Springdale Heights

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,891 people in Springdale Heights of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Springdale Heights was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in Springdale Heights aged 15 years and over, 42.0% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Springdale Heights was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Springdale Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Springdale Heights was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Springdale Heights 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.9% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 16.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Springdale Heights were Australian 32.6%, English 29.7%, Irish 7.8%, German 6.3% and Scottish 6.0%.

In Springdale Heights, 85.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, Philippines 1.3%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and India 0.4%.

In Springdale Heights, 76.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Springdale Heights were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 21.2%, Anglican 18.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

In Springdale Heights 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Nepali 0.3%, German 0.3% and Greek 0.3%.

Employment

There were 874 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Springdale Heights. Of these 56.2% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Springdale Heights, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Springdale Heights was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Springdale Heights included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Labourers 16.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Professionals 10.4% and Managers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Springdale Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.8%, Hospitals 3.3% and Residential Care Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Springdale Heights was $501.

In Springdale Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.2%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Walked only 1.5%, Bus 1.1% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Springdale Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Springdale Heights, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Springdale Heights, 37.2% were couple families with children, 32.8% were couple families without children and 28.1% were one parent families.

In Springdale Heights 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Springdale Heights, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,892 and those without children was $1,588.

Employment status of couple families

In Springdale Heights, of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Springdale Heights, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springdale Heights, 84.6% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Springdale Heights, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 55.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springdale Heights, 22.2% were owned outright, 37.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Springdale Heights, of all households, 69.7% were family households, 27.1% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Springdale Heights, 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Springdale Heights, 41.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Springdale Heights, there were 82 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 46 (or 56.1%) were male and 36 (or 43.9%) were female. The median age was 15 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Springdale Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $666.

In Springdale Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,737.