Narembeen · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Narembeen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 7.8% of families in Narembeen are led by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of one-parent families in the region. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with a typical household size of 2.3 people.

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📍 Narembeen, Council (LGA)

Where Narembeen sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Narembeen — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narembeen2.3
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.0% of the total. About 26.3% of people live alone, which is lower than most similar areas and has stayed steady since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.3% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narembeen, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples with children (53.5%), while 38.5% are couples without children. The low rate of one-parent families is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.

7.8% ▲ +8.7%

Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narembeen, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

Sources

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

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Narembeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56370/narembeen/topic/family-households