Narre Warren East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narre Warren East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 70.3% of families in Narre Warren East, making it a primary hub for parents. This area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living by themselves.

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📍 Narre Warren East, Suburb / Locality

Where Narre Warren East sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +3.2%
  • 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 Narre Warren East — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narre Warren East3.2
3804, VIC 3.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than the national figure, with a typical 3.2 people per house. This helps explain why only 11.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

3.2 ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.3% ▲ +16.5%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narre Warren East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

6.2% ▼ -10.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narre Warren East, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 Narre Warren East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21894/narre-warren-east/topic/family-households