Narellan Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narellan Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes with more people are the norm in Narellan Vale, where 65% of families are couples with children. This is a place geared toward family life, with far fewer people living alone than in most other areas.

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📍 Narellan Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Narellan Vale sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -6.3%
  • 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 Narellan Vale — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narellan Vale3.0
2567, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.8% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▲ +35.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narellan Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16% of the area, which is a little above the state and national figures. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 65% of the total.

16.0% ▲ +26.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narellan Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Narellan Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12907/narellan-vale/topic/family-households