Narrabri

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10201001
Total population 5,281
Total dwellings 2,421
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 636
Male 300
Female 336
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 260
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $700
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,322
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 602 94.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 19 3.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 2.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 636 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 300 47.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 336 52.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Narrabri, there were 636 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 300 (or 47.2%) were male and 336 (or 52.8%) were female.

Age Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 104 16.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 133 20.9 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 116 18.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 208 32.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 40 6.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 35 5.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Narrabri the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 69 17.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 17 4.2 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 31 7.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 24 6.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 260 64.8 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Narrabri 17.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 32 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Narrabri for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 68 19.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 76 21.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 210 59.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Narrabri 19.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Narrabri 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 28 years.

Education Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 15 6.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 73 31.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 44 18.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 34 14.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.3 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 59 25.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 234 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrabri, 37.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were attending a primary school, 18.8% were attending a secondary school and 17.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 613 96.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrabri. 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
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 62 38.8 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 40 25.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 18 11.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 40 25.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 160 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 160 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narrabri. Of these 38.8% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 25.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrabri who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 330 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 700 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narrabri was $330 and the median weekly household income was $700.

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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
Narrabri % Narrabri 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 Narrabri, 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
Narrabri % Narrabri New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,322 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Narrabri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,322.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
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
Separate house 195 75.6 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 1.9 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 52 20.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.2 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 258 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Narrabri there were 258 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 75.6% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

Tenure
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
Owned outright 22 8.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 48 18.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 170 66.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 17 6.6 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Narrabri, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.6% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 66.1% were rented.

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