North Narooma · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Narooma

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in North Narooma house just two people. This is a small-scale residential area where two-person households are the most common, and the typical home is slightly smaller than those found across New South Wales and Australia.

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Where North Narooma sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +9.5%
  • 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 North Narooma — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Narooma2.3
2546, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, households here are a little smaller than the national figure of 2.5. Those living alone make up 21.8% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.

2.3 ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Narooma, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 49.5%, while 36.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 13.5%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

13.5% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Narooma, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 North Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13008/north-narooma/topic/family-households