Spring Hill, QLD 4000 — 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
Spring Hill gained 813 residents from internal migration and 1,293 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,684 people moved away — a net addition of 422 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
Spring Hill against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Spring Hill population grew from 6,419 in 2016 to 9,361 in 2025, a change of 45.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Spring Hill | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,419 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,532 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,716 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,020 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,201 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,022 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,523 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 8,277 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 8,917 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,361 | 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 Spring Hill SA2, OpenStreetMap records 8 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 hospitals, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 4 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 18 cafés, 12 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 17 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Brisbane Central, is about 700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 41 bus stops here.
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- Saint Joseph's College Gregory Terrace
- Brisbane Central State School
- Australian Industry Trade College - Brisbane Campus
- IES foundation
- Arethusa College
- Brisbane Girls Grammar School
- Saint James College
- Brisbane Grammar School
- Lady Gowrie
- Brisbane City Child Care
- Lady Gowrie
- The Training Ground
- Snap Fitness
- Brisbane Parkour Park
- Spring Hill Baths
- Spring Hill Marketplace
- St Andrews War Memorial Private Hospital
- Brisbane Private Hospital
- Laser Sight
- IGA Local Grocer
- Woolworths Metro
- Bedford Park
- Ken Mead Place
- Cathedral Square
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.