Narromine · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Narromine

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 29% of households in Narromine consist of just one person, a figure well above the national average. While most homes house a typical 2.5 people, there is a notably high proportion of single-parent families compared to other similar areas.

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📍 Narromine, Council (LGA)

Where Narromine sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Narromine — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narromine2.5
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.2% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person households are the most common at 34.2%, and the typical home size has barely changed since 2011.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narromine splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This figure has fallen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.

18.3% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narromine, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15850/narromine/topic/family-households