Blackville vs Spring Ridge
Spring Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Blackville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Spring Ridge: a median of $480,000, against $280,000 in Blackville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blackville tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Blackville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 73/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Blackville
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 15%)
- has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $480,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Blackville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($172/wk vs $231/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Spring Ridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 301 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (398.3 km vs 402.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Blackville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 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
Blackville and Spring Ridge 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
Spring Ridge has more residents (266 vs 128); Spring Ridge rents higher ($231/wk vs $172/wk).
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 | 266 +108% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.3% | +10.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +7% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $172/wk | $231/wk +34% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (12.5%).
Property market
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $280,000 | $480,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $96,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Liverpool Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Blackville carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 19); Spring Ridge carries more crime risk (73 vs 50).
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | 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
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Blackville
- Blackville Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Spring Ridge
- Spring Ridge Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Blackville sits further from the CBD (402.1 km vs 398.3 km).
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 402.1 km | 398.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 301 min | 287 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2343 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2343 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).
Setting
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 378 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 317 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm | 626 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C | 32.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C | 6.0°C |
Council rates
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $934/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackville | Spring Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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