1,655 ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,586
- 2016: 1,703
- 2021: 1,655
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Little Grove · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Little Grove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Little Grove, where the typical person is now 49. This aging trend is striking, as the population has grown significantly older since 2011 while the total number of people shrank by 36% to ,1655.
1,655
▼ -36.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Little Grove — higher than 67% of areas.
| Little Grove | 1,655 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 49, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. This represents a sharp increase, with the average age rising by 14 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +40.0%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are now aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average that has risen by 13 points since 2011. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 (16.4%) compared to most other areas.
25.9% ▲ +101.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Little Grove splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and down 5.8 points since 2011. Most residents are married (56.3%), while 11.0% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly below the state average.
1.3% ▼ -82.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Little Grove, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Little Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515021/little-grove/topic/demographics-identity