Forest Reefs vs Spring Hill

Spring Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Forest Reefs. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Reefs, most households are couple families. In Spring Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forest Reefs: a median of $1.2 million, against $780,000 in Spring Hill, though rent is higher in Spring Hill. On these figures, Forest Reefs tends to suit couples, while Spring Hill suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Spring Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 222 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (255.4 km vs 260.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

Forest Reefs and Spring Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
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.

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Walkability 14 / 32
Forest Reefs — Walkability: 14/100 Spring Hill — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Forest Reefs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Forest Reefs has higher household incomes ($121,836 vs $102,492); Forest Reefs skews older (43 vs 38).

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Population 537
+2% vs other
 526
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +4.8%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $121,836/yr
+16% vs other
 $102,492/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $348/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
0-4 4.3% / 7.0%
Forest Reefs — 0-4: 4.3% Spring Hill — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 16.0% / 17.1%
Forest Reefs — 5-14: 16.0% Spring Hill — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 8.6% / 7.0%
Forest Reefs — 15-19: 8.6% Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 2.8% / 4.2%
Forest Reefs — 20-24: 2.8% Spring Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.0% / 10.5%
Forest Reefs — 25-34: 8.0% Spring Hill — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.9% / 14.6%
Forest Reefs — 35-44: 11.9% Spring Hill — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 17.5% / 12.7%
Forest Reefs — 45-54: 17.5% Spring Hill — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.4% / 12.7%
Forest Reefs — 55-64: 13.4% Spring Hill — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.1% / 10.5%
Forest Reefs — 65-74: 10.1% Spring Hill — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 5.4% / 3.4%
Forest Reefs — 75-84: 5.4% Spring Hill — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 0.6%
Forest Reefs — 85+: not among its largest Spring Hill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Reefs 67.3% couple families
Forest Reefs — Couple Families: 67.3% Forest Reefs — Lone Person: 24.8% Forest Reefs — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Spring Hill 51.9% couple families
Spring Hill — Couple Families: 51.9% Spring Hill — Lone Person: 27.5% Spring Hill — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Reefs 10.8% renting
Forest Reefs — Owned Outright: 39.9% Forest Reefs — Mortgage: 49.4% Forest Reefs — Renting: 10.8%
Spring Hill 9.4% renting
Spring Hill — Owned Outright: 38.8% Spring Hill — Mortgage: 51.8% Spring Hill — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 19.0%
Forest Reefs — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 7.8%
Forest Reefs — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.5%
Forest Reefs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.5%
Forest Reefs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.1%
Forest Reefs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
England 1.9% / 1.9%
Forest Reefs — England: 1.9% Spring Hill — England: 1.9%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Forest Reefs — South Africa: 0.6% Spring Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Forest Reefs — New Zealand: 1.1% Spring Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Forest Reefs — Philippines: not among its largest Spring Hill — Philippines: 1.1%
Iran — / 0.8%
Forest Reefs — Iran: not among its largest Spring Hill — Iran: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Forest Reefs — Scotland: not among its largest Spring Hill — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Reefs 97.7% houses
Forest Reefs — Houses: 97.7% Forest Reefs — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0% Spring Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Median house price $1,200,000 $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $837,500 —

Zoning mix

Forest Reefs has more rural and farming land (95% vs 53%); Spring Hill has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 0%).

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Rural and farming 95% 53%
Environmental 0% 38%
Residential 5%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +14% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Hill is more walkable (32 vs 14); Forest Reefs scores higher overall (65 vs 59).

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 —
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Forest Reefs

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

Schools in Spring Hill

  • Spring Hill Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Forest Reefs sits further from the CBD (260.4 km vs 255.4 km).

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Walkability score 14/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 260.4 km
+2% vs other
 255.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2798
 0.6%
postcode 2800
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2798
 48
postcode 2800

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.

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Car (driver) 67.9% / 79.0%
Forest Reefs — Car (driver): 67.9% Spring Hill — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 15.0%
Forest Reefs — Worked from Home: 24.6% Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 4.9% / 2.8%
Forest Reefs — Walked Only: 4.9% Spring Hill — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.3%
Forest Reefs — Car (passenger): 2.7% Spring Hill — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Elevation 923 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 946 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
195 premises
 0%
215 premises

Climate

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Average residential rate $925/yr $750/yr
Council Blayney Cabonne

Federal electorate

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Reefs Spring Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forest Reefs

Rural

Spring Hill

Family Quiet Rural

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