Spring Mountain vs Springfield Lakes

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 Spring Mountain: a median of $1.06 million, against $903,000 in Springfield Lakes, and rent is higher there too. Springfield Lakes is closer to the city centre: 33.8 km, against 58 km. On these figures, Spring Mountain tends to suit families with children and couples.

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 Lakes

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 10)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)
  • But Spring Mountain is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 78%)

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 $1,061,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Springfield Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $445/wk)

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 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 112 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.8 km vs 58 km)

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 4/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)

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 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.

Spring Mountain 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.

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Walkability 4 / 48
Spring Mountain — Walkability: 4/100 Springfield Lakes — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 55 / 70
Spring Mountain — Safety: 55/100 Springfield Lakes — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 40 / 43
Spring Mountain — Low fire risk: 40/100 Springfield Lakes — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Springfield Lakes has more residents (17,211 vs 6,085); Springfield Lakes skews older (31 vs 29).

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Population 6,085 17,211
+183% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +12.4%
Median age 29 31
Median household income $124,748/yr
+9% vs other
 $113,568/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+8% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
0-4 11.9% / 8.9%
Spring Mountain — 0-4: 11.9% Springfield Lakes — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 19.2% / 18.1%
Spring Mountain — 5-14: 19.2% Springfield Lakes — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 5.7% / 7.0%
Spring Mountain — 15-19: 5.7% Springfield Lakes — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.4% / 5.9%
Spring Mountain — 20-24: 5.4% Springfield Lakes — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 21.5% / 16.9%
Spring Mountain — 25-34: 21.5% Springfield Lakes — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 22.6% / 19.1%
Spring Mountain — 35-44: 22.6% Springfield Lakes — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 8.5% / 12.0%
Spring Mountain — 45-54: 8.5% Springfield Lakes — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 3.3% / 6.5%
Spring Mountain — 55-64: 3.3% Springfield Lakes — 55-64: 6.5%
65-74 1.5% / 3.7%
Spring Mountain — 65-74: 1.5% Springfield Lakes — 65-74: 3.7%
75-84 0.5% / 1.5%
Spring Mountain — 75-84: 0.5% Springfield Lakes — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / 0.3%
Spring Mountain — 85+: not among its largest Springfield Lakes — 85+: 0.3%

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%
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.

Spring Mountain 40.0% renting
Spring Mountain — Owned Outright: 2.8% Spring Mountain — Mortgage: 57.2% Spring Mountain — Renting: 40.0%
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.

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 12.8%
Spring Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Springfield Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 13.9%
Spring Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Springfield Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.6%
Spring Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Springfield Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 4.5%
Spring Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Springfield Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
Spring Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Springfield Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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 Springfield Lakes
India 16.0% / 5.5%
Spring Mountain — India: 16.0% Springfield Lakes — India: 5.5%
New Zealand 7.2% / 7.3%
Spring Mountain — New Zealand: 7.2% Springfield Lakes — New Zealand: 7.3%
England 2.4% / 3.3%
Spring Mountain — England: 2.4% Springfield Lakes — England: 3.3%
Philippines 3.3% / 1.8%
Spring Mountain — Philippines: 3.3% Springfield Lakes — Philippines: 1.8%
Nepal 1.5% / —
Spring Mountain — Nepal: 1.5% Springfield Lakes — Nepal: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.4%
Spring Mountain — Vietnam: not among its largest Springfield Lakes — Vietnam: 1.4%

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%
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

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Median house price $1,061,000 $903,000
Median unit price — $692,500
Median land price — $867,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 6 days
from 5 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.

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
3 bed $900K / $810K
Spring Mountain — 3 bed: $900K (11 sales) Springfield Lakes — 3 bed: $810K (145 sales)

11 vs 145 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $937K
Spring Mountain — 4 bed: $1.03M (94 sales) Springfield Lakes — 4 bed: $937K (353 sales)

94 vs 353 sales

5 bed $1.5M / $1.27M
Spring Mountain — 5 bed: $1.5M (21 sales) Springfield Lakes — 5 bed: $1.27M (32 sales)

21 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
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 Springfield Lakes
Houses 3.8%
$728/wk on $1M
 3.7%
$700/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity — Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Springfield Lakes is more walkable (48 vs 4); Springfield Lakes scores higher overall (55 vs 46).

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Grade C B
Score 46/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Spring Mountain carries more crime risk (45 vs 30).

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 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

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

Schools in Spring Mountain

  • Spring Mountain State School Government · Primary at 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

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 10 32
Childcare 3 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 8
same for both

Mobility

Spring Mountain sits further from the CBD (58 km vs 33.8 km).

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Walkability score 4/100 48/100
Distance to Brisbane 58 km
+42% vs other
 33.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 36 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
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.

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Car (driver) 68.8% / 69.9%
Spring Mountain — Car (driver): 68.8% Springfield Lakes — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 18.2%
Spring Mountain — Worked from Home: 19.3% Springfield Lakes — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Train 6.3% / 5.8%
Spring Mountain — Train: 6.3% Springfield Lakes — Train: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.7%
Spring Mountain — Car (passenger): 4.2% Springfield Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus 0.7% / 0.6%
Spring Mountain — Bus: 0.7% Springfield Lakes — Bus: 0.6%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.6%
Spring Mountain — Walked Only: 0.5% Springfield Lakes — Walked Only: 0.6%

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

Setting

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.6 km 34.6 km

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
Division Blair Oxley
Member Shayne Neumann Milton Dick
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Mountain Springfield Lakes
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

Springfield Lakes

Family Outer Parks River Young Families

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