Nar Nar Goon · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Nar Nar Goon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Nar Nar Goon are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. This trend is reflected in the home sizes, where the typical household has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Nar Nar Goon, Urban Centre

Where Nar Nar Goon sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Nar Nar Goon — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nar Nar Goon2.6
3812, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 36.6%. Fewer people are living alone here compared to most areas, and this figure has fallen 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to 24.2%.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2% ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nar Nar Goon, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.1% of families. One-parent families account for 14.1%, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.

14.1% ▼ -12.7%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nar Nar Goon, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Nar Nar Goon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221052/nar-nar-goon/topic/family-households