Little Grove vs Torndirrup

Torndirrup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Little Grove. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Grove, about half of households are couple families. In Torndirrup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Little Grove tends to suit older residents, while Torndirrup suits young adults and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Little Grove carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 78/100)
  • Torndirrup has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Torndirrup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($211/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Little Grove

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 299 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (419 km vs 423.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Little Grove

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 7%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Little Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.3% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Little Grove and Torndirrup drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Little Grove Torndirrup
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Little Grove Torndirrup
Walkability 32 / 0
Little Grove — Walkability: 32/100 Torndirrup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 22
Little Grove — Safety: 83/100 Torndirrup — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 35 / 38
Little Grove — Low fire risk: 35/100 Torndirrup — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Little Grove — Low flood risk: 100/100 Torndirrup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Little Grove has more residents (1,508 vs 395); Little Grove rents higher ($295/wk vs $211/wk).

Little Grove Torndirrup
Population 1,508
+74% vs other
 395
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% -16.8%
Median age 48 35
Median household income $81,640/yr
+16% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+28% vs other
 $211/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Grove Torndirrup
0-4 4.4% / 0.8%
Little Grove — 0-4: 4.4% Torndirrup — 0-4: 0.8%
5-14 12.9% / 1.5%
Little Grove — 5-14: 12.9% Torndirrup — 5-14: 1.5%
15-19 6.4% / 1.0%
Little Grove — 15-19: 6.4% Torndirrup — 15-19: 1.0%
20-24 3.6% / 7.6%
Little Grove — 20-24: 3.6% Torndirrup — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 8.2% / 37.2%
Little Grove — 25-34: 8.2% Torndirrup — 25-34: 37.2%
35-44 10.7% / 27.3%
Little Grove — 35-44: 10.7% Torndirrup — 35-44: 27.3%
45-54 12.7% / 13.7%
Little Grove — 45-54: 12.7% Torndirrup — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 16.0% / 5.6%
Little Grove — 55-64: 16.0% Torndirrup — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 14.7% / 4.6%
Little Grove — 65-74: 14.7% Torndirrup — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 8.2% / 2.3%
Little Grove — 75-84: 8.2% Torndirrup — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 2.0% / —
Little Grove — 85+: 2.0% Torndirrup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Grove 49.0% couple families
Little Grove — Couple Families: 49.0% Little Grove — Lone Person: 36.8% Little Grove — One Parent Families: 12.5% Little Grove — Other Families: 0.8% Little Grove — Group Household: 0.8%
Torndirrup 60.0% couple families
Torndirrup — Couple Families: 60.0% Torndirrup — Lone Person: 40.0% Torndirrup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Torndirrup — Other Families: 0.0% Torndirrup — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Grove 15.1% renting
Little Grove — Owned Outright: 49.7% Little Grove — Mortgage: 35.2% Little Grove — Renting: 15.1%
Torndirrup 37.9% renting
Torndirrup — Owned Outright: 51.7% Torndirrup — Mortgage: 10.3% Torndirrup — Renting: 37.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Little Grove Torndirrup
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 8.1%
Little Grove — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Torndirrup — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 3.0%
Little Grove — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Torndirrup — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 2.0%
Little Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Torndirrup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.0%
Little Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Torndirrup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Little Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Torndirrup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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.

Little Grove Torndirrup
England 9.5% / 0.8%
Little Grove — England: 9.5% Torndirrup — England: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 5.1%
Little Grove — New Zealand: 1.2% Torndirrup — New Zealand: 5.1%
Malaysia — / 4.1%
Little Grove — Malaysia: not among its largest Torndirrup — Malaysia: 4.1%
Vietnam — / 3.5%
Little Grove — Vietnam: not among its largest Torndirrup — Vietnam: 3.5%
China — / 2.0%
Little Grove — China: not among its largest Torndirrup — China: 2.0%
France — / 1.3%
Little Grove — France: not among its largest Torndirrup — France: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Little Grove — Netherlands: 0.9% Torndirrup — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Little Grove — South Africa: 0.8% Torndirrup — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Little Grove — Scotland: 0.5% Torndirrup — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Grove 93.8% houses
Little Grove — Houses: 93.8% Little Grove — Townhouses: 5.6% Little Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Torndirrup 100.0% houses
Torndirrup — Houses: 100.0% Torndirrup — Townhouses: 0.0% Torndirrup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Little Grove Torndirrup
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

Little Grove Torndirrup
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Little Grove Torndirrup
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Little Grove Torndirrup
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 26% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of WA —

Liveability

Little Grove is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Little Grove Torndirrup
Grade B —
Score 50/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Torndirrup carries more crime risk (78 vs 17).

Little Grove Torndirrup
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
17/100
 High
78/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
30/100
 Moderate
40/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Little Grove Torndirrup
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Little Grove

  • Little Grove Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Torndirrup

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Little Grove Torndirrup
Parks & reserves 2 7
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 0 2

Mobility

Torndirrup sits further from the CBD (423.1 km vs 419 km).

Little Grove Torndirrup
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 419 km 423.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 299 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.

Little Grove Torndirrup
Car (driver) 86.5% / 68.2%
Little Grove — Car (driver): 86.5% Torndirrup — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 18.2%
Little Grove — Worked from Home: 7.8% Torndirrup — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only — / 13.6%
Little Grove — Walked Only: not among its largest Torndirrup — Walked Only: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / —
Little Grove — Car (passenger): 4.4% Torndirrup — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Little Grove — Bicycle: 1.3% Torndirrup — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Little Grove Torndirrup
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 668 m 1.0 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Little Grove Torndirrup
Connectivity score 69/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
714 premises
 5%
39 premises

Climate

Little Grove Torndirrup
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

Little Grove Torndirrup
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Grove Torndirrup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Grove Torndirrup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Grove

Acreage Coastal

Torndirrup

Coastal Multicultural Rural

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