Spring Terrace · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Terrace

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.

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📍 Spring Terrace, Suburb / Locality

Where Spring Terrace sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Terrace — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Terrace2.5
2798, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8% ▲ +14.6%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spring Terrace, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 22%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Terrace, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13636/spring-terrace/topic/family-households