2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Little Plain · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 3% of families are led by a single parent in Little Plain, a figure far below the national average. This small community is shaped by a high number of larger households, with a typical home holding 2.9 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little Plain — higher than 81% of areas.
| Little Plain | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2360, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 2.9 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 22.5% of people live alone, a rate well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Little Plain, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
The area is dominated by families, with 67.9% being couples with children. Single-parent families make up just 2.8% of the total, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
2.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Little Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Little Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12365/little-plain/topic/family-households