South Springfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Springfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are more common in South Springfield than in most similar areas. This community is defined by a high proportion of couples with children, while one-parent families are completely absent.

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📍 South Springfield, Suburb / Locality

Where South Springfield sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 South Springfield — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Springfield2.7
7260, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically larger than most, with 2.7 people per home. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4 and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.5.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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South Springfield splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 3 people (36%), with 2 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 81.8% of families, while one-parent families are at 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 15.9%.

Family composition

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In South Springfield, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 South Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60622/south-springfield/topic/family-households