Springwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Springwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

About the same as the state and national figures, Springwood sees a typical home house 2.6 people. The area is mostly made up of families, with more than half of households consisting of couples with children.

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Where Springwood sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Springwood — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Springwood2.6
4127, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here tend to be larger than in most similar areas, though the typical size of 2.6 people is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Two-person households are the most common at 33.4%, while 24.7% of people live alone.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Springwood, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.9%. Single-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.

15.2% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Springwood, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32635/springwood/topic/family-households