Spring Flat

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 205 people in Spring Flat. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Spring Flat was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.5% of the population.

Of people in Spring Flat aged 15 years and over, 68.8% were married and 5.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Spring Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Spring Flat 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Spring Flat, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Spring Flat were Australian 32.5%, English 29.8%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 10.3% and Dutch 2.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Spring Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Spring Flat, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.1%.

In Spring Flat, 76.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Spring Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.7%, England 5.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Israel 1.5%.

In Spring Flat, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.6% and England 3.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Spring Flat were Anglican 30.6%, No Religion, so described 22.3%, Catholic 20.9%, Not stated 13.6% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Spring Flat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Spring Flat 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Malay 1.5%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Spring Flat. Of these 59.3% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Spring Flat, 6.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Spring Flat included Managers 21.5%, Professionals 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Labourers 9.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.8%.

Of the employed people in Spring Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Horse Farming 14.6%, Coal Mining 12.5%, Accounting Services 12.5%, Electrical Services 8.3% and Veterinary Services 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Spring Flat was $835.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Spring Flat, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.2%, Worked at home 12.9%, Truck 6.5% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Spring Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Spring Flat, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Spring Flat, 42.1% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Spring Flat, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Spring Flat, of couple families with children, 26.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Spring Flat, 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Spring Flat, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Spring Flat, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Spring Flat, 52.9% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Spring Flat, of all households, 77.3% were family households, 22.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Spring Flat, 11.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Spring Flat, 17.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Spring Flat, 91.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Spring Flat, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 34 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Spring Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,749.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)