345 ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 424
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 345
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spring Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spring Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than the state average defines Spring Flat, where 26.1% of residents are children under 15. With 345 people living here, the area is noticeably younger than most, as the typical resident is only 36 years old.
345
▼ -18.6%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spring Flat — higher than 60% of areas.
| Spring Flat | 345 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | 19,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. The total population is 345 people.
36 yrs ▼ -25.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.4%.
15.4% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Spring Flat splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 73.5%, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.8%, which is much lower than most areas. About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure slightly higher than the national average.
3.5% ▲ +145.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spring Flat, Married is the majority at 73%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spring Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13629/spring-flat/topic/demographics-identity