Narrandera

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE105017
Total population 5,697
Total dwellings 2,703
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 588
Male 287
Female 301
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 237
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $757
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,153
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 582 99.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.5 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 588 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 287 48.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 301 51.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Narrandera, there were 588 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 287 (or 48.8%) were male and 301 (or 51.2%) were female.

Age Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 83 14.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 161 27.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 84 14.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 190 32.4 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 42 7.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 4.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Narrandera the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 72 20.9 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 24 7.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 24 7.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 18 5.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 207 60.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Narrandera 20.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Narrandera for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 64 20.8 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 38 12.3 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 206 66.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Narrandera 20.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Narrandera for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 54 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 22 8.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 89 33.6 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 72 27.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 4.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 3.4 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 61 23.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 265 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrandera, 45.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were attending a primary school, 27.2% were attending a secondary school and 7.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Warumungu 4 0.7 4 0.0 287 0.1
Arrernte, nec 3 0.5 4 0.0 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 571 97.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrandera. The only other responses for language at home were Warumungu 0.7% and Arrernte, nec 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 87 51.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 46 27.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 7.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 24 14.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 170 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 170 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narrandera. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 14.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrandera who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 388 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 757 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrandera was $388 and the median weekly household income was $757.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Narrandera, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,153 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Narrandera, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,153.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 212 89.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.3 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 16 6.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.3 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 237 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Narrandera there were 237 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.5% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narrandera % Narrandera New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 38 16.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 70 29.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 111 46.6 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.3 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 16 6.7 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Narrandera, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.0% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 46.6% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.