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.
Narrawong · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Narrawong — higher than 57% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.8% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Narrawong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Narrawong, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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