Narromine, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Narromine is a town in the Orana region of central New South Wales, on the Macquarie River about 40km west of Dubbo and 451km north-west of Sydney. Its name comes from the Wiradjuri words 'ngarru-mayiny', meaning 'honey people', and the Wiradjuri are the traditional custodians of the land; in 2021 the Macquarie was given the dual name 'Wambuul', Wiradjuri for 'winding river'. Explorer John Oxley traced the river through here in 1818, the railway arrived in 1882, and the township was gazetted in 1883. Cotton, wool, wheat and livestock thrive on the irrigated river flats. Narromine is also a noted aviation centre, home to an aero club founded in 1929, a gliding club and an aviation museum.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Narromine is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 926, 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 Narromine 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.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Narromine 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
19/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (19/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% 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.
Narromine at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,608
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,306
- SEIFA score
- 926
- Local government area
- Narromine
- Coordinates
- -32.2602, 148.1104
Map of Narromine
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Housing & property in Narromine
What it costs to live in Narromine and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,213
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 24%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Narromine demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Narromine demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Narromine 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 24% and 4% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,022 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 504 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,017 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,095 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 972 | 21% |
Share of the 4,610 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 655 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 502 | 31% |
| Rented | 383 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,504 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 85 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 21 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,619 occupied private dwellings in Narromine.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,742
- Median weekly personal income
- $710
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 171 (4%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 72 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 991 (22%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,186 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 1,207
- Employed part-time
- 546
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.
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Common questions about Narromine
Is Narromine 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, Narromine rates 34/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Narromine?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Narromine was $250, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Narromine?
Narromine is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Narromine local government area.
What is the population of Narromine?
At the 2021 Census, Narromine had a population of about 4,608.
Is Narromine an advantaged area?
Narromine has an ABS SEIFA score of 926, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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