QLD · Lockyer Valley Council
Spring Creek, 4343
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Spring Creek offers a slower smaller community life in Lockyer Valley, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Families and commuters make up much of the community. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 494
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,325
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 83
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 20.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 32 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 33
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 12
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 66.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 71 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault86
- Drug Offences157
- Good Order Offences73
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)157
- Traffic And Related Offences132
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Spring Creek Boarding Kennels & CatteryAnimal Boarding
1202 Gatton-Esk Road, Spring Creek
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 36.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4160th in Australia
- State rank
- 967th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #318 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #518 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 48%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Spring Creek Boarding Kennels & Catteryamenities1202 Gatton-Esk Road, Spring Creekanimal_boarding
- Assaultcrime86
- Drug Offencescrime157
- Good Order Offencescrime73
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime157
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime132
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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Comparable suburbs
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