Narrogin Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Narrogin (6312) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 165 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Narrogin is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Narrogin was 4,219 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Narrogin is 37 years of age.

81.4% of people living in the suburb of Narrogin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Poland, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% Vietnam, 0.2% Nigeria.

90.2% of people living in Narrogin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Narrogin is 24.8% No religion, 21.1% Catholic, 20.3% Anglican, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.5% Uniting Church, 5.2% Baptist, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.1% Salvation Army.

47.9% of people are married, 33.6% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 250 widowed people living in Narrogin.

56.9% of the people living in Narrogin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.1% are working on a part time basis. Narrogin has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Narrogin are 17.5% Technicians & trades workers, 16.5% Professionals, 13.2% Labourers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Managers, 9.2% Sales workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Narrogin work in are 15.7% Health care and social assistance, 14.0% Retail trade, 11.1% Education and training, 7.8% Construction, 7.4% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.9% Other services, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.

31.6% of homes are fully owned, and 31.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $507 per week and the median household income is $955 per week.

The median rent in Narrogin is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Narrogin postcode 6312