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Spring Hill flood risk

Of Spring Hill’s 8,477 mapped properties, 4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
8,477
Mapped properties

Crime near Spring Hill

Spring Hill sits in the Brisbane City police division, which recorded 20,321 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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849
Break-ins
302
Vehicle theft
5,588
Other theft
815
Property damage
930
Fraud
370
Handling stolen goods
1,086
Assault
198
Sexual offences
121
Robbery
171
Other against the person
1
Homicide
9,890
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 20,321 total. Figures are for the whole Brisbane City police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Spring Hill

Spring Hill is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other44% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: MU1 - Inner city

Centre / commercial30.6% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: PC1 - Principal centre (City centre)

Residential11.1% of properties

Character / infill residential — older-style homes, with some infill like townhouses or duplexes allowed.

Zone: CR2 - Infill housing

School catchments in Spring Hill

PrimaryBrisbane Central SS
JuniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College · Kelvin Grove State College
SeniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College · Kelvin Grove State College

Spring Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Spring Hill

At the 2021 Census, 47.7% of Spring Hill’s 6,593 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English24.4%
Australian17.4%
Irish10%
Indian8.2%
Chinese7.3%
Scottish6.9%

Top countries of birth

India8.4%
Brazil3.1%
England2.7%
China2.5%
New Zealand2.5%
Philippines2.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Spring Hill

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Spring Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Spring Hill address:

Nearby suburbs

Brisbane City · 58.4% floodFortitude Valley · 29.8% floodPetrie Terrace · 10.9% floodHerston · 27.5% floodKelvin Grove · 6.5% floodSouth Brisbane · 68.5% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.