12,703 ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12,925
- 2016: 13,084
- 2021: 12,703
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Narrabri · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Narrabri
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 12,703 people in Narrabri are married, reflecting a traditional family structure in a community where the typical resident is now 40. The area has a strong Indigenous presence and a population that is slightly older than the national average.
12,703
▼ -1.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Narrabri — higher than 51% of areas.
| Narrabri | 12,703 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 1.7% since 2011, losing about 222 people. Residents are a little older than those in the rest of the state and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 3.5 points since 2011 to reach 19.2%.
19.2% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Narrabri splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships also rose 2.5 points since 2011 to 12.9%.
14.8% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Narrabri, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15750/narrabri/topic/demographics-identity