Conargo

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 244 people in Conargo of these 57.8% were male and 42.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Conargo was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population.

Of people in Conargo aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Conargo was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Conargo, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Conargo was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Conargo 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Conargo were Australian 37.8%, English 26.3%, Scottish 9.4%, Irish 9.1% and Italian 2.7%.

In Conargo, 86.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Netherlands 1.6%, England 1.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, United States of America 1.2% and Wales 1.2%.

In Conargo, 82.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Conargo were Catholic 25.5%, Anglican 25.1%, No Religion 20.6%, Uniting Church 15.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Conargo 95.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.6%.

Employment

There were 124 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Conargo. Of these 75.0% were employed full time, 15.3% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Conargo, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 68.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Conargo was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Conargo included Managers 56.3%, Labourers 14.3%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 2.5% and Sales Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Conargo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 63.1%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.5%, Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services 2.5%, Residential Building Construction 2.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Conargo was $519.

In Conargo, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.5%, Walked only 8.3%, Other 3.3% and Truck 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Conargo, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Conargo, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Conargo, 54.2% were couple families with children, 35.6% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Conargo 44.4% of single parents were male and 55.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Conargo, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,333 and those without children was $1,406.

Employment status of couple families

In Conargo, of couple families with children, 30.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Conargo, 55.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 44.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Conargo, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Conargo, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.8% had 2 bedrooms and 36.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Conargo, 45.3% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Conargo, of all households, 59.8% were family households, 40.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Conargo, 40.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Conargo, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Conargo, there were 15 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 40.0%) were male and 9 (or 60.0%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Conargo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Conargo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.