Spring Mountain, Queensland
Suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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Spring Mountain is a developing locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Spring Mountain had a population of 6,085 people.[1]
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View of Spring Mountain from the Marsdenia Lookout, 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27.7069°S 152.8830°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,085 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4300 | ||||||||||||
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History
Spring Mountain was developed as part of Greater Springfield, Queensland Australia's largest master-planned community.[3]
As of March 2024 the development of Spring Mountain, known as Springfield Rise, consists of eight neighbourhoods; The Boulevard, Creekwood, The Crossing, Forest Ridge, The Highlands, Park Lane, Sunset Ridge, and Valley View.[4]
Spring Mountain State School opened in 2019, with 55 pupils were enrolled on the first day of the first term.[5][6] It was built with a maximum capacity of 760 students.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Spring Mountain had "no people or a very low population".[8] Since then, land in the north-east of the locality has been developed for residential use and land sales are occurring and housing constructed.[9]
In the 2021 census, Spring Mountain had a population of 6,085 people.[1]
Education
Spring Mountain State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 56 Dublin Avenue (27.6871°S 152.8907°E).[10] In 2020, the school had an enrolment of 195 students with 18 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (less than 5 full-time equivalent).[11]
There are no secondary schools in Spring Mountain. The nearest government secondary school is Springfield Central State High School in neighbouring Springfield Central to the north-east.[12]
Transport
Spring Mountain has been served by bus route 533 since January 2020. The service comprises a loop service from Spring Mountain to Orion Shopping Centre and Springfield Central railway station, running twice an hour on weekdays.[13]
