Casino vs Spring Grove
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Casino, about half of households are people living alone. In Spring Grove, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Grove: a median of $1.14 million, against $519,000 in Casino, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Casino tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Spring Grove suits couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Casino has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
- Spring Grove carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $1,135,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Spring Grove leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Casino
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 6/100)
- has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 486 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (713.3 km vs 721 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Casino
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 6/100)
- But Spring Grove carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Spring Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.4% vs 0.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Casino and Spring Grove 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
Casino has more residents (10,930 vs 532); Spring Grove has higher household incomes ($95,524 vs $54,288).
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,930 +95% vs other | 532 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.1% | +23.4% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $54,288/yr | $95,524/yr +76% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $350/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $519,000 | $1,135,000 |
| Median unit price | $315,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 75 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Spring Grove has more rural and farming land (96% vs 80%).
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 96% |
| Residential | 7% | 4% |
| Environmental | 5% | 0% |
| Industrial | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $600/wk on $622K | — |
| Units | 3.7% $390/wk on $542K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Casino is more walkable (32 vs 6); Spring Grove scores higher overall (45 vs 18).
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 18/100 | 45/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Casino carries more crime risk (90 vs 17); Spring Grove carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 24).
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 4 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Casino
- Casino Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Casino West Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Casino High School Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Spring Grove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 10 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 16 | 0 |
| Childcare | 10 | 0 |
| GPs | 6 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 10 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Spring Grove sits further from the CBD (721 km vs 713.3 km).
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 713.3 km | 721 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 486 min |
| Public transport score | 69/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 94.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.1 km | 38.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 5,707 premises | 0% 185 premises |
Council rates
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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