Springvale vs Cecil Plains

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Springvale, most households are people living alone. In Cecil Plains, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Springvale tends to suit 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

Cecil Plains

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 86%)
  • But Springvale carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cecil Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Springvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Springvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Springvale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Cecil Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-11.4% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Springvale and Cecil 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.

Springvale Cecil 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.

Springvale Cecil Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Springvale — Walkability: 0/100 Cecil Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 44
Springvale — Safety: 87/100 Cecil Plains — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Springvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cecil Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Cecil Plains has more residents (380 vs 52); Springvale has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $66,612).

Springvale Cecil Plains
Population 52 380
+631% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% -11.4%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $108,316/yr
+39% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Springvale Cecil Plains
0-4 7.7% / 5.5%
Springvale — 0-4: 7.7% Cecil Plains — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.6% / 9.5%
Springvale — 5-14: 9.6% Cecil Plains — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 9.6% / 4.7%
Springvale — 15-19: 9.6% Cecil Plains — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 11.5% / 4.5%
Springvale — 20-24: 11.5% Cecil Plains — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 — / 14.2%
Springvale — 25-34: not among its largest Cecil Plains — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 15.4% / 8.7%
Springvale — 35-44: 15.4% Cecil Plains — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 11.5% / 14.2%
Springvale — 45-54: 11.5% Cecil Plains — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.5% / 17.9%
Springvale — 55-64: 13.5% Cecil Plains — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 15.4% / 12.9%
Springvale — 65-74: 15.4% Cecil Plains — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 7.7% / 8.4%
Springvale — 75-84: 7.7% Cecil Plains — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / —
Springvale — 85+: not among its largest Cecil Plains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Springvale 60.0% lone person
Springvale — Lone Person: 60.0% Springvale — Couple Families: 40.0% Springvale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Springvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Cecil Plains 47.1% lone person
Cecil Plains — Lone Person: 47.1% Cecil Plains — Couple Families: 35.6% Cecil Plains — One Parent Families: 10.6% Cecil Plains — Group Household: 6.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Springvale 30.8% renting
Springvale — Owned Outright: 69.2% Springvale — Mortgage: 0.0% Springvale — Renting: 30.8%
Cecil Plains 28.5% renting
Cecil Plains — Owned Outright: 52.8% Cecil Plains — Mortgage: 18.7% Cecil Plains — Renting: 28.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Springvale 85.7% houses
Springvale — Houses: 85.7% Springvale — Flats / Apartments: 14.3% Springvale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cecil Plains 96.0% houses
Cecil Plains — Houses: 96.0% Cecil Plains — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Cecil Plains — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Springvale Cecil Plains
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 15.0%
Springvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Cecil Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 4.7%
Springvale — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Cecil Plains — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.3%
Springvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Cecil Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Springvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cecil Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Property market

Springvale Cecil Plains
Median house price — $347,888
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Springvale Cecil Plains
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
 1,513
across Toowoomba
Approvals change year on year -40% -25%

Ranking within QLD

Springvale Cecil Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Springvale Cecil Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cecil Plains carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Cecil Plains carries more crime risk (56 vs 13).

Springvale Cecil Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Springvale Cecil Plains
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Springvale

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

Schools in Cecil Plains

  • Cecil Plains State School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Springvale Cecil Plains
Parks & reserves 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Springvale Cecil Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 211.9 km 212.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 156 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.0%
postcode 4407
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 64
postcode 4407

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.

Springvale Cecil Plains
Car (driver) 44.1% / 72.2%
Springvale — Car (driver): 44.1% Cecil Plains — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 44.1% / 14.6%
Springvale — Worked from Home: 44.1% Cecil Plains — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 11.8% / 10.8%
Springvale — Walked Only: 11.8% Cecil Plains — Walked Only: 10.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Springvale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cecil Plains — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Springvale Cecil Plains
Elevation 344 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Springvale Cecil Plains
Connectivity score 25/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
3 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Springvale Cecil Plains
Average residential rate $1,238/yr $1,618/yr
Council Western Downs Toowoomba

Federal electorate

Springvale Cecil Plains
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Springvale Cecil Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Springvale

Rural Students

Cecil Plains

Rural

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