Suburb report · QLD 4300
Springfield Lakes
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Population
21,136
Springfield Lakes suburb profile
Who lives in Springfield Lakes
Springfield Lakes is 26km by straight line from central Brisbane. With 21,136 residents, Springfield Lakes is in the largest fifth of Queensland suburbs, well above the 4,480 of the median suburb. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 8 by population. Springfield Lakes skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 for the median Queensland suburb. Against the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, it is older than 41 and younger than 256. That is 2 years older than the average of 30 in the other suburb of the Springfield Lakes statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $124,200 a year, above the $98,100 of the median Queensland suburb. That is 8.9% below the average of $136,400 in the other suburb of the Springfield Lakes statistical area. On household income it ranks 120 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. A renting share of 43.7% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. On ownership it ranks 228 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. In the other suburb of the Springfield Lakes statistical area the ownership share is 60%, 3.7 points higher than in Springfield Lakes.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 5,530 occupied private dwellings in Springfield Lakes, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 62.6%, ahead of couples without children at 20.7% and people living alone at 14.1%. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 22 have a higher share of families with children and 293 a lower one. Few Queensland suburbs have more families with children: 62.6% of households, ahead of 96% of the state. Only 20.7% of households are couples without children, at the 6th percentile for Queensland. Families with children are 62.6% of households in Springfield Lakes and 69.5% across the rest of the Springfield Lakes statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 265 new dwellings were approved across the Springfield Lakes statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 383 a year. Supply figures here are for the Springfield Lakes statistical area, home to 29,522 residents in 2025, which takes in Springfield Lakes and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 9 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 517 in 2021 and bottomed at 208 in 2023.
Population trend
The population of the Springfield Lakes statistical area surged 30.2% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 23.9 points ahead. That rate is faster than 97% of Queensland statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2022, at 7.6%, and the slowest to 2024, at 4.3%.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Greenbank differs most on the owner-occupied share: 84.6% there against 56.3% in Springfield Lakes. Bellbird Park matches Springfield Lakes on the median age, at 32. At 8km, Redbank Plains counts 28,390 residents against 21,136 in Springfield Lakes.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.