Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Spring Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very low rate of one-parent families marks Spring Creek, where only 6.4% of families fit this description. This is well below the Queensland and national figures, highlighting a strong presence of couple-led households in the area.

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Where Spring Creek sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Spring Creek — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Spring Creek2.4
4361, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.6% of people here live alone, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. The typical home holds 2.4 people, and nearly half of all households consist of just two people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▲ +23.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 27.6%

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 41%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while those without children account for 39.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas.

6.4% ▼ -29.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Spring Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (7%).

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/SAL32622/spring-creek/topic/family-households