QLD · Ipswich Council
Springfield Central, QLD, 4300
Desirability index
#447 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Springfield Central is a small locality in the Ipswich area, home to around 234 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,258 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 9649.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $270, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Translink stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 234
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $1,089
- Dwelling vacancy
- 57.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 136 of 238
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,645
- Employment rate
- 44.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 0 / 90
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $270
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 2,258
- Against the person
- 437
- Against property
- 1,252
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 9,649.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -50.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault225
- Drug Offences277
- Other Property Damage211
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)720
- Traffic And Related Offences207
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,044.5
- Mastery Schools AustraliaCombined
- Springfield Central State High SchoolSecondary
- Springfield Central State SchoolPrimary
- St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Education City
- Education City
- Orion Springfield Central
- Sinnathamby Bvd at Parkside Business Park
- Sinnathamby Bvd at UniSQ
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
214 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- TimezoneAmusement Arcade
1 Main Street, Springfield Central
- ATM (2)
- HeritageATM
- coletteBag
- StrandbagsBag
- Bakers DelightBakery
- PucklesBakery
- ANZBank
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Robelle DomainPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 10
- Emergency department
- On site
- Bupayes
- Mater Private Hospital Springfieldhospital
- Mullein Pharmacypharmacy
- My medical and dental centreyes
- National Dental Caredentist
- Nutrition Warehouseyes
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
- Queensland X-Raycentre
- Specsaversoptometrist
- Your Health Shopalternative
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Kindy Patch 1kindergarten
- Kindy Patch 2kindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 40.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #447 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Kindy Patch 1childcarekindergarten
- Kindy Patch 2childcarekindergarten
- Bupahealthyes
- Mater Private Hospital Springfieldhealthhospital
- Mullein Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- My medical and dental centrehealthyes
- National Dental Carehealthdentist
- Nutrition Warehousehealthyes
- Priceline Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Queensland X-Rayhealthcentre
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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