Narrogin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narrogin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher proportions of single-person homes and lone parents than most similar areas define Narrogin. While many households are small, nearly 20% of families are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Narrogin, Suburb / Locality

Where Narrogin sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -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 Narrogin — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrogin2.2
6312, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.3% of residents live alone, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 25.4%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home in Narrogin holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.3% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narrogin splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.8% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 47.3% and couples without children at 31.2%.

19.8% ▲ +22.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrogin, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51093/narrogin/topic/family-households