Namoi River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Namoi River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Namoi River than in most other areas, creating a landscape where shared homes are the norm. The area is largely made up of family groups, with the typical home housing 2.7 people.

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📍 Namoi River, Suburb / Locality

Where Namoi River sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Namoi River — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Namoi River2.7
2346, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here have two people (47.8%) or three people (26.1%). Only 13% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Namoi River, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 3 people is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of the families here at 53.5%. One-parent families account for 7% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

7.0%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Namoi River splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 6%.

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 Namoi River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12899/namoi-river/topic/family-households