QLD · Ipswich Council
Springfield Central, 4300
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Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- Dog friendly
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Springfield Central is a lively inner smaller community with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Connections to the wider metro area are straightforward, with neighbouring communities close at hand. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with education options woven into the neighbourhood. Food and coffee are a real part of local identity, with plenty of places to meet and linger. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and community and employment against similar metro suburbs, even with schools and education and parks and green space holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 234
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $1,089
- Dwelling vacancy
- 57.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 136 of 238
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,645
- Employment rate
- 44.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 0 / 90
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $270
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 8
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 34.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 234 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +6.4%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault225
- Drug Offences278
- Other Property Damage213
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)725
- Traffic And Related Offences208
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,044.5
- Mastery Schools AustraliaCombined
- Springfield Central State High SchoolSecondary
- Springfield Central State SchoolPrimary
- St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Education City
- Education City
- Orion Springfield Central
- Sinnathamby Bvd at Parkside Business Park
- Sinnathamby Bvd at UniSQ
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
224 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- TimezoneAmusement Arcade
1 Main Street, Springfield Central
- ATM (2)
- HeritageATM
- coletteBag
- StrandbagsBag
- Bakers DelightBakery
- PucklesBakery
- ANZBank
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Robelle DomainPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 10
- Emergency department
- On site
- Bupayes
- Mater Private Hospital Springfieldhospital
- Mullein Pharmacypharmacy
- My medical and dental centreyes
- National Dental Caredentist
- Nutrition Warehouseyes
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
- Queensland X-Raycentre
- Specsaversoptometrist
- Your Health Shopalternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- 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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Kindy Patch 1kindergarten
- Kindy Patch 2kindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 47.9/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2199th in Australia
- State rank
- 503rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #244 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #260 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ANZamenitiesbank
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- About Specsamenitiesoptician
- Adairsamenitiesdoityourself
- Aldiamenitiessupermarket
- Ally Fashionamenitiesclothes
- Anti Wrinkle & Skin Studioamenitiesbeauty
- Aussieamenitiesbank
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Ipswich Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.