Narbethong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narbethong

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Narbethong than is typical for the rest of the country. The area is sparsely populated, with a small number of households that tend to be smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Narbethong, Suburb / Locality

Where Narbethong sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Narbethong — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narbethong2.2
3778, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Narbethong holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This smaller size is partly because 28.6% of people live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

Household size

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In Narbethong, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families here are couples with children, at 47.9%. One-parent families make up 14.6% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.

Family composition

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In Narbethong, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without 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 Narbethong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21880/narbethong/topic/family-households