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In Spring Farm, 47.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.5% in Macarthur Region.

Spring Farm's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Spring Farm's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Spring Farm - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Macarthur Region %Number%Macarthur Region %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,54447.641.51241.053.3+1,531
Couples without children77824.021.8725.217.7+770
One parent families41512.813.229.013.0+412
Other families230.71.001.40.9+23
Group household531.61.913.32.3+52
Lone person37411.516.7414.810.2+369
Other not classifiable household521.63.502.92.1+51
Visitor only households80.20.402.40.5+7
Total households3,247100.0100.031100.0100.0+3,216
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Spring Farm in 2021 compared to Macarthur Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 47.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were one-parent families, compared with 41.5% and 13.2% respectively for Macarthur Region.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.5% compared to 16.7% in Macarthur Region while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 21.8% in Macarthur Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Spring Farm increased by 3,216 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Spring Farm between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,531 households)
  • Couples without children (+770 households)
  • One parent families (+412 households)
  • Lone person (+369 households)

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