Springfield
Household type
In Springfield, 36.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.1% in Mountains.
Springfield'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, Springfield's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Mountains % | Number | % | Mountains % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 566 | 36.5 | 27.1 | 531 | 35.9 | 26.5 | +35 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 371 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 324 | 21.9 | 25.3 | +47 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 230 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 238 | 16.1 | 7.3 | -8 | 19502 |
| Other families | 9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -3 | 19503 |
| Group household | 42 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 37 | 2.5 | 4.2 | +5 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 288 | 18.6 | 24.1 | 288 | 19.4 | 23.4 | 0 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 43 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 48 | 3.2 | 10.4 | -5 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,552 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,481 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +71 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Springfield in 2021 compared to Mountains shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.8% were one-parent families, compared with 27.1% and 8.7% respectively for Mountains.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.6% compared to 24.1% in Mountains while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 26.5% in Mountains.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Springfield increased by 71 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Springfield between 2016 and 2021.