Springfield Lakes bushfire risk
Of Springfield Lakes’s 7,026 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 2.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Springfield Lakes’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Springfield Lakes address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Springfield Lakes
Flood and bushfire areas across Springfield Lakes. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Springfield Lakes
Springfield Lakes sits in the Springfield police division, which recorded 4,201 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,201 total. Figures are for the whole Springfield police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Springfield Lakes
Springfield Lakes is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Community Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Open Space
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Conservation
School catchments in Springfield Lakes
Springfield Lakes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Springfield Lakes
At the 2021 Census, 34.3% of Springfield Lakes’s 17,211 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Springfield Lakes
Ipswich council approved 3,522 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Springfield Lakes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14 Cottonwood Crescent, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 18 Swallowtail Crescent, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 20 Shallow Bay Drive, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 27 Kinglake Avenue, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 32 Hopman Way, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 37 Fortune Street, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 5 Zen Court, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 72 Dry Dock Circuit, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ipswich
Compare Springfield Lakes with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.