Spring Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 42.3% of people live alone in Spring Plains, which is far above the national figure. This creates a unique mix where many single-person homes sit alongside larger family setups. Most households here are either very small or quite large, with few in between.

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📍 Spring Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Spring Plains 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 Plains — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Plains2.6
2388, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 42.3% of residents live alone, there is also a significant number of larger homes, with 23.1% containing five people.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.3%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 42.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spring Plains, the largest group is 1 person at 34%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 5 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, as 79.6% have children and 22.2% do not. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13634/spring-plains/topic/family-households