Narraburra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narraburra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Narraburra have remained consistently larger than the national average over the last decade. This is a community where most homes are shared, with three people typically living under one roof. Such a pattern is reflected in the same area's very low number of people living alone.

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📍 Narraburra, Suburb / Locality

Where Narraburra 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 Narraburra — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narraburra3.0
2666, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Narraburra are larger than those in most other areas, with a typical size of 3.0 people. Only 14.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▲ +42.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narraburra, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The vast majority of families here are couples with children, making up 74.5% of the total. Only 7.3% of families are headed by a single parent, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

7.3% ▲ +361.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narraburra, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Narraburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12913/narraburra/topic/family-households