Narrandera

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,116 people were counted in Narrandera: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 10.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera there were 864 children aged 0-14 years and 1,279 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 3,856 people were Australian citizens, 184 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 49.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.5% were separated or divorced, 11.9% were widowed and 29.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 89.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Narrandera were England 1.3%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3%, Poland 0.3% and New Zealand 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Narrandera on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.8%, Catholic 30.1%, Uniting Church 9.8%, No Religion 6.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Spanish 0.5%, German 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,700 people aged 15 years and over in Narrandera were in the labour force. Of these 61.2% worked full-time, 28.5% worked part-time, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.5% were unemployed. 1,394 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 9.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Professionals 5.3%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Managers and Administrators 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Narrandera, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Health Services 3.8%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 3.3% and Government Administration 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 1,055 families were counted: of these, 40.9% were couple families without children, 40.5% were couple families with children, 16.9% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 1,624 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Narrandera, 87.4% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 45.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.9% were being purchased and 26.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 53.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Narrandera, 64.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.