Black Springs vs Mozart

Black Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Mozart. 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 Mozart, most households are couple families. On these figures, Black Springs tends to suit families with children, while Mozart 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

Black Springs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Black Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Black Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mozart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (194 min vs 205 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.1 km vs 226.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Black Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Black Springs and Mozart drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Black Springs Mozart
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Black Springs Mozart
Walkability 10 / 8
Black Springs — Walkability: 10/100 Mozart — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 48 / 27
Black Springs — Safety: 48/100 Mozart — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Black Springs — Low fire risk: 65/100 Mozart — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Black Springs has more residents (227 vs 58); Mozart rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Black Springs Mozart
Population 227
+74% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +3.6%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $92,248/yr $97,500/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Springs Mozart
0-4 7.0% / —
Black Springs — 0-4: 7.0% Mozart — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 15.5%
Black Springs — 5-14: 15.4% Mozart — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 2.6% / —
Black Springs — 15-19: 2.6% Mozart — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.2% / —
Black Springs — 20-24: 2.2% Mozart — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.8% / 5.2%
Black Springs — 25-34: 12.8% Mozart — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 11.9% / 12.1%
Black Springs — 35-44: 11.9% Mozart — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 10.6% / 15.5%
Black Springs — 45-54: 10.6% Mozart — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 13.7% / 17.2%
Black Springs — 55-64: 13.7% Mozart — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 17.2% / 25.9%
Black Springs — 65-74: 17.2% Mozart — 65-74: 25.9%
75-84 8.4% / 5.2%
Black Springs — 75-84: 8.4% Mozart — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.8% / —
Black Springs — 85+: 1.8% Mozart — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Black Springs Mozart
Italy — / 5.2%
Black Springs — Italy: not among its largest Mozart — Italy: 5.2%
England 3.1% / —
Black Springs — England: 3.1% Mozart — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Springs 48.1% couple families
Black Springs — Couple Families: 48.1% Black Springs — Lone Person: 32.7% Black Springs — One Parent Families: 19.2%
Mozart 55.6% couple families
Mozart — Couple Families: 55.6% Mozart — Lone Person: 44.4% Mozart — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Springs 100.0% houses
Black Springs — Houses: 100.0% Black Springs — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mozart 83.3% houses
Mozart — Houses: 83.3% Mozart — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Black Springs Mozart
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 12.1%
Black Springs — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Mozart — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.6%
Black Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Mozart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.2%
Black Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Mozart — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Springs 20.0% renting
Black Springs — Owned Outright: 47.1% Black Springs — Mortgage: 32.9% Black Springs — Renting: 20.0%
Mozart 0.0% renting
Mozart — Owned Outright: 66.7% Mozart — Mortgage: 33.3% Mozart — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Black Springs Mozart
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 Mozart
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Black Springs Mozart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Black Springs Mozart
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Black Springs carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Mozart carries more crime risk (73 vs 52).

Black Springs Mozart
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
73/100
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 Mozart
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 Mozart

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Black Springs Mozart
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 29 18

Mobility

Black Springs sits further from the CBD (226.9 km vs 215.1 km).

Black Springs Mozart
Walkability score 10/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 226.9 km
+5% vs other
 215.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 205 min 194 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2787
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2787
same for both

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.

Black Springs Mozart
Car (driver) 77.6% / 64.0%
Black Springs — Car (driver): 77.6% Mozart — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 36.0%
Black Springs — Worked from Home: 15.8% Mozart — Worked from Home: 36.0%
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Black Springs — Walked Only: 6.6% Mozart — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Black Springs Mozart
Elevation 1,202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Black Springs Mozart
Connectivity score 18/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Black Springs Mozart
Annual rainfall 738 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Black Springs Mozart
Average residential rate $975/yr
same for both
Council Oberon
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Springs Mozart
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Springs Mozart
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Springs

Family Retirees Rural

Mozart

Retirees River Rural

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