Brookwater vs Springfield

Springfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 38 in Brookwater. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Brookwater: a median of $1.51 million, against $950,000 in Springfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brookwater tends to suit couples, while Springfield suits 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

Springfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 7)
  • But Brookwater is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Springfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($670,000 vs $1,380,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,510,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Springfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $565/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Brookwater is more walkable (80/100 vs 71/100)
  • Springfield sits closer to the CBD (31.7 km vs 34.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Brookwater is more walkable (80/100 vs 71/100)
  • Springfield carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Brookwater is growing faster (34.9% vs 8.1%)
  • Springfield returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Brookwater and Springfield 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
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
Walkability 80 / 71
Brookwater — Walkability: 80/100 Springfield — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 56 / 90
Brookwater — Safety: 56/100 Springfield — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brookwater — Low fire risk: 100/100 Springfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Springfield has more residents (7,322 vs 2,902); Brookwater has higher household incomes ($189,124 vs $113,152).

Brookwater Springfield
Population 2,902 7,322
+152% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.9% +8.1%
Median age 38 32
Median household income $189,124/yr
+40% vs other
 $113,152/yr
Median weekly rent $565/wk
+32% vs other
 $385/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookwater Springfield
0-4 5.7% / 7.8%
Brookwater — 0-4: 5.7% Springfield — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 17.4% / 17.3%
Brookwater — 5-14: 17.4% Springfield — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 8.4% / 7.9%
Brookwater — 15-19: 8.4% Springfield — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 6.3% / 7.2%
Brookwater — 20-24: 6.3% Springfield — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 7.5% / 14.1%
Brookwater — 25-34: 7.5% Springfield — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 17.3% / 16.1%
Brookwater — 35-44: 17.3% Springfield — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 20.3% / 13.7%
Brookwater — 45-54: 20.3% Springfield — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.6% / 9.0%
Brookwater — 55-64: 11.6% Springfield — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 4.2% / 4.7%
Brookwater — 65-74: 4.2% Springfield — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 1.2% / 1.9%
Brookwater — 75-84: 1.2% Springfield — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 0.1% / 0.4%
Brookwater — 85+: 0.1% Springfield — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookwater 78.8% couple families
Brookwater — Couple Families: 78.8% Brookwater — One Parent Families: 10.7% Brookwater — Lone Person: 9.9% Brookwater — Group Household: 0.6% Brookwater — Other Families: 0.0%
Springfield 57.8% couple families
Springfield — Couple Families: 57.8% Springfield — One Parent Families: 20.5% Springfield — Lone Person: 16.3% Springfield — Group Household: 3.9% Springfield — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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 33.8% renting
Springfield — Owned Outright: 14.9% Springfield — Mortgage: 51.3% Springfield — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brookwater Springfield
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 10.7%
Brookwater — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Springfield — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 15.3%
Brookwater — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Springfield — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 8.3%
Brookwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Springfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 3.1%
Brookwater — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Springfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.8%
Brookwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Springfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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
New Zealand 3.4% / 7.8%
Brookwater — New Zealand: 3.4% Springfield — New Zealand: 7.8%
England 7.2% / 3.5%
Brookwater — England: 7.2% Springfield — England: 3.5%
India 4.7% / 2.6%
Brookwater — India: 4.7% Springfield — India: 2.6%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.9%
Brookwater — South Africa: 2.2% Springfield — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.5%
Brookwater — Philippines: 1.3% Springfield — Philippines: 1.5%
Vietnam — / 1.1%
Brookwater — Vietnam: not among its largest Springfield — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookwater 95.6% houses
Brookwater — Houses: 95.6% Brookwater — Townhouses: 4.4% Brookwater — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Springfield 86.8% houses
Springfield — Houses: 86.8% Springfield — Townhouses: 12.6% Springfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brookwater Springfield
Median house price $1,510,000 $950,000
Median unit price $1,380,000 $670,000
Median land price $962,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 28 sales
 19 days
from 77 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brookwater Springfield
3 bed $960K / $810K
Brookwater — 3 bed: $960K (10 sales) Springfield — 3 bed: $810K (41 sales)

10 vs 41 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $960K
Brookwater — 4 bed: $1.55M (52 sales) Springfield — 4 bed: $960K (119 sales)

52 vs 119 sales

5 bed $1.75M / $1.08M
Brookwater — 5 bed: $1.75M (17 sales) Springfield — 5 bed: $1.08M (18 sales)

17 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Brookwater Springfield
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
Houses 3.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.7M
 3.7%
$700/wk on $989K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brookwater Springfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 93% 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 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Brookwater is more walkable (80 vs 71); Brookwater scores higher overall (86 vs 79).

Brookwater Springfield
Grade A+ A
Score 86/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Brookwater carries more crime risk (44 vs 10).

Brookwater Springfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
10/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Brookwater Springfield
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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

  • Hymba Yumba Independent School Independent · Combined above peers
  • The Springfield Anglican College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Woodcrest State College Government · Combined below peers
  • The Springfield Anglican College - Primary Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Brookwater Springfield
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 7 14
Childcare 3 11
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Brookwater sits further from the CBD (34.1 km vs 31.7 km).

Brookwater Springfield
Walkability score 80/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 34.1 km
+7% vs other
 31.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 33 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.2
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
Car (driver) 63.9% / 71.0%
Brookwater — Car (driver): 63.9% Springfield — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home 25.7% / 17.3%
Brookwater — Worked from Home: 25.7% Springfield — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Train 4.9% / 5.6%
Brookwater — Train: 4.9% Springfield — Train: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.7%
Brookwater — Car (passenger): 4.3% Springfield — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.9%
Brookwater — Walked Only: 0.8% Springfield — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Brookwater Springfield
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.6 km 32.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brookwater Springfield
Connectivity score 94/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
336 premises
 67%
2,974 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Brookwater Springfield
Division Oxley
same for both
Member Milton Dick
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookwater Springfield
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

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet Transport Hub

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