Spring Mountain is a developing

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in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The Ci ...

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, Australia. In the , Spring Mountain had a population of 6,085 people.

History

Spring Mountain was developed as part of Greater Springfield, Queensland Australia's largest master-planned community. In the , Spring Mountain had a population of 0 people. Since then, land in the north-east of the locality has been developed for residential use and land sales are occurring and housing constructed. Spring Mountain State School opened in 2019, with 55 pupils were enrolled on the first day of the first term. It was built with a maximum capacity of 760 students. In the , Spring Mountain had a population of 6,085 people.

Education

Spring Mountain State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 56 Dublin Avenue (). 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). 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.

Transport

Spring Mountain has been served by a bus route since January 2020. The service comprises a loop service from Spring Mountain to Orion Shopping Centre and

Springfield Central railway station Springfield Central Railway Station is the terminus station of the Springfield Line in Queensland, Australia. It serves Springfield Central (the central suburb of Greater Springfield) and other nearby suburbs in the City of Ipswich. Brisban ...

, running twice an hour on weekdays.

References

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