Spring Mountain vs Redbank Plains

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Mountain, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Redbank Plains, most households rent. Houses cost more in Spring Mountain: a median of $1.06 million, against $825,000 in Redbank Plains, and rent is higher there too. Redbank Plains is closer to the city centre: 32.5 km, against 58 km. On these figures, Spring Mountain tends to suit couples, while Redbank Plains suits renters 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Spring Mountain carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)
  • Redbank Plains has more childcare (21 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Redbank Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $1,061,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redbank Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $445/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Redbank Plains

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 112 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (32.5 km vs 58 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Redbank Plains

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Spring Mountain carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Spring Mountain and Redbank Plains drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
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.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Walkability 4 / 59
Spring Mountain — Walkability: 4/100 Redbank Plains — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 55 / 26
Spring Mountain — Safety: 55/100 Redbank Plains — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 40 / 47
Spring Mountain — Low fire risk: 40/100 Redbank Plains — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Redbank Plains has more residents (24,349 vs 6,085); Spring Mountain has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $78,832).

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Population 6,085 24,349
+300% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +26.2%
Median age 29 27
Median household income $124,748/yr
+37% vs other
 $78,832/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+21% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
0-4 11.9% / 10.0%
Spring Mountain — 0-4: 11.9% Redbank Plains — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 19.2% / 19.0%
Spring Mountain — 5-14: 19.2% Redbank Plains — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 5.7% / 7.0%
Spring Mountain — 15-19: 5.7% Redbank Plains — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.4% / 8.6%
Spring Mountain — 20-24: 5.4% Redbank Plains — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 21.5% / 18.5%
Spring Mountain — 25-34: 21.5% Redbank Plains — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 22.6% / 13.4%
Spring Mountain — 35-44: 22.6% Redbank Plains — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 8.5% / 9.6%
Spring Mountain — 45-54: 8.5% Redbank Plains — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 3.3% / 7.4%
Spring Mountain — 55-64: 3.3% Redbank Plains — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 1.5% / 4.7%
Spring Mountain — 65-74: 1.5% Redbank Plains — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 0.5% / 1.5%
Spring Mountain — 75-84: 0.5% Redbank Plains — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / 0.4%
Spring Mountain — 85+: not among its largest Redbank Plains — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Mountain 73.3% couple families
Spring Mountain — Couple Families: 73.3% Spring Mountain — One Parent Families: 13.8% Spring Mountain — Lone Person: 8.9% Spring Mountain — Group Household: 2.8% Spring Mountain — Other Families: 1.2%
Redbank Plains 43.5% couple families
Redbank Plains — Couple Families: 43.5% Redbank Plains — One Parent Families: 26.9% Redbank Plains — Lone Person: 23.3% Redbank Plains — Group Household: 4.4% Redbank Plains — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Mountain 40.0% renting
Spring Mountain — Owned Outright: 2.8% Spring Mountain — Mortgage: 57.2% Spring Mountain — Renting: 40.0%
Redbank Plains 59.2% renting
Redbank Plains — Owned Outright: 11.0% Redbank Plains — Mortgage: 29.8% Redbank Plains — Renting: 59.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 16.0%
Spring Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Redbank Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 5.1%
Spring Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Redbank Plains — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.2%
Spring Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Redbank Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 1.2%
Spring Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Redbank Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.8%
Spring Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Redbank Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
India 16.0% / 1.4%
Spring Mountain — India: 16.0% Redbank Plains — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 7.2% / 9.9%
Spring Mountain — New Zealand: 7.2% Redbank Plains — New Zealand: 9.9%
Philippines 3.3% / 1.3%
Spring Mountain — Philippines: 3.3% Redbank Plains — Philippines: 1.3%
England 2.4% / 1.8%
Spring Mountain — England: 2.4% Redbank Plains — England: 1.8%
Nepal 1.5% / —
Spring Mountain — Nepal: 1.5% Redbank Plains — Nepal: not among its largest
Fiji — / 0.8%
Spring Mountain — Fiji: not among its largest Redbank Plains — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Mountain 98.3% houses
Spring Mountain — Houses: 98.3% Spring Mountain — Townhouses: 1.4% Spring Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Redbank Plains 85.3% houses
Redbank Plains — Houses: 85.3% Redbank Plains — Townhouses: 13.0% Redbank Plains — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Median house price $1,061,000 $825,000
Median unit price — $652,000
Median land price — $486,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 6 days
from 5 sales
 20 days
from 269 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.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
3 bed $900K / $788K
Spring Mountain — 3 bed: $900K (11 sales) Redbank Plains — 3 bed: $788K (174 sales)

11 vs 174 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $836K
Spring Mountain — 4 bed: $1.03M (94 sales) Redbank Plains — 4 bed: $836K (354 sales)

94 vs 354 sales

5 bed $1.5M / $907K
Spring Mountain — 5 bed: $1.5M (21 sales) Redbank Plains — 5 bed: $907K (27 sales)

21 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
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.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Houses 3.8%
$728/wk on $1M
 3.9%
$630/wk on $849K
Units — 3.3%
$450/wk on $699K

Ranking within QLD

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 20% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity — Higher than 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Redbank Plains is more walkable (59 vs 4); Spring Mountain scores higher overall (46 vs 28).

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Grade C D
Score 46/100 28/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Redbank Plains carries more crime risk (74 vs 45).

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
74/100
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
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Spring Mountain

  • Spring Mountain State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Redbank Plains

  • Redbank Plains State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Fernbrooke State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Redbank Plains State School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Ann's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Staines Memorial College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 10 15
Childcare 3 21
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 8 10

Mobility

Spring Mountain sits further from the CBD (58 km vs 32.5 km).

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Walkability score 4/100 59/100
Distance to Brisbane 58 km
+44% vs other
 32.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 38 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 153.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 4300
 0.8%
postcode 4301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4300
 61
postcode 4301

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.

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Car (driver) 68.8% / 78.6%
Spring Mountain — Car (driver): 68.8% Redbank Plains — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 9.5%
Spring Mountain — Worked from Home: 19.3% Redbank Plains — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 7.8%
Spring Mountain — Car (passenger): 4.2% Redbank Plains — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Train 6.3% / 2.9%
Spring Mountain — Train: 6.3% Redbank Plains — Train: 2.9%
Bus 0.7% / 0.6%
Spring Mountain — Bus: 0.7% Redbank Plains — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.6 km 36.1 km

Climate

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
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

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Mountain Redbank Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spring Mountain

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

Redbank Plains

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub Young Families

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