Springwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Springwood
(Logan City, QLD) - 6.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
6.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Springwood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Springwood properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,866 Springwood properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,866 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Springwood.
Springwood flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 4,866 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Springwood; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
208 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 203
- Historic Flood 2022: 31
Mapped overland flow
2,535 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 2,535
Source: Logan City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Springwood at a glance
Schools in and near Springwood
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
3 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Springwood is zoned
Selling in Springwood? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 6.04 km², Springwood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 701 m² across 4,246 parcels.
Who lives in Springwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Springwood suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Springwood's 9,710 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Springwood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Springwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Springwood itself.
9,386 in 2001 to 10,328 in 2025, up 10%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Springwood property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Springwood, the wider statistical area containing Springwood. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 117 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 79 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Springwood data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Springwood address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 730 Springwood addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Springwood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Springwood planning - frequently asked
Is Springwood flood-prone?
About 25% of Springwood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 16% of the 4,866 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 298 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Springwood bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Springwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Springwood?
The dominant planning zone in Springwood is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Centre.
Does Springwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Springwood.
Is Springwood hilly or flat?
Springwood is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 18 m to 116 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Springwood?
Across 4,246 surveyed parcels in Springwood, the median lot size is about 701 m². There are also 284 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Springwood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Springwood itself. The suburb is served by 46 bus stops.
What is the population of Springwood?
At the 2021 Census Springwood had 9,710 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Springwood statistical area, which contains Springwood, went from 9,386 people in 2001 to 10,328 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Springwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Springwood scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Springwood?
Median household income in Springwood was $1,736 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slacks Creek | 2.1 km | 69% | 29% |
| Daisy Hill | 2.3 km | 29% | 59% |
| Rochedale South | 2.7 km | 23% | 18% |
| Priestdale | 3.2 km | 23% | 97% |
| Underwood | 3.2 km | 33% | 9% |
| Woodridge | 3.5 km | 24% | 13% |
| Logan Central | 3.9 km | 27% | 13% |
| Shailer Park | 4.8 km | 27% | 27% |
| Meadowbrook | 4.9 km | 97% | 29% |
| Kuraby Brisbane City |
4.9 km | 23% | 49% |