Narrawong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narrawong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are more common in Narrawong than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where nearly 65% of families include children, and very few people live on their own.

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Where Narrawong sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Narrawong — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrawong2.6
3285, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 21.8% of households are single-person, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narrawong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 64.6% of the total, while one-parent families are very rare at 4.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

4.7% ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrawong, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Narrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21892/narrawong/topic/family-households