Springvale South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,184 people in Springvale South of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Springvale South was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.7% of the population.

Of people in Springvale South aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Springvale South was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Springvale South, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Springvale South was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Springvale South 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.7% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Springvale South were Vietnamese 18.2%, Chinese 15.7%, Khmer (Cambodian) 11.5%, English 9.4% and Australian 8.2%.

In Springvale South, 38.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 18.3%, Cambodia 11.7%, India 4.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and Sri Lanka 1.4%.

In Springvale South, 12.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 83.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Springvale South were Buddhism 35.1%, Catholic 20.9%, No Religion 13.0%, Anglican 4.8% and Eastern Orthodox 3.4%.

In Springvale South 27.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 23.9%, Khmer 13.2%, Cantonese 6.9%, Greek 2.6% and Mandarin 2.5%.

Employment

There were 5,445 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Springvale South. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 9.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Springvale South, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Springvale South was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Springvale South included Labourers 19.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Professionals 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Managers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Springvale South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.3%, Polymer Product Manufacturing 2.9%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 2.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2% and Hospitals 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Springvale South was $383.

In Springvale South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.0%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Train 3.5%, Bus 2.0% and Train, bus 1.3%. On the day, 9.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Springvale South, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.7% 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 Springvale South, 18.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Springvale South, 49.3% were couple families with children, 26.4% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

In Springvale South 13.5% of single parents were male and 86.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Springvale South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,705 and those without children was $1,489.

Employment status of couple families

In Springvale South, of couple families with children, 18.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 11.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Springvale South, 95.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springvale South, 79.9% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Springvale South, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 14.1% had 2 bedrooms and 56.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springvale South, 37.6% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Springvale South, of all households, 80.1% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Springvale South, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.6% 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 Springvale South, 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Springvale South, there were 39 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 16 (or 41.0%) were male and 23 (or 59.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Springvale South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,031.

In Springvale South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.