2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Narrabri · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Narrabri
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Narrabri compared to the rest of the country. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly 30% of households consist of just one person. This stands out against the national trend where single-person homes are far less common.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Narrabri — lower than 57% of areas.
| Narrabri | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2390, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29% of residents live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Most households are small, with 35.9% containing two people and 29% containing one.
29.0% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Narrabri, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% Australian average. Over half of all families here are couples with children.
16.3% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Narrabri, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12912/narrabri/topic/family-households