Springbrook suburb profile
Springbrook is a mountain plateau village in the Gold Coast hinterland, centred on and surrounded by Springbrook National Park and its rainforest plateaus, waterfalls and lookouts. The suburb has a quiet, nature-focused character, with homes and holiday retreats tucked among ancient trees, small rural blocks and a handful of visitor accommodation; residents tend to value privacy, the cool climate and outdoor life. A compact village strip provides basic services and a café, while the area’s walking tracks, waterfalls and features such as Natural Bridge make tourism and conservation central to daily life.
Springbrook property market performance
Springbrook has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. House values rose sharply, up 13.2% over the last 12 months.
In the past three months there was 1 house sale. Houses sold in a median of 33 days over the last 12 months.
The rental market in Springbrook saw house rents average $800 a week, up a solid 6.7% over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 13.2% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 1 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 33 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | $800 | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | 6.7% | N/A |
Springbrook demographics
A small community of 705 people has a median age of 49 and a typical household income of $1,273 a week, roughly $66,200 a year.
Families are a clear feature of the local profile. Couple families without children are the largest group at 48.7%, while couple families with children make up 31.6%. Together those couple family types account for just over four in five families (80.3%). One-parent families represent 18.2% and other families 1.6%.
In Springbrook, most homes are owner-occupied — about 86% in total — split between 43.5% owned outright and 42.4% owned with a mortgage. Renters make up 14.1% of dwellings.
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