Springvale (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 19,771 people in Springvale (Vic.) of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Springvale (Vic.) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

Of people in Springvale (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 49.6% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Springvale (Vic.) was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Springvale (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Springvale (Vic.) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Springvale (Vic.) 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.1% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 25.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Springvale (Vic.) were Vietnamese 19.4%, Chinese 17.1%, Indian 7.9%, English 7.8% and Australian 6.1%.

In Springvale (Vic.), 29.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 21.2%, India 10.5%, Cambodia 5.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.9% and Sri Lanka 2.0%.

In Springvale (Vic.), 9.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 87.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Springvale (Vic.) were Buddhism 27.3%, Catholic 21.0%, No Religion 13.3%, Sikhism 6.6% and Islam 4.8%.

In Springvale (Vic.) 20.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 24.5%, Cantonese 8.3%, Punjabi 6.9%, Mandarin 4.7% and Khmer 4.6%.

Employment

There were 8,439 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Springvale (Vic.). Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Springvale (Vic.), 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Springvale (Vic.) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 30 years.

The most common occupations in Springvale (Vic.) included Labourers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.8%, Professionals 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Managers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Springvale (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 2.4%, Road Passenger Transport 2.3% and Residential Care Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Springvale (Vic.) was $352.

In Springvale (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.1%, Train 8.4%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Bus 2.8% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 16.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Springvale (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.7% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.9% 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 (Vic.), 18.1% 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 (Vic.), 44.7% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 19.8% were one parent families.

In Springvale (Vic.) 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Springvale (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,663 and those without children was $1,361.

Employment status of couple families

In Springvale (Vic.), of couple families with children, 14.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 9.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Springvale (Vic.), 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springvale (Vic.), 71.3% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In Springvale (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Springvale (Vic.), 34.6% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 34.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Springvale (Vic.), of all households, 72.9% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Springvale (Vic.), 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.0% 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 (Vic.), 38.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Springvale (Vic.), there were 42 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 57.1%) were male and 18 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 14 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 (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,281.

In Springvale (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $336 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,282.