 A high proportion of people in Springwood are in the baby boomers generation compared to population proportions in the surrounding local government area.Springwood is a significant activity centre in the region, with a major bus station, two hotels, a 24-hour McDonald's, two state primary schools, a state high school, a campus of Calvary Christian College, a public library, three shopping malls, ambulance, fire and police stations and many places of worship (including Church of Christ, Uniting and Seventh-day Adventist churches).Most commercial activity in Springwood is centred on the "town centre" in the north-west of the suburb along the Pacific Motorway.