3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Springvale South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Springvale South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 60.8% of the local mix in Springvale South, forming the largest family group. This is a place where homes are crowded, with a typical household holding 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 South — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 3.2 people per home, Springvale South has some of the highest household sizes in the region. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.5%, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
17.5% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Springvale South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 3 people (20%), with 4 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families represent 19.6% of the area, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is much higher than in most other similar areas.
19.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Springvale South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22329/springvale-south/topic/family-households