Little Grove · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Little Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people per home are found in Little Grove than in most similar areas. This place is largely made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children. The typical home here holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged up slightly since 2011.

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📍 Little Grove, Urban Centre

Where Little Grove sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Little Grove — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Little Grove2.4
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 39.1%. While 27.3% of people live alone—a figure a little above the national average—this is 6.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▼ -18.4%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.4%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Little Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.6% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures. This represents a drop of 3.6 percentage points since the 2011 census.

9.6% ▼ -27.2%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Little Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515021/little-grove/topic/family-households