coniston: of these 38.4% were couple families without children, 42.7% were couple families with children, 17.7% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 774 occupied private dwellings were counted in Coniston.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Coniston, 52.2% were separate houses, 18.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Coniston, 34.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Coniston, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 55.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Coniston, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,408. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Coniston, 61.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.