Springvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Springvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a roof in Springvale than in the rest of the country, with an average of 3.4 people per home. This makes the area stand out significantly from the national average, as homes are typically much larger and more crowded.

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📍 Springvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Springvale sits — Average household size

3.4
  • 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 Springvale — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Springvale3.4
2650, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at only 4.0%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household is so large, with 7.2% of homes holding six or more people.

Household size

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In Springvale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 76.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common than in most areas, sitting at just 3.4%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

Family composition

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In Springvale, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13643/springvale/topic/family-households