Ettamogah vs Springdale Heights

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ettamogah, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Springdale Heights: a median of $630,000, against $385,000 in Ettamogah, though rent is higher in Ettamogah. On these figures, Ettamogah tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Springdale Heights 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

Springdale Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Ettamogah is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Ettamogah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($385,000 vs $630,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
  • But Springdale Heights has cheaper land ($270,000 vs $360,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ettamogah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ettamogah sits closer to the CBD (544.8 km vs 547.9 km)
  • Springdale Heights is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Springdale Heights

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Ettamogah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (104.4% vs 29.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
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.

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Walkability 0 / 38
Ettamogah — Walkability: 0/100 Springdale Heights — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 7 / 25
Ettamogah — Safety: 7/100 Springdale Heights — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Ettamogah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Springdale Heights — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Springdale Heights has more residents (2,644 vs 92); Ettamogah has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $62,504).

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Population 92 2,644
+2774% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +104.4% +29.9%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $121,316/yr
+48% vs other
 $62,504/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+6% vs other
 $253/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
0-4 8.7% / 7.3%
Ettamogah — 0-4: 8.7% Springdale Heights — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 17.4% / 13.9%
Ettamogah — 5-14: 17.4% Springdale Heights — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 15.2% / 6.6%
Ettamogah — 15-19: 15.2% Springdale Heights — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Ettamogah — 20-24: 5.4% Springdale Heights — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.0% / 13.2%
Ettamogah — 25-34: 12.0% Springdale Heights — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 13.0% / 12.6%
Ettamogah — 35-44: 13.0% Springdale Heights — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.9% / 11.0%
Ettamogah — 45-54: 10.9% Springdale Heights — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 16.3% / 10.0%
Ettamogah — 55-64: 16.3% Springdale Heights — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 7.6% / 12.0%
Ettamogah — 65-74: 7.6% Springdale Heights — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 — / 6.0%
Ettamogah — 75-84: not among its largest Springdale Heights — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 1.4%
Ettamogah — 85+: not among its largest Springdale Heights — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 78.9% couple families
Ettamogah — Couple Families: 78.9% Ettamogah — Lone Person: 21.1% Ettamogah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ettamogah — Group Household: 0.0% Ettamogah — Other Families: 0.0%
Springdale Heights 34.8% couple families
Springdale Heights — Couple Families: 34.8% Springdale Heights — Lone Person: 38.9% Springdale Heights — One Parent Families: 20.7% Springdale Heights — Group Household: 4.2% Springdale Heights — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 0.0% renting
Ettamogah — Owned Outright: 40.9% Ettamogah — Mortgage: 59.1% Ettamogah — Renting: 0.0%
Springdale Heights 31.5% renting
Springdale Heights — Owned Outright: 31.7% Springdale Heights — Mortgage: 36.8% Springdale Heights — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
New Zealand 4.3% / 1.3%
Ettamogah — New Zealand: 4.3% Springdale Heights — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines — / 2.3%
Ettamogah — Philippines: not among its largest Springdale Heights — Philippines: 2.3%
England — / 2.0%
Ettamogah — England: not among its largest Springdale Heights — England: 2.0%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Ettamogah — Nepal: not among its largest Springdale Heights — Nepal: 1.4%
India — / 1.2%
Ettamogah — India: not among its largest Springdale Heights — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 18.7%
Ettamogah — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Springdale Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 6.5%
Ettamogah — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Springdale Heights — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.4%
Ettamogah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Springdale Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.0%
Ettamogah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Springdale Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Ettamogah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Springdale Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 100.0% houses
Ettamogah — Houses: 100.0% Ettamogah — Townhouses: 0.0% Ettamogah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Springdale Heights 89.4% houses
Springdale Heights — Houses: 89.4% Springdale Heights — Townhouses: 10.1% Springdale Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Median house price $385,000 $630,000
Median unit price — $375,000
Median land price $360,000 $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 4 sales
 13 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Ettamogah has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 0%).

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Environmental 60% 55%
Residential 2% 34%
Commercial 24% 0%
Industrial 2% 8%
Rural and farming 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Houses — 3.8%
$520/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Springdale Heights is more walkable (38 vs 0).

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Springdale Heights carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Ettamogah carries more crime risk (93 vs 75).

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
75/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ettamogah

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

Schools in Springdale Heights

  • Springdale Heights Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Springdale Heights sits further from the CBD (547.9 km vs 544.8 km).

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Walkability score 0/100 38/100
Distance to Sydney 544.8 km 547.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 336 min 338 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
 0.3%
postcode 2641
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
 42
postcode 2641

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.

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Car (driver) 67.5% / 84.7%
Ettamogah — Car (driver): 67.5% Springdale Heights — Car (driver): 84.7%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 6.5%
Ettamogah — Worked from Home: 22.5% Springdale Heights — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 6.3%
Ettamogah — Car (passenger): 10.0% Springdale Heights — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Ettamogah — Walked Only: not among its largest Springdale Heights — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.9%
Ettamogah — Bus: not among its largest Springdale Heights — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.7%).

Setting

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Elevation 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Connectivity score 91/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 86%
155 premises
 50%
1,274 premises

Climate

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ettamogah Springdale Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ettamogah

Family Rural Students Young Families

Springdale Heights

Acreage Affordable

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