Coconut Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Coconut Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Coconut Grove than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, contributing to a smaller typical household size of 2.2 people. The area is now a mix of family homes and a high number of single-person households.

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📍 Coconut Grove, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coconut Grove sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coconut Grove — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coconut Grove2.2
0810, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.7% of residents live alone, a figure far above the Northern Territory and national averages. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coconut Grove, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure but represents a 6.4 point drop since 2011.

14.5% ▼ -30.8%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coconut Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021016/coconut-grove/topic/family-households