Springfield Central QLD 4300
759 addresses · 23 streets
Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Springfield Central · 26 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Springfield Central is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 234 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,089 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 30% of households own their home and 61% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Springfield Lakes statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Springfield Central itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
14 schools
- St Peters Lutheran College
- Springfield Central State High
- The Springfield Anglican College - Secondary Campus
- Springfield Central State School
- Spring Mountain State School
- The Springfield Anglican College
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
- Springfield Lakes State School
- Hymba Yumba
- The Springfield Anglican College - Primary Campus
4 supermarkets
3 pharmacies
2 dentists
1 physiotherapist
4 optometrists
5 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
2 post offices
6 service stations
1 playground
2 dog parks
3 bakeries
3 butchers
4 hardware stores
5 hairdressers
2 mechanics
2 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Springfield Central, 1.1 km north · Bus interchange: Springfield, 900 m north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 39.9 km north-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: 10.4% 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 | 10.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 16.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.8% · Labour-force participation 49.1%
Population by age in Springfield Central
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 26 |
| 20-24 | 54 |
| 25-34 | 52 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 23 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Springfield Central
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 90 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Springfield Central
| <$650 | 22 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 32 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Springfield Central
| English | 96 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 58 |
| Scottish | 41 |
| Ancestry NS | 31 |
| Other | 19 |
| Irish | 18 |
Housing tenure in Springfield Central
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 60 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Springfield Central
| 0 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 59 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Springfield Central
| Car | 62 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Springfield Central
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| India | 5 |
| France | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Springfield Central
| Cantonese | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 4 |
| German | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
35,117 bird observations recorded near Springfield Central — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (2,125)
- Noisy Miner (1,909)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,903)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1,438)
- Magpie-lark (1,431)
- Noisy Friarbird (1,415)
- Pied Currawong (1,393)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,370)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,333)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,328)
- Willie Wagtail (1,313)
- Australian Magpie (1,288)
- Welcome Swallow (1,213)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Springfield Central
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,162)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,121)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,020)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,011)
- Brown Honeyeater (986)
- Pied Butcherbird (976)
- Crested Pigeon (961)
- Superb Fairy-wren (956)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (940)
- Common Myna (936)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (906)
- Little Pied Cormorant (893)
- Little Black Cormorant (801)
- Australasian Figbird (784)
- Striated Pardalote (783)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (725)
- Eurasian Coot (697)
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 Springfield Central:
- Springfield Lakes (1.4 km)
- Spring Mountain (1.5 km)
- Brookwater (3 km)
- Springfield (3.4 km)
- Augustine Heights (3.6 km)
- Bellbird Park (5.5 km)
- Camira (5.9 km)
- Redbank Plains (6.2 km)
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Streets
- Augusta Parkway (1)
- Barry Alexander Drive (6)
- Brookwater Drive (3)
- Centenary Highway (2)
- City Point Drive (2)
- David Henry Way (1)
- Eden Station Drive (10)
- Grande Avenue (2)
- Health Care Drive (7)
- Ian Keilar Drive (73)
- Main Street (210)
- Parkland Drive (29)
- Sinnathamby Boulevard (72)
- Southern Cross Circuit (5)
- Specialist Lane (1)
- Sportstar Drive (7)
- Spring Mountain Boulevard (3)
- Springfield Central Boulevard (3)
- Springfield Greenbank Arterial (5)
- Symphony Way (201)
- Transit Road (5)
- Wellness Way (98)
- Yoga Way (13)
