Springfield Lakes Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Springfield Lakes (4300) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 25 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Springfield Lakes is in the federal electorates of Blair, Oxley.

In the 2011 census the population of Springfield Lakes was 10,149 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Springfield Lakes is 28 years of age.

63.7% of people living in the suburb of Springfield Lakes were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.3% New Zealand, 5.2% England, 1.7% India, 1.6% Philippines, 1.6% Vietnam, 1.5% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Fiji, 0.6% Laos, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% China , 0.4% Wales, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Zimbabwe.

79.5% of people living in Springfield Lakes speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Other, 2.7% Vietnamese, 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Spanish, 1.0% Hindi, 0.9% Samoan, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Springfield Lakes is 25.4% No religion, 23.2% Catholic, 15.4% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Pentecostal, 3.0% Buddhism, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Hinduism.

52.3% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 108 widowed people living in Springfield Lakes.

70.0% of the people living in Springfield Lakes over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.5% are working on a part time basis. Springfield Lakes has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Springfield Lakes are 20.3% Professionals, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.1% Managers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 7.0% Labourers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Springfield Lakes work in are 12.4% Manufacturing, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Retail trade, 10.4% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Construction, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Education and training, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Wholesale trade.

7.2% of homes are fully owned, and 46.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 45.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $858 per week and the median household income is $1770 per week.

The median rent in Springfield Lakes is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Springfield Lakes postcode 4300