Naroghid · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Naroghid

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all homes in Naroghid are occupied by people living alone. This is a striking figure that makes the area feel very different from the state average and means households here are generally smaller than most.

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📍 Naroghid, Suburb / Locality

Where Naroghid 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 Naroghid — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Naroghid2.2
3266, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 50% of residents living alone, the number of people per home is 2.2, which is a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This high rate of single-person households is among the highest seen in similar areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44.4%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Naroghid, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 62.5% of the group. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.3%, a figure that is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.

6.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Naroghid, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Naroghid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21888/naroghid/topic/family-households