Little River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Little River

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.

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📍 Little River, Suburb / Locality

Where Little River sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little River — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Little River2.8
2720, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Little River, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 3 people is next at 19%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Little River, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 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