2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Namoi River · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Namoi River — higher than 71% of areas.
| Namoi River | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2346, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Namoi River, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 3 people is next at 30%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Namoi River splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 6%.
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