Springbank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Springbank

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than one in five families in Springbank are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This creates a distinctive family landscape where 60% of households are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size of 2.7 people.

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📍 Springbank, Suburb / Locality

Where Springbank sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Springbank — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Springbank2.7
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Springbank are slightly larger than the state and national typical of 2.5 people. About 25.6% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Springbank splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.

21.1% ▲ +220.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Springbank, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 21%.

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 Springbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22322/springbank/topic/family-households