Forest Springs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Forest Springs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families in Forest Springs, making it a place where family units are common. Most homes are occupied by two or more people, with very few residents living by themselves.

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📍 Forest Springs, Suburb / Locality

Where Forest Springs sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Forest Springs — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Forest Springs2.7
4362, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 24.7%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Forest Springs, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children (49.4%) and couples without children (43.4%) dominate the local landscape. Only 4.8% of families are one-parent households, which is far below the state average of 15.4%.

4.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Forest Springs, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Forest Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31066/forest-springs/topic/family-households