Big Grove vs Little Grove
Little Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in Big Grove. In both, most households own their home. In Big Grove, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Little Grove, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Big Grove tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Little Grove suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Little Grove
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 44%)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Little Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Big Grove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Little Grove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (419 km vs 422.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Big Grove
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 6%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 25%)
- But Little Grove is more walkable (32/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Big Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.1% vs 0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Big Grove and Little Grove drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Little Grove has more residents (1,508 vs 225); Little Grove has higher household incomes ($81,640 vs $47,788).
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 225 | 1,508 +570% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.1% | +0.3% |
| Median age | 56 | 48 |
| Median household income | $47,788/yr | $81,640/yr +71% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $295/wk +69% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $940,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $500,000 |
| Median land price | — | $500,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 24 days from 21 sales |
Development activity
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.5% $750/wk on $1.1M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of WA | Higher than 78% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of WA | Higher than 38% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of WA | Higher than 82% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 15% of WA |
Liveability
Little Grove is more walkable (32 vs 8).
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 37/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Big Grove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Little Grove
- Little Grove Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Big Grove sits further from the CBD (422.2 km vs 419 km).
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 422.2 km | 419 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 297 min | 294 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).
Setting
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 716 m 3.7 km to a named beach | 668 m |
NBN connectivity
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 46% 714 premises |
Climate
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Big Grove | Little Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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