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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Springfield Lakes is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 17,211, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 26 km from the Brisbane CBD, Springfield Lakes is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $113,568 per year.
Springfield Lakes benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing.
Official Australia Post postcode for Springfield Lakes. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 4 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Springfield Lakes on My School →Estimated 7 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 17,211 residents, Springfield Lakes is one of Queensland's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.1× the state median of 5,474 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $113,568/year runs 26% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $410 equates to $1,777/month — about 99% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,800/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 26 km from Brisbane, Springfield Lakes is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Springfield Lakes stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Springfield Lakes sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Springfield Lakes | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,211 | 5,474 | +214% |
| Median household income | $113,568/yr | $90,298/yr | +26% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $410 | $385 | +6% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,800 | $1,733 | +4% |
| Distance to CBD | 26 km | 62 km | -58% |
| Separate houses | 89% | 77% | +12pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Springfield Lakes — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 17,211 and household income close to the QLD median ($113,568 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $410/week (~$1,777/month) covers 99% of the $1,800/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $23/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (89% vs 77% QLD median) combined with a population of 17,211 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Springfield Lakes should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $113,568/year median household income (26% above the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~99% of the typical mortgage ($1,777/month rent vs $1,800/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 70/100 places Springfield Lakes in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Springfield Lakes scores 70/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 17,211, median household income of $113,568/year and median weekly rent of $410. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Springfield Lakes are an above-state-median household income of $113,568/year, a dwelling mix that is 89% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 7 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Springfield Lakes has a usual resident population of approximately 17,211, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Springfield Lakes sits 26 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $410 in Springfield Lakes, equating to approximately $21,320/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Springfield Lakes is $1,800, or approximately $21,600/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $410 works out to $1,777/month, covering 99% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,800/month. That leaves a $23/month shortfall (around $276/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,800 median mortgage, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.