Narrabri (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 13,800 people were counted in Narrabri (A): of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Of the total population 7.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A) there were 3,213 children aged 0-14 years and 3,165 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 12,997 people were Australian citizens, 553 were born overseas and 17 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 54.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.3% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 29.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 91.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Narrabri (A) were England 0.9%, New Zealand 0.6%, United States of America 0.4%, Netherlands 0.2% and Scotland 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Narrabri (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 41.7%, Catholic 26.9%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.0%, No Religion 6.3% and Uniting Church 5.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Greek 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 6,673 people aged 15 years and over in Narrabri (A) were in the labour force. Of these 60.5% worked full-time, 28.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 3,546 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 10.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Professionals 7.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.3%, Associate Professionals 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Narrabri (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 12.8%, Business Services 3.9%, Education 3.3%, Food Retailing 2.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 3,736 families were counted: of these, 37.0% were couple families without children, 47.8% were couple families with children, 13.8% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 5,184 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Narrabri (A), 86.5% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.5% were flats, units or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.8% were being purchased and 27.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 17.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 64.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Narrabri (A), 71.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.