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Springfield Lakes, 4300

Est. population · Jun 2025

25,686

Growth (1 yr)

+4.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+30.2%

Median age

31

Median income

$2,184/wk

Employment rate

71.6%

University qualified

26.2%

Work from home

15.7%

Languages at home

27.1%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Vietnamese, Malayalam

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.7/100
Average

796th in QLD

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Outer suburban
What Springfield Lakes is known for: Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Springfield Lakes is an outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Ipswich Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 18% above the peer median. School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 56% above the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places, with green cover 82% above the peer median. Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places.

Springfield Lakes's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Springfield Lakes compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$660/wk

Population (ERP)

25,686

+4.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#61

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

31st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

95th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

44%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

72nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
40.7/100 — Average
National rank
4246th in Australia
State rank
796th in QLD
Peer rank
#61 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#322 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$660

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

25,686(June 2025)

+4.7% annual · +30.2% over 5 years · 95th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.7%
5-year growth
+30.2%
Change in 1 year
+1,154
Change in 5 years
+5,964
Growth rank in QLD
95th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~37,100), extrapolated at +7.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
17,211
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$2,184
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
425 of 5,952
Median monthly mortgage
$1,800
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$410
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
10.4% / 45.9% / 43.7%
Employment rate
71.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.7% / 3.8% / 65.8%
Walked or cycled to work
0.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5,311 / 222 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

26.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 19.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26.2% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational19.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below43% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce25.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.7%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Health12.9%
  • Education8.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services6.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$63,208

79th percentile in QLD · +8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,493

79th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

35th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$51,258

22nd percentile in QLD · -19% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4300 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
46,535
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,606
Median net rent
-$3,092
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,944
Taxable income vs state median
+14%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
-26%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

27.1% speak a language other than English at home; 35.3% born overseas

Language at home
12,122 English only · 4,512 other
Non-English at home
27.1%
Born overseas
5,902 (35.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
496 (2.9%)
Australian citizens
14,071
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
36

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi239 · 13.7%
  • Vietnamese177 · 10.2%
  • Malayalam130 · 7.5%
  • Samoan118 · 6.8%
  • Hindi114 · 6.5%
  • Mandarin100 · 5.7%
  • Spanish88 · 5.1%
  • Tamil79 · 4.5%

Religion

42.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 42.3%, while Christianity accounts for 38.6%. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.3%40.7%
Christianity38.6%45.7%
Hinduism6%1.3%
Islam2%1.2%
Buddhism2.5%1.4%
Other / not stated8.6%9.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.4%18.6%
Anglican7.2%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)4.3%3.1%
Pentecostal2.2%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4300, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
1,056
Against the person
197
Against property
552
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
55
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 87 residents
State crime-rate percentile
30.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+2.8%

Most common offence types

  • Assault91
  • Drug Offences137
  • Other Property Damage88
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)320
  • Traffic And Related Offences126

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,059
Median ICSEA percentile
72th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Springfield Central State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 1,998 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 784 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Mastery Schools AustraliaCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 960 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1068 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 527 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Springfield Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1059 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 1,005 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Springfield Lakes State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,124 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • The Springfield Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1109 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 1,124 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Greenbank SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Park Ridge SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Spring Mountain SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Springfield Central SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Springfield Central SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Springfield Lakes SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Woodcrest State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Early Learning Centrekindergarten
  • The Lakes Early Learning Centrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

34 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Lakeside Ave near Burlington Tce
  • Lakeside Ave near James Josey Ave
  • Lakeside Ave near Janus Gr
  • Spring Lake Village 1
  • Spring Lake Village 4

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

133 mapped amenities

14 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 1 sports centres · 1 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 42 parks mapped in suburb, 14 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 18 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.44
Community(1)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolSchool

    Springfield Lakes

Sport & outdoors(70)
  • BBQ
  • Boat ramp
  • MTB courseCycling route
  • Springfield Central BikewayCycling route
  • Springfield Lakes Dog ParkDog park

    57 Grande Avenue, Springfield Lakes

  • Drinking water (19)
  • Fitness station
  • White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation EstateNature reserve
  • Creekside ParkPark
  • Discovery Lake WalkPark
  • Discovery ParkPark

    Springfield Lakes Boulevard

  • Edge ParkPark
  • Fenwick ParkPark
  • Grande ParkPark

    40 Grande Avenue, Springfield Lakes

  • Joe Guthrie ParkPark
  • Lakes Entrance ParkPark

    70 Lakes Entrance Drive, Springfield Lakes

  • Park (8)
  • Promenade ParkPark
  • Regatta WalkPark
  • Ridgetop ParkPark
  • Shearwater ParkPark
  • Springfield Central ParklandsPark
  • Terry & Frances Slaughter ParkPark
  • The Promenade FallsPark
  • Tim Apelt PartkPark
  • Waterside ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (13)
  • Teenager ParkPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Atlantic Drive Sporting ComplexSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Artwork
  • Bench (18)
  • Garden
  • Parking (6)
  • Picnic Table (12)
  • Shelter (8)
  • Traffic Park

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Springfield Lakes Hawks Rugby Club

    Rugby

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

27 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Butterfly ParkPark
  • Creekside ParkPark
  • Discovery Lake WalkPark
  • Discovery ParkPark
  • Edge ParkPark
  • Fenwick ParkPark
  • Grande ParkPark
  • Grech ParkPark
  • Harriets ParkPark
  • Joe Guthrie ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.5%
Woodland / forest cover
6.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
55
Parks (OSM)
42
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mater Private Hospital Springfield (0.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
669
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Oxley
Member of Parliament
Milton DICK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,449
Turnout (2025)
88.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+7.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.4 km away).

Coalition 29.1%Labor 70.8%

1.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Springfield Lakes (Oxley)Labor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Springfield Central (Oxley)Labor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • SpringfieldLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.7% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Augustine HeightsLabor 57.4% · Coalition 42.6% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
  • Bellbird ParkLabor 69.3% · Coalition 30.7% TPP (2025)6.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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