Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the largest group in Spring Creek, where nearly half of all families fall into this category. The area has a balanced mix of household sizes and a notably low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Spring Creek sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Spring Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Creek2.5
4343, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (37.8%), and the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▲ +1.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Spring Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children (47.3%) and couples with children (40.0%) are the most common family types. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland average.

13.3% ▲ +53.8%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Creek, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Spring Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32621/spring-creek/topic/family-households