Narrabundah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Narrabundah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of households in Narrabundah consist of people living alone, a figure well above the national and territory averages. This creates a diverse mix of living arrangements, where small single-person homes sit alongside larger family dwellings. The area has seen a slight increase in the number of people living in each home since 2011.

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📍 Narrabundah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Narrabundah sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Narrabundah — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrabundah2.4
2604, ACT 2.0
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 30.4% of residents live alone—a rate higher than most areas—two-person households are even more common at 31%.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narrabundah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.8%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is a little above the ACT average and reflects a drop of 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

13.9% ▼ -18.5%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrabundah, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Narrabundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061067/narrabundah/topic/family-households