Spring Mountain
QLD 4300 · Ipswich
6,085 (2021) → 10,945 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Spring Mountain is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4300, about 30km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Spring Mountain are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 41/100, and is about 40km inland. Spring Mountain has an overall score of 52/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 78/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (16.04%), New Zealand (7.25%), Philippines (3.32%), England (2.37%), Nepal (1.53%)
Top languages: Punjabi (7.56%), Malayalam (5.59%), Hindi (3.58%), Nepali (1.92%), Tagalog (1.63%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Ipswich local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 997 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Spring Mountain State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1061
Nearby (within 10km)
- Springfield Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1050
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1063
- St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1119
- Springfield Central State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1030
- Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central CampusCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1024
- Woogaroo Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 945
- The Springfield Anglican CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 1103
- Staines Memorial CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.1kmICSEA 1002
- St Augustine's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1054
- Hymba Yumba Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 750
- Springfield Lakes State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1025
- Augusta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1028
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Mountain
Is Spring Mountain safe?
Spring Mountain has a residential safety score of 78/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Spring Mountain from Brisbane CBD?
Spring Mountain is about 29.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 101 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Spring Mountain?
Spring Mountain has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1061 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Spring Mountain?
Spring Mountain has a transport score of 41/100 and 13 bus stops.