Greenbank vs Springfield Lakes

Springfield Lakes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Greenbank. 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 Greenbank: a median of $1 million, against $903,000 in Springfield Lakes. Springfield Lakes is closer to the city centre: 33.8 km, against 43.1 km. On these figures, Springfield Lakes tends to suit families with children.

Springfield Lakes and Greenbank offer quite different living environments. Springfield Lakes is notably more walkable (48 vs 10) and closer to the CBD at 33.8 km compared to Greenbank's 43.1 km, making it better suited to those prioritising convenience and urban connectivity. Greenbank has a higher median household income of $116,480 and lower crime risk at 76 versus Springfield Lakes' 30, though it carries higher bushfire risk. Springfield Lakes is the larger, younger suburb with a median age of 31 and stronger liveability and socio-economic scores, while Greenbank's median house price of $1,000,000 sits above Springfield Lakes' $900,000.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Greenbank

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 5)
  • has more parks and reserves (45 vs 32)
  • But Springfield Lakes carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Springfield Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($903,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Springfield Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Springfield Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.8 km vs 43.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 44 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Springfield Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Greenbank has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Greenbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.6% vs 12.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
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.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Walkability 10 / 48
Greenbank — Walkability: 10/100 Springfield Lakes — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 24 / 70
Greenbank — Safety: 24/100 Springfield Lakes — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 57 / 43
Greenbank — Low fire risk: 57/100 Springfield Lakes — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Springfield Lakes has more residents (17,211 vs 9,587); Greenbank skews older (37 vs 31).

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Population 9,587 17,211
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.6% +12.4%
Median age 37 31
Median household income $116,480/yr
+2% vs other
 $113,568/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+5% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
0-4 6.3% / 8.9%
Greenbank — 0-4: 6.3% Springfield Lakes — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 14.9% / 18.1%
Greenbank — 5-14: 14.9% Springfield Lakes — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 6.9% / 7.0%
Greenbank — 15-19: 6.9% Springfield Lakes — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.4% / 5.9%
Greenbank — 20-24: 6.4% Springfield Lakes — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.3% / 16.9%
Greenbank — 25-34: 12.3% Springfield Lakes — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 13.4% / 19.1%
Greenbank — 35-44: 13.4% Springfield Lakes — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 14.6% / 12.0%
Greenbank — 45-54: 14.6% Springfield Lakes — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 12.4% / 6.5%
Greenbank — 55-64: 12.4% Springfield Lakes — 55-64: 6.5%
65-74 8.7% / 3.7%
Greenbank — 65-74: 8.7% Springfield Lakes — 65-74: 3.7%
75-84 3.4% / 1.5%
Greenbank — 75-84: 3.4% Springfield Lakes — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.8% / 0.3%
Greenbank — 85+: 0.8% Springfield Lakes — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenbank 64.4% couple families
Greenbank — Couple Families: 64.4% Greenbank — One Parent Families: 15.0% Greenbank — Lone Person: 16.4% Greenbank — Group Household: 2.9% Greenbank — Other Families: 1.2%
Springfield Lakes 58.1% couple families
Springfield Lakes — Couple Families: 58.1% Springfield Lakes — One Parent Families: 19.7% Springfield Lakes — Lone Person: 17.5% Springfield Lakes — Group Household: 3.4% Springfield Lakes — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenbank 15.4% renting
Greenbank — Owned Outright: 28.3% Greenbank — Mortgage: 56.3% Greenbank — Renting: 15.4%
Springfield Lakes 43.7% renting
Springfield Lakes — Owned Outright: 10.4% Springfield Lakes — Mortgage: 45.9% Springfield Lakes — Renting: 43.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 13.9%
Greenbank — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Springfield Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 12.8%
Greenbank — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Springfield Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.6%
Greenbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Springfield Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 4.5%
Greenbank — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Springfield Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.9%
Greenbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Springfield Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
New Zealand 5.4% / 7.3%
Greenbank — New Zealand: 5.4% Springfield Lakes — New Zealand: 7.3%
England 4.4% / 3.3%
Greenbank — England: 4.4% Springfield Lakes — England: 3.3%
India 1.9% / 5.5%
Greenbank — India: 1.9% Springfield Lakes — India: 5.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.8%
Greenbank — Philippines: 0.8% Springfield Lakes — Philippines: 1.8%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.4%
Greenbank — South Africa: 1.0% Springfield Lakes — South Africa: 1.4%
Vietnam 0.7% / 1.4%
Greenbank — Vietnam: 0.7% Springfield Lakes — Vietnam: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenbank 98.3% houses
Greenbank — Houses: 98.3% Greenbank — Townhouses: 1.1% Greenbank — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Springfield Lakes 96.0% houses
Springfield Lakes — Houses: 96.0% Springfield Lakes — Townhouses: 4.0% Springfield Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Median house price $1,000,000 $903,000
Median unit price — $692,500
Median land price $950,000 $867,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 226 sales
 21 days
from 277 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.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
3 bed $1.02M / $810K
Greenbank — 3 bed: $1.02M (26 sales) Springfield Lakes — 3 bed: $810K (145 sales)

26 vs 145 sales

4 bed $970K / $937K
Greenbank — 4 bed: $970K (219 sales) Springfield Lakes — 4 bed: $937K (353 sales)

219 vs 353 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1.27M
Greenbank — 5 bed: $1.26M (36 sales) Springfield Lakes — 5 bed: $1.27M (32 sales)

36 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year -8% -7%

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.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Houses 3.7%
$750/wk on $1.05M
 3.7%
$700/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Springfield Lakes is more walkable (48 vs 10); Springfield Lakes scores higher overall (55 vs 39).

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Grade C B
Score 39/100 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Greenbank carries more crime risk (76 vs 30); Springfield Lakes carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 43).

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
30/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Greenbank

  • Greenbank State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Everleigh State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Springfield Lakes

  • Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Springfield Lakes State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 8
Parks & reserves 45 32
Childcare 9 5
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 33 8

Mobility

Greenbank sits further from the CBD (43.1 km vs 33.8 km).

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Walkability score 10/100 48/100
Distance to Brisbane 43.1 km
+22% vs other
 33.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 36 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 30.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4124
 1.9%
postcode 4300
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4124
 74
postcode 4300

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.

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Car (driver) 75.3% / 69.9%
Greenbank — Car (driver): 75.3% Springfield Lakes — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 18.2%
Greenbank — Worked from Home: 16.7% Springfield Lakes — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.7%
Greenbank — Car (passenger): 4.1% Springfield Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 1.6% / 5.8%
Greenbank — Train: 1.6% Springfield Lakes — Train: 5.8%
Bus 1.5% / 0.6%
Greenbank — Bus: 1.5% Springfield Lakes — Bus: 0.6%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.6%
Greenbank — Walked Only: 0.8% Springfield Lakes — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.2 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
5,453 premises
 58%
4,329 premises

Climate

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 13.1 µg/m³ 20.4 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.27 pphm 0.64 pphm

Council rates

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Average residential rate $1,681/yr $1,713/yr
Council Logan Ipswich

Federal electorate

Greenbank Springfield Lakes
Division Wright Oxley
Member Scott Buchholz Milton Dick
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Greenbank

Acreage Outer

Springfield Lakes

Family Outer Parks River Young Families

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