Springwood, QLD 4127 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Springwood gained 912 residents from internal migration and 204 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,073 people moved away — a net addition of 43 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Springwood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Springwood population grew from 9,601 in 2016 to 10,328 in 2025, a change of 7.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Springwood | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,601 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,712 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,847 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,947 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,968 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,965 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,987 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 10,168 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 10,291 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,328 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Springwood SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 7 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 27 parks. For families: 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés, 13 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 14 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Woodridge, is about 3,950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 50 bus stops here.
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- Calvary Christian College
- Springwood Central State School
- Chatswood Hills State School
- Springwood State High School
- Brisbane Catholic Education
- Saint Edward's Catholic Primary School
- Springwood Community Kindergarten
- Springwood Early Education Centre
- Lifestyle Health Club
- Planet Fitness
- Target
- Chatswood Central Shopping Centre
- Arndale Shopping Centre
- Brilliant Minds Psychology
- Dennis Road Medical
- Qualitas Medical Practice Springwood
- Southside Specialist Centre
- Lifeblood Springwood Donor Centre
- QML Pathology
- Springwood Medical Practice
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Tallowood Park
- Yurana Park
- Barbaralla Drive Park
- Barbaralla Park
- George Swanston Gardens
- Exilis Park
- Moreland Park
- Murrajong Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.