Narrabundah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Narrabundah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Narrabundah than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has a high proportion of single-person households. Most families here are couples with children, though one-parent families are more common than in most of the territory.

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📍 Narrabundah, Suburb / Locality

Where Narrabundah sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Narrabundah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrabundah2.4
2604, ACT 2.0
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people (31%), followed closely by one person (30.4%).

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narrabundah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.8% of families. One-parent families account for 13.9%, which is a little above the ACT figure of 11.9% and higher than most similar areas.

13.9% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrabundah, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Narrabundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80099/narrabundah/topic/family-households