| Type: | suburb |
| Brookwater | |
| City: | Ipswich |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.6588°N 152.8972°W |
| Postcode: | 4300 |
| Area: | 3.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 5.5 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Springfield Central |
| Dist2: | 23.0 |
| Dir2: | ESE |
| Location2: | Ipswich CBD |
| Dist3: | 32.9 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Ipswich |
| Fedgov: | Oxley |
| Stategov: | Jordan |
| Near-N: | Bellbird Park |
| Near-Ne: | Springfield |
| Near-E: | Springfield |
| Near-Se: | Springfield |
| Near-S: | Springfield Central |
| Near-Sw: | Springfield Lakes |
| Near-W: | Augustine Heights |
| Near-Nw: | Bellbird Park |
Brookwater is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is one of the suburbs of the Greater Springfield Development. In the, Brookwater had a population of 2,902 people.
Brookwater is bordered by Bellbird Park to the north, Augustine Heights to the west, Springfield to the east, and Springfield Central in the south.
Brookwater was named and bounded in 2003.
The Urban Development Institute of Australia judged Brookwater to be the best residential subdivision in 2006.[2]
In the, Brookwater had a population of 2,151 people.
In the, Brookwater had a population of 2,902 people.
There are no schools in Brookwater. The nearest government primary schools are Augusta State School in neighbouring Augustine Heights to the west and Spring Mountain State School in Spring Mountain to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Redbank Plains State High School in Redbank Plains to the west and Springfield Central State High School in neighbouring Springfield Central to the south.
There is a Goodstart Early Learning childcare centre in Brookwater.[3]
Mater Health Centre Brookwater is a private hospital (-27.6635°N 152.8918°W).[4]
Brookwater Golf and Country Club has an 18-hole golf course at 1 Tournament Drive (-27.663°N 152.8943°W).[5] [6] The golf course was designed by Greg Norman. The par 72 golf course measures and has been voted as Queensland's number one golf course in Golf Australia Magazine's best 50 courses.[7] Brookwater has also hosted the Isuzu Queensland Open and the 2015 Emirates Golf Challenge.
Brookwater Village Shopping Centre has a Woolworths shopping centre, restaurants and cafés at 2 Tournament Drive .[8]
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
The closest train station to Brookwater is Springfield Central railway station on the Springfield railway line. It branches from the Ipswich railway line after Darra railway station. The Centenary Highway, Logan Motorway and Ipswich Motorway are all nearby.