2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ocean Grove · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A mix of family homes and smaller households defines daily life in Ocean Grove. The area is mostly made up of couples with children and those without, with the typical home housing 2.5 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ocean Grove — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 37.8%, while 23.1% of people live alone. This is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Ocean Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.3% of families here. One-parent families represent 10.8%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.8% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ocean Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ocean Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22005/ocean-grove/topic/family-households