Narrabri

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL114024
People 5,903
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 38
Families 1,463
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,762
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,209
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,452
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,851 48.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,048 51.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 817 13.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,903 people in Narrabri. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.8% of the population.

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Age Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 452 7.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 449 7.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 324 5.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 358 6.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 338 5.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 417 7.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 363 6.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 318 5.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 331 5.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 332 5.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 387 6.6 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 407 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 348 5.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 305 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 258 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 232 3.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 144 2.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 142 2.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Narrabri was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,122 45.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 155 3.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 367 7.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 378 8.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,656 35.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Narrabri aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,839 46.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 415 10.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,676 42.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Narrabri, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 118 6.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 420 22.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 78 4.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 0.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 283 15.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 15 0.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 6 0.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 99 5.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 85 4.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 23 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 703 38.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Narrabri 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 16.2% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 487 10.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 263 5.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 153 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 686 14.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 494 10.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 227 4.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 830 17.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.1 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 641 13.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 768 16.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Narrabri, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 3,064 39.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,255 29.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 567 7.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 484 6.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 183 2.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Narrabri were Australian 39.8%, English 29.3%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.3% and German 2.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Narrabri (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,907 83.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 52 0.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 38 0.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 32 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 14 0.2 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Germany 13 0.2 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Narrabri, 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 0.9%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.5%, India 0.2% and Germany 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 311 5.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 168 2.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 109 1.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,651 78.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Narrabri, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,793 81.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 115 1.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 55 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Philippines 32 0.5 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Netherlands 27 0.5 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Narrabri, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.0%, England 1.9%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,863 82.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 90 1.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 47 0.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 40 0.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Netherlands 23 0.4 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Narrabri, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.8%, Philippines 0.7% and Netherlands 0.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,799 30.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,415 24.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,191 20.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 712 12.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 190 3.2 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Narrabri were Anglican 30.5%, Catholic 24.0%, No Religion, so described 20.2%, Not stated 12.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%. In Narrabri, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Nepali 16 0.3 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Tagalog 14 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Cantonese 14 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Filipino 13 0.2 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Hindi 10 0.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 5,149 87.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 90 3.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Narrabri 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali 0.3%, Tagalog 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Filipino 0.2% and Hindi 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,588 59.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 756 28.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 149 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 179 6.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,672 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narrabri. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 264 10.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 221 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 272 10.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 525 21.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,057 42.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Narrabri, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 414 16.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 400 16.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 316 12.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 269 10.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 264 10.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 262 10.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 259 10.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 253 10.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Narrabri included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Professionals 16.1%, Labourers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Managers 10.4% and Sales Workers 10.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 111 4.6 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 93 3.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 89 3.7 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Takeaway Food Services 86 3.5 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Aged Care Residential Services 72 3.0 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Narrabri, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Local Government Administration 3.7%, Takeaway Food Services 3.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 629 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,521 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,209 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Narrabri was $629.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,678 67.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 174 7.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 116 4.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 89 3.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Bus 36 1.4 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 42 1.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,863 74.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Narrabri, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Walked only 4.7%, Worked at home 3.6% and Bus 1.4%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,994 64.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,256 26.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 463 9.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,093 23.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Narrabri, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 849 18.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,149 24.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 545 11.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 459 9.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Narrabri, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 591 40.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 565 38.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 293 20.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 18 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Narrabri, 38.5% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Narrabri, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 286 25.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 36 3.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 256 22.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 144 12.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 68 5.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 227 19.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 59 5.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 69 6.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Narrabri, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 22.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,156 87.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 312 12.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Narrabri, 87.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,814 84.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 106 4.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 207 9.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 17 0.8 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Narrabri, 84.1% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 92 4.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 386 17.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 999 46.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 587 27.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 78 3.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Narrabri, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.9% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 653 30.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 620 28.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 773 35.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 12 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 93 4.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Narrabri, 30.4% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,445 67.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 640 29.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 66 3.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Narrabri, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 29.8% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Narrabri, 24.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,452 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 164 7.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 752 35.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 765 35.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 350 16.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 120 5.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Narrabri, 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 592 27.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,479 68.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 85 3.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Narrabri, 68.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 380 46.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 439 53.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Narrabri, 46.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.6% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 956 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Narrabri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $956.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 219 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,388 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Narrabri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $219 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,388.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.