Black Springs vs Mount David
Black Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Mount David. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Springs, about half of households are couple families. In Mount David, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Black Springs tends to suit families with children, while Mount David suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Mount David
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Black Springs
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 34%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Black Springs
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (226.9 km vs 243.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (205 min vs 219 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Black Springs is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Mount David carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount David
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.9% vs 0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Black Springs and Mount David drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Black Springs has more residents (227 vs 51); Black Springs has higher household incomes ($92,248 vs $35,724).
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 227 +78% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | +15.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 51 |
| Median household income | $92,248/yr +61% vs other | $35,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $230/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $290,000 |
Zoning mix
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Oberon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
Liveability
Black Springs is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Black Springs carries more crime risk (52 vs 20); Mount David carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 35).
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Black Springs
- Black Springs Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Mount David
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 29 | 15 |
Mobility
Mount David sits further from the CBD (243.2 km vs 226.9 km).
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 226.9 km | 243.2 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2787 | 0.4% postcode 2795 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2787 | 47 postcode 2795 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).
Setting
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,202 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,069 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 738 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $975/yr same for both | |
| Council | Oberon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Black Springs | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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