Narrogin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Narrogin is a regional town in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, on the Great Southern Highway about 192 kilometres south-east of Perth. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word first recorded in 1869 for a pool or watering place, though the exact meaning is uncertain. Pastoralists took up the surrounding country from the 1860s, and early settlers also cut sandalwood and stripped mallee bark. The arrival of the Great Southern Railway in 1889 transformed Narrogin into a busy junction linking several lines, and it grew into one of the inland district's main centres. Declared a town in 1897, it remains a hub for farm services and grain handling, with the historic Old Court House now a local museum.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Narrogin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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.
Narrogin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,927
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,236
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Coordinates
- -32.9376, 117.1716
Narrogin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Narrogin 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 25%, 33% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 687 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 469 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 901 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 985 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 881 | 22% |
Share of the 3,923 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 520 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 435 | 28% |
| Rented | 501 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,378 | 90% |
| Townhouses & semis | 133 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 6 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,524 occupied private dwellings in Narrogin.
- Median weekly rent
- $240
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,149
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,732
- Median weekly personal income
- $719
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 681 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 389 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 257 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,261 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,031
- Employed part-time
- 548
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.
Common questions about Narrogin
Where is Narrogin?
Narrogin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Narrogin?
At the 2021 Census, Narrogin had a population of about 3,927.
Is Narrogin an advantaged area?
Narrogin has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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