College Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in College Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in College Grove than in the rest of the state, with only 19.3% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a community where homes are generally more crowded, with a typical household of 2.7 people.

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📍 College Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where College Grove sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 College Grove — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
College Grove2.7
6230, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.2% of homes hold two people, while 19.3% are single-person households. This low rate of solo living is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▲ +28.9%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In College Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 54.9%. One-parent families account for 15.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

15.6% ▲ +54.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In College Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 College Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50309/college-grove/topic/family-households