Narrandera · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Narrandera

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Narrandera are occupied by a single person, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011 and means homes here are smaller than those in most other areas.

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📍 Narrandera, Urban Centre

Where Narrandera sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Narrandera — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Narrandera2.2
2700, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.2 people, a figure that has dropped from 2.5 in 2011. This is a little below the New South Wales average, with 35.3% of residents now living alone.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.3% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Narrandera splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.3% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion is much higher than in most similar areas and rose slightly since 2011.

25.3% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Narrandera, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115110/narrandera/topic/family-households