Narromine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narromine

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of single-parent homes is a key feature of Narromine, where 18.9% of families fit this description. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While home sizes remain typical, there are more people living alone here than in most other similar areas.

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Where Narromine sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Narromine — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narromine2.5
2821, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of people in Narromine live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Despite this, the typical home contains 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narromine, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 18.9% of the local total, a figure that is much higher than in most areas and well above the Australian average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.1%.

18.9% ▼ -9.8%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narromine, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12920/narromine/topic/family-households