Springwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Springwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Springwood are couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement. The area generally matches state and national patterns for household size, though it has a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar areas.

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📍 Springwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Springwood sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Springwood — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Springwood2.6
4127, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than in most similar areas and has stayed steady since 2011. About 24.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 4 percentage points over the last decade.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.8% ▲ +19.0%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Springwood, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure and higher than most similar areas. This proportion has remained unchanged since 2011.

15.4% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Springwood, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061334/springwood/topic/family-households