Narrung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narrung

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 31% of people live alone in Narrung, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend toward smaller living arrangements defines the local housing landscape, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people.

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📍 Narrung, Suburb / Locality

Where Narrung sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 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 Narrung — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrung2.3
5259, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are much more common here than in most areas, with 31.5% of homes housing just one person. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.5% ▲ +40.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 31.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Narrung, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.7% of the local mix, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. About half of all families are couples with children, while 33.9% are couples without children.

19.7% ▲ +18.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrung, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Narrung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41013/narrung/topic/family-households