Narre Warren North, VIC
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Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Narre Warren North is more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1061, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Narre Warren North a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Narre Warren North from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
87/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (87/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
16/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $410 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 16% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Narre Warren North at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 8,033
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,634
- SEIFA score
- 1061
- Local government area
- Casey
- Coordinates
- -37.9839, 145.3153
Map of Narre Warren North
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Housing & property in Narre Warren North
What it costs to live in Narre Warren North and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $410
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,212
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 93%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 4%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Narre Warren North demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Narre Warren North demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Narre Warren North using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31% and 32% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,409 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,282 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,552 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,450 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,337 | 17% |
Share of the 8,030 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 913 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,160 | 52% |
| Rented | 88 | 4% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,202 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 17 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,230 occupied private dwellings in Narre Warren North.
- Average household size
- 3.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,588
- Median weekly personal income
- $795
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,449 (32%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,380 (31%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 38 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,704 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 2,364
- Employed part-time
- 1,429
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Narre Warren North
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Narre Warren North is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.8°C). The area receives roughly 898 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6°C | 14.9°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 25.3°C | 14.3°C | 44 mm |
| Mar | 23.5°C | 13.6°C | 58 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 11.1°C | 72 mm |
| May | 15.9°C | 9.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jul | 12.8°C | 6.7°C | 71 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 6.8°C | 85 mm |
| Sep | 16.2°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm |
| Oct | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 95 mm |
| Nov | 21.2°C | 11°C | 96 mm |
| Dec | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Narre Warren North
Is Narre Warren North a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Narre Warren North rates 63/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Narre Warren North?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Narre Warren North was $410, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,212. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Narre Warren North?
Narre Warren North is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Casey local government area.
What is the population of Narre Warren North?
At the 2021 Census, Narre Warren North had a population of about 8,033.
Is Narre Warren North an advantaged area?
Narre Warren North has an ABS SEIFA score of 1061, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 87 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Narre Warren North?
Narre Warren North has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 10.4°C, with roughly 898 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Narre Warren North have high household incomes?
Narre Warren North has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 23rd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,634 per week).
Where Narre Warren North ranks
Narre Warren North appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Victoria#23 of 25
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