Nar Nar Goon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nar Nar Goon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 59.9% of families in Nar Nar Goon, making it the most common family type. This is a place where larger households are more frequent than in most similar areas, with far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Nar Nar Goon, Suburb / Locality

Where Nar Nar Goon sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Nar Nar Goon — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nar Nar Goon2.7
3812, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.3% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3% ▲ +41.4%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nar Nar Goon, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure.

14.1% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nar Nar Goon, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Nar Nar Goon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21878/nar-nar-goon/topic/family-households