North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Narrabeen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the typical household size in North Narrabeen, which is much higher than most other areas. This reflects a community where large family homes are common and very few people live on their own.

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📍 North Narrabeen, Suburb / Locality

Where North Narrabeen sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Narrabeen — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Narrabeen3.0
2101, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 26.3% of households containing two people and 24.7% holding four.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +1.4%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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North Narrabeen splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 70.2%. Only 10.5% are one-parent families, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.5% ▲ +11.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Narrabeen, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/family-households