Narromine

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10100401
Total population 3,790
Total dwellings 1,606
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 915
Male 425
Female 488
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 342
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $753
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $165

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 881 96.3 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 19 2.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 1.6 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 915 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 425 46.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 488 53.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Narromine, there were 915 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 425 (or 46.5%) were male and 488 (or 53.5%) were female.

Age Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 166 18.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 239 26.1 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 156 17.1 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 265 29.0 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 55 6.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 33 3.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Narromine the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 137 26.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 27 5.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 23 4.5 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 22 4.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 302 59.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Narromine 26.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 54 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Narromine for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 125 26.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 51 11.0 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 288 62.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Narromine 26.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Narromine for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 29 8.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 163 45.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 74 20.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 4.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 2.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 8 2.2 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 59 16.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 358 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narromine, 39.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.5% were attending a primary school, 20.7% were attending a secondary school and 7.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 890 97.4 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narromine. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 124 48.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 52 20.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 21 8.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 58 22.7 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 255 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 255 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narromine. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 20.4% were employed part-time and 22.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narromine who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 393 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 753 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narromine was $393 and the median weekly household income was $753.

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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
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Narromine, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 165 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Narromine, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 306 89.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 3.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21 6.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.9 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 343 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Narromine there were 343 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.2% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narromine % Narromine New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 46 13.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 92 26.9 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 189 55.3 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.9 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 12 3.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Narromine, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.5% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 55.3% were rented.

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