North Narooma

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 571 people in North Narooma of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

The median age of people in North Narooma was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.9% of the population.

Of people in North Narooma aged 15 years and over, 60.4% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Narooma was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In North Narooma, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Narooma was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In North Narooma 21.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Narooma were Australian 33.8%, English 33.3%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.7% and German 1.7%.

In North Narooma, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.0%, Scotland 1.4%, Czech Republic 0.9%, Brazil 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

In North Narooma, 71.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Narooma were Anglican 32.1%, No Religion 21.8%, Catholic 19.8%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%.

In North Narooma 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.5%, Spanish 0.5%, Maltese 0.5% and Czech 0.5%.

Employment

There were 221 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Narooma. Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Narooma, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Narooma was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 56 years.

The most common occupations in North Narooma included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.8%, Professionals 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Labourers 7.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in North Narooma, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.9%, Accommodation 5.0%, Medical Services 4.5% and Residential Care Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Narooma was $446.

In North Narooma, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.8%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Walked only 4.9%, Truck 2.0% and Motorbike/scooter 1.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Narooma, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.2% provided care for children and 16.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Narooma, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Narooma, 21.1% were couple families with children, 66.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In North Narooma 23.8% of single parents were male and 76.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Narooma, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,343.

Employment status of couple families

In North Narooma, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 9.5% had both employed part-time and 7.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Narooma, 71.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Narooma, 96.0% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In North Narooma, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Narooma, 57.7% were owned outright, 19.0% were owned with a mortgage and 17.4% were rented.

Household composition

In North Narooma, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 22.6% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In North Narooma, 30.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

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

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In North Narooma, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Narooma, there were 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 10 (or 47.6%) were male and 11 (or 52.4%) were female. The median age was 42 years.

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.

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

In North Narooma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,343.

In North Narooma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,597.