Coconut Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coconut Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Coconut Grove are occupied by just one person, making it a place where small households are very common. This reflects a local trend toward smaller living arrangements, with the typical home holding only 2.2 people.

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Where Coconut Grove sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Coconut Grove — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coconut Grove2.2
0810, NT 2.7
Northern Territory 2.8
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are far more common here than in the rest of the Territory, accounting for 37.7% of all homes. Because of this, the usual household size is well below the Northern Territory figure of 2.8 people.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coconut Grove, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of all families are couples with children, while 14.5% are one-parent families. This last group is more common than in most similar areas, though it is well below the Northern Territory average.

14.5% ▼ -31.0%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coconut Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70059/coconut-grove/topic/family-households