2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Spring Terrace · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer single-parent families live in Spring Terrace compared to the rest of the state. This area is mostly made up of couples, with 58.7% of families including children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spring Terrace — higher than 50% of areas.
| Spring Terrace | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2798, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Spring Terrace has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 20.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.8% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Spring Terrace, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 22%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 40.4% being couples without children. Only 4.8% of families are one-parent households, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national average.
4.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Spring Terrace, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Spring Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13636/spring-terrace/topic/family-households