Springwood Suburb Overview

This suburb is a part of Logan City. Spread across an area of 6 square kilometres, the suburb has 17 parks that cover nearly 9% of its surface area. This is a great suburb for families with a lot of amenities and facilities available nearby. The suburb is about 19km form the capital city of Brisbane and is the federal electorate of Rankin. Springwood shares borders with Daisy Hill, Slacks Creek, Underwood, Rochedale South, and Priestdale.

According to the 2016 Australian census, Springwood has a population of 9148. This consists of 49.1% male and 50.9% female inhabitants. The median age is 37. The median weekly household income is $1572 while the median weekly rent is $360. There are 3561 private dwellings in the suburb and 162 are vacant. Unemployment within the suburb is at 6.7%, which is close to the Australian average of 6.9%. Springwood mostly consists of separate houses (77%) and townhouses (20%), while only 02% are flats/apartments. Most residents in the community own their properties via a mortgage (38%) and 29% own them outright, while 28% live on rent.

There are very good schooling options within Springwood. These include the Springwood Road State School, the Springwood State High School and the Chatswood Hills State School. Schools include: Springwood Road State School, Springwood State High School.