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.
Narrandera · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Narrandera — lower than 64% of areas.
| Narrandera | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2700, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.3% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Narrandera splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Narrandera, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (25%).
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