Spring Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Spring Grove, where 2.9 people typically live in each home. This is higher than the national figure, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family groups are common.

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📍 Spring Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Spring Grove sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Grove — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Grove2.9
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than most areas, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.9%, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +65.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spring Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 63% of the mix. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at only 4.6% compared to 14.1% nationally.

4.6% ▼ -53.1%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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). Family & Households in Spring Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13630/spring-grove/topic/family-households