Austinville vs Springbrook
Austinville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Springbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Austinville, most households are couple families. In Springbrook, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Austinville: a median of $1.36 million, against $848,000 in Springbrook, though rent is higher in Springbrook. On these figures, Austinville tends to suit couples, while Springbrook suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Austinville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 45%)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Springbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($848,500 vs $1,360,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Austinville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Austinville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 96 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (92.5 km vs 104.6 km)
- But Springbrook is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Austinville carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 54/100)
- Springbrook is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Austinville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs 7.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Austinville and Springbrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Springbrook has more residents (705 vs 403); Austinville has higher household incomes ($91,832 vs $66,196).
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 403 | 705 +75% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.2% | +7.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $91,832/yr +28% vs other | $66,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk | $350/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,360,000 | $848,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $415,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 52 days from 9 sales |
Development activity
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7,196 across Gold Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
Springbrook is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Springbrook carries more crime risk (54 vs 35); Austinville carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 64).
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Austinville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Springbrook
- Springbrook State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 7 |
| Waterways | 8 | 45 |
Mobility
Springbrook sits further from the CBD (104.6 km vs 92.5 km).
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 27/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 92.5 km | 104.6 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 77 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 4213 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 4213 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).
Setting
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 628 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16 km | 20.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 12% 56 premises | 0% 454 premises |
Climate
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,556 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.91 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,298/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gold Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Austinville | Springbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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