Narre Warren South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narre Warren South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Narre Warren South, where the typical home holds 3.4 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by large family groups.

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📍 Narre Warren South, Suburb / Locality

Where Narre Warren South sits — Average household size

3.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 South — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narre Warren South3.4
3805, VIC 3.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 35.3% of households containing five or more people. This helps explain why only 10% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.4 → 0.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0% ▲ +11.2%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narre Warren South splits fairly evenly between 4 people (25%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 73.2%. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.0% ▲ +9.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narre Warren South, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 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 Narre Warren South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21896/narre-warren-south/topic/family-households