73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spring Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spring Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines daily life in Spring Plains, where the typical resident is just 34. This is a small area of only 73 people, with a family-heavy profile that stands out against the state and national averages.
73
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- 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 Plains — lower than 66% of areas.
| Spring Plains | 73 |
|---|---|
| 2388, NSW | 2,554 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 30.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are among the lowest at just 4.1%.
4.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Spring Plains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, at 69.1%. People in de facto relationships make up 7.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spring Plains, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Spring Plains
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spring Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13634/spring-plains/topic/demographics-identity