Silver Spur · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Silver Spur

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Silver Spur, where 2.6 people typically live in each home. Most residents live as part of a family unit, with very few people living alone compared to the national average.

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📍 Silver Spur, Suburb / Locality

Where Silver Spur sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Silver Spur — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Silver Spur2.6
4385 crosses QLD/NSW 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 38.9%. Only 22.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Silver Spur, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.8%. One-parent families account for just 8.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Silver Spur, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Silver Spur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32565/silver-spur/topic/family-households