Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Spring Creek compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where most homes are shared, with 63% of families consisting of couples with children. The typical household is slightly larger than the national figure.

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📍 Spring Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Spring Creek sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spring Creek — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Creek2.6
2800, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 16% of people living alone, this is much lower than the 25.6% national figure. Most homes are shared, and the typical household has 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.4%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spring Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. The vast majority of families here are couples, with 63% having children and 40.7% without.

4.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Spring Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13627/spring-creek/topic/family-households