Springvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Springvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Springvale than in most similar areas, with 28.6% of households consisting of just one person. This reflects a diverse mix of living arrangements in the community, where family sizes vary widely across the region.

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📍 Springvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Springvale sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Springvale2.5
4405, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

While the typical home holds 2.5 people—about the same as the national figure—nearly 29% of residents live alone. This is well above the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Springvale, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 53.7% of the area, but there are no one-parent families here. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Springvale, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32634/springvale/topic/family-households