Brookwater vs Springfield Central

Springfield Central is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 38 in Brookwater. In Brookwater, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. In Springfield Central, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. Units cost more in Brookwater: a median of $1.38 million, against $622,000 in Springfield Central, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brookwater tends to suit families with children and couples, while Springfield Central suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Brookwater

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 6%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 9%)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • But Springfield Central has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Brookwater leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 35%)
  • Springfield Central has cheaper units ($622,500 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Springfield Central

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $565/wk)
  • But Brookwater leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Springfield Central

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (91% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • But Brookwater carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 99/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Springfield Central

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (105.3% vs 34.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brookwater and Springfield Central drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brookwater Springfield Central
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Brookwater Springfield Central
Walkability 80 / 82
Brookwater — Walkability: 80/100 Springfield Central — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 56 / 1
Brookwater — Safety: 56/100 Springfield Central — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Brookwater — Low fire risk: 100/100 Springfield Central — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Brookwater has more residents (2,902 vs 234); Brookwater has higher household incomes ($189,124 vs $56,628).

Brookwater Springfield Central
Population 2,902
+92% vs other
 234
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.9% +105.3%
Median age 38 30
Median household income $189,124/yr
+70% vs other
 $56,628/yr
Median weekly rent $565/wk
+47% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookwater Springfield Central
0-4 5.7% / 1.3%
Brookwater — 0-4: 5.7% Springfield Central — 0-4: 1.3%
5-14 17.4% / —
Brookwater — 5-14: 17.4% Springfield Central — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 8.4% / 11.1%
Brookwater — 15-19: 8.4% Springfield Central — 15-19: 11.1%
20-24 6.3% / 23.1%
Brookwater — 20-24: 6.3% Springfield Central — 20-24: 23.1%
25-34 7.5% / 22.2%
Brookwater — 25-34: 7.5% Springfield Central — 25-34: 22.2%
35-44 17.3% / 9.0%
Brookwater — 35-44: 17.3% Springfield Central — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 20.3% / 7.7%
Brookwater — 45-54: 20.3% Springfield Central — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 11.6% / 7.3%
Brookwater — 55-64: 11.6% Springfield Central — 55-64: 7.3%
65-74 4.2% / 7.7%
Brookwater — 65-74: 4.2% Springfield Central — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 1.2% / 9.8%
Brookwater — 75-84: 1.2% Springfield Central — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 0.1% / 4.7%
Brookwater — 85+: 0.1% Springfield Central — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookwater 9.9% lone person
Brookwater — Lone Person: 9.9% Brookwater — Couple Families: 78.8% Brookwater — One Parent Families: 10.7% Brookwater — Group Household: 0.6%
Springfield Central 84.6% lone person
Springfield Central — Lone Person: 84.6% Springfield Central — Couple Families: 6.4% Springfield Central — One Parent Families: 0.0% Springfield Central — Group Household: 9.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookwater 14.9% renting
Brookwater — Owned Outright: 19.7% Brookwater — Mortgage: 65.4% Brookwater — Renting: 14.9%
Springfield Central 67.4% renting
Springfield Central — Owned Outright: 22.5% Springfield Central — Mortgage: 10.1% Springfield Central — Renting: 67.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Brookwater Springfield Central
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 11.5%
Brookwater — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Springfield Central — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 16.7%
Brookwater — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Springfield Central — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 6.0%
Brookwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Springfield Central — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 4.3%
Brookwater — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Springfield Central — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.6%
Brookwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Springfield Central — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Brookwater Springfield Central
England 7.2% / 3.8%
Brookwater — England: 7.2% Springfield Central — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.4% / 3.8%
Brookwater — New Zealand: 3.4% Springfield Central — New Zealand: 3.8%
India 4.7% / 2.1%
Brookwater — India: 4.7% Springfield Central — India: 2.1%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.7%
Brookwater — Scotland: 1.0% Springfield Central — Scotland: 1.7%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.3%
Brookwater — Philippines: 1.3% Springfield Central — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Brookwater — South Africa: 2.2% Springfield Central — South Africa: not among its largest
France — / 1.7%
Brookwater — France: not among its largest Springfield Central — France: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookwater 95.6% houses
Brookwater — Houses: 95.6% Brookwater — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Brookwater — Townhouses: 4.4%
Springfield Central 9.4% houses
Springfield Central — Houses: 9.4% Springfield Central — Flats / Apartments: 90.6% Springfield Central — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Brookwater Springfield Central
Median house price $1,510,000 —
Median unit price $1,380,000 $622,500
Median land price $962,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 28 sales
 —

Development activity

Brookwater Springfield Central
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brookwater Springfield Central
Houses 3.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.7M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brookwater Springfield Central
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 1% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of QLD —

Liveability

Brookwater Springfield Central
Grade A+ —
Score 86/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Springfield Central carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Springfield Central carries more crime risk (99 vs 44).

Brookwater Springfield Central
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
99/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Brookwater Springfield Central
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brookwater

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Springfield Central

  • Springfield Central State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Springfield Central State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peters Lutheran College Springfield Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Brookwater Springfield Central
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 16
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 3 8
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Brookwater Springfield Central
Walkability score 80/100 82/100
Distance to Brisbane 34.1 km
+4% vs other
 32.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 36 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 4300
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4300
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.

Brookwater Springfield Central
Car (driver) 63.9% / 69.9%
Brookwater — Car (driver): 63.9% Springfield Central — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 25.7% / 12.0%
Brookwater — Worked from Home: 25.7% Springfield Central — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Walked Only 0.8% / 13.3%
Brookwater — Walked Only: 0.8% Springfield Central — Walked Only: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.8%
Brookwater — Car (passenger): 4.3% Springfield Central — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 4.9% / —
Brookwater — Train: 4.9% Springfield Central — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Brookwater Springfield Central
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.6 km 35.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brookwater Springfield Central
Connectivity score 94/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
336 premises
 44%
456 premises

Climate

Brookwater Springfield Central
Annual rainfall — 1,032 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Brookwater Springfield Central
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brookwater Springfield Central
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookwater Springfield Central
Division Oxley Blair
Member Milton Dick Shayne Neumann
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookwater Springfield Central
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookwater

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Premium Quiet Transport Hub

Springfield Central

Apartments Outer Parks River Students

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