Spring Hill, Queensland

Spring Hill Brisbane, Queensland
Wickham Terrace, the main street of Spring Hill
Spring Hill
Coordinates	27°27′36″S 153°01′34″E / 27.46°S 153.026°E / -27.46; 153.026Coordinates: 27°27′36″S 153°01′34″E / 27.46°S 153.026°E / -27.46; 153.026
Population	5,259 (2011 census)
• Density	4,380/km2 (11,400/sq mi)
Established	1840s
Postcode(s)	4000
Area	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location	2 km (1 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Central Ward)
State electorate(s)	Brisbane Central
Federal Division(s)	Brisbane
Suburbs around Spring Hill: Kelvin Grove Herston Bowen Hills Red Hill Spring Hill Fortitude Valley Petrie Terrace Brisbane CBD Kangaroo Point

Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.

In the 2011 census, Spring Hill had a population of 5,259 people, 44% female and 56% male.

The median age of the Spring Hill population was 30 years, 7 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 6.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population. The most notable difference was the group in their twenties; in Spring Hill this group made up 36.1% of the population, compared to just 13.8% nationally.

43.8% of people living in Spring Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Korea, Republic of 3.9%, India 3.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.5%, Colombia 2.1%.

56.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 3.3% Korean, 3.3% Mandarin, 3.3% Spanish, 1.7% Portuguese, 1.7% Cantonese.

The most common religious affiliation was "No Religion" (28.5%); the next most common responses were Catholic 22.9%, Anglican 8.4%, Hinduism 3.7% and Buddhism 3.1%.

Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools, including Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, St James College, Brisbane St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and Brisbane Central State School. Those in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington and the Albert Park Flexi School in Petrie Terrace.

The Old Windmill in Wickham Park was built in 1824 when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hill Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.