Springfield Lakes, Queensland
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Springfield Lakes, Queensland

Springfield Lakes is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the suburbs created within Greater Springfield. In the 2021 census, Springfield Lakes had a population of 17,211 people.

The Centenary Motorway forms the north-western boundary of the suburb. The Springfield railway line runs immediately parallel and north of the highway. There is a foot bridge across the motorway (27°39′39″S 152°55′18″E / 27.6608°S 152.9216°E / -27.6608; 152.9216 (foot bridge to railway station)) which provides access to Springfield railway station.

The lakes from which the suburb takes its name are:

Springfield Lakes was developed by Lendlease as a series of smaller neighbourhoods (villages). As of November 2015 these neighbourhoods are: Bridgewater Chase (Springfield), Clancy's Crossing (Springfield), The Escarpment (Springfield), Lakeside, Eden's Homestead, Olive Springs, Butterfly Green, The Promenade, Waterside at The Promenade, The Peninsula, The Summit, Aspect, Creekside, Lakes Entrance, Wildflower Ridge, Park Edge, Tea Trees, Central Walk, and The Sanctuary. The Peninsula is the final neighbourhood of Springfield Lakes developed immediately behind Regatta Lake and Discovery Lake.

Springfield Lakes is one of the suburbs created within Greater Springfield, a 2,850-hectare (11.0 sq mi) site which is Australia's largest master planned community. For comparison purposes this is more than half the size of Cairns. It was officially named and bounded in 2000.

Springfield Lakes State School opened in 2007.

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School was established in 2013 by the Catholic Education division of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.

On Friday 1 September 2017, Our Lady of the Southern Cross Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Mark Coleridge, as the first Catholic church in Greater Springfield. Prior to its opening, Catholic services had been held at St Augustine's College in Augustine Heights.

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