Narrandera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narrandera

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Narrandera than in most similar areas. This is a place where smaller households are common, with 33% of residents living by themselves. This trend contributes to a lower typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Narrandera, Suburb / Locality

Where Narrandera sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Narrandera — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrandera2.3
2700, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Narrandera houses 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Single-person households are very common here at 33%, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narrandera splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 46.6% and couples without children at 29.7%.

21.7% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrandera, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12915/narrandera/topic/family-households