2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Little River · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger-than-average households have become a hallmark of Little River since the last census. The area is now defined by a strong presence of couples with children, with a typical home holding 2.8 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little River — higher than 76% of areas.
| Little River | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Little River hold 2.8 people on average, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Little River, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 3 people is next at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost half of all families are couples with children (45.2%), while there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Little River, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12366/little-river/topic/family-households