Springbrook QLD 4213
674 addresses · 23 streets
Wright Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Springbrook · 84 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Springbrook is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 705 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,273 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Guanaba - Springbrook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Springbrook itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 23.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 90.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 90.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 95.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 52.5%
Population by age in Springbrook
| 0-4 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 67 |
| 15-19 | 26 |
| 20-24 | 27 |
| 25-34 | 55 |
| 35-44 | 99 |
| 45-54 | 110 |
| 55-64 | 133 |
| 65-74 | 111 |
| 75-84 | 45 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Springbrook
| House | 281 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Springbrook
| <$650 | 62 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 99 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 78 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Springbrook
| English | 290 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 221 |
| Irish | 117 |
| Scottish | 78 |
| Ancestry NS | 73 |
| German | 68 |
Housing tenure in Springbrook
| Owned | 114 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 111 |
| Rented | 37 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Springbrook
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 96 |
| 2 | 122 |
| 3 | 43 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Springbrook
| Car | 184 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 49 |
Top countries of birth in Springbrook
| England | 38 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 35 |
| South Africa | 8 |
| France | 6 |
| Scotland | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
Languages used at home in Springbrook
| Mandarin | 6 |
|---|---|
| German | 6 |
| Afrikaans | 5 |
| Russian | 4 |
| Tagalog | 3 |
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
16,079 bird observations recorded near Springbrook — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,089)
- Albert's Lyrebird (1,052)
- Eastern Whipbird (939)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (930)
- Australian Brush-turkey (797)
- Pied Currawong (704)
- Brown Thornbill (692)
- Crimson Rosella (682)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (659)
- White-browed Scrubwren (604)
- Australian Logrunner (567)
- Satin Bowerbird (540)
- Grey Fantail (535)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Springbrook
- Laughing Kookaburra (526)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (471)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (470)
- Australian King-parrot (454)
- Green Catbird (410)
- Brown Gerygone (405)
- White-throated Treecreeper (401)
- Eastern Spinebill (369)
- Southern Pale-yellow Robin (363)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (356)
- Australian Magpie (320)
- Welcome Swallow (304)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (303)
- Silvereye (291)
- Rufous Fantail (288)
- Torresian Crow (284)
- Wonga Pigeon (274)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Springbrook:
- Natural Bridge (4 km)
- Numinbah Valley (7.1 km)
- Binna Burra (7.7 km)
- Austinville (8 km)
- Neranwood (9.7 km)
- Beechmont (10.3 km)
- Bonogin (11.5 km)
- Tallebudgera Valley (12.2 km)
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Streets
- Bandicoot Lane (6)
- Banksia Road (26)
- Bilborough Court (10)
- Boy Ull Road (10)
- Canyon Parade (25)
- Carricks Road (18)
- Chesters Road (2)
- Ee Jung Road (25)
- Forestry Road (31)
- Gold Coast - Springbrook Road (7)
- Gwongorella Parade (35)
- Kuralboo Street (7)
- Lloyds Road (39)
- Lyrebird Ridge Road (49)
- Mimosa Road (12)
- Mount Nimmel Road (5)
- Mundora Road (15)
- Old School Road (4)
- Pine Creek Road (13)
- Repeater Station Road (60)
- Springbrook Road (251)
- Velvet Downs Road (15)
- Wattle Grove (9)
