2.4 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Narromine · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families than most similar areas define the household landscape in Narromine. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area sees a significant number of single-parent households. This mix of family structures creates a residential profile that differs notably from the wider state average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Narromine — higher than 57% of areas.
| Narromine | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2821, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.1% of people in Narromine live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Despite this, the number of people per home is 2.4, which is higher than most similar areas and has remained steady since 2011.
2.4 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Narromine splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 23.4% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011, and is now much higher than in most similar areas.
23.4% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Narromine, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115111/narromine/topic/family-households