3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Springfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people live in the typical home in Springfield, which is one of the highest rates for this area type. This is a place where large households are the norm and very few people live alone.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Springfield — higher than 91% of areas.
| Springfield | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4300, QLD | 3.0 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 3.1 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This trend is consistent with very few people living alone, at just 12.7%, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.
12.7% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65%. One-parent families account for 16.3%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
16.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Springfield, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Springfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041303/springfield/topic/family-households