Forest Reefs vs Spring Terrace

Forest Reefs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Spring Terrace. 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 Terrace, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Forest Reefs tends to suit couples, while Spring Terrace 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

Forest Reefs

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Terrace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Forest Reefs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (260.4 km vs 264.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Forest Reefs carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • Spring Terrace has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Forest Reefs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forest Reefs and Spring Terrace 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 Terrace
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 Terrace
Walkability 14 / 10
Forest Reefs — Walkability: 14/100 Spring Terrace — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 84 / 74
Forest Reefs — Safety: 84/100 Spring Terrace — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Forest Reefs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Terrace — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Forest Reefs has more residents (537 vs 123); Forest Reefs rents higher ($325/wk vs $238/wk).

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Population 537
+77% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -1.6%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $121,836/yr
+23% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+27% vs other
 $238/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
0-4 4.3% / 7.3%
Forest Reefs — 0-4: 4.3% Spring Terrace — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 16.0% / 13.0%
Forest Reefs — 5-14: 16.0% Spring Terrace — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.6% / 6.5%
Forest Reefs — 15-19: 8.6% Spring Terrace — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.8% / —
Forest Reefs — 20-24: 2.8% Spring Terrace — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.0% / 2.4%
Forest Reefs — 25-34: 8.0% Spring Terrace — 25-34: 2.4%
35-44 11.9% / 16.3%
Forest Reefs — 35-44: 11.9% Spring Terrace — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 17.5% / 13.0%
Forest Reefs — 45-54: 17.5% Spring Terrace — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.4% / 17.1%
Forest Reefs — 55-64: 13.4% Spring Terrace — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 10.1% / 14.6%
Forest Reefs — 65-74: 10.1% Spring Terrace — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 5.4% / 8.1%
Forest Reefs — 75-84: 5.4% Spring Terrace — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Forest Reefs — 85+: not among its largest Spring Terrace — 85+: not among its largest

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 Terrace 51.9% couple families
Spring Terrace — Couple Families: 51.9% Spring Terrace — Lone Person: 37.0% Spring Terrace — One Parent Families: 11.1%
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 Terrace 8.5% renting
Spring Terrace — Owned Outright: 55.3% Spring Terrace — Mortgage: 36.2% Spring Terrace — Renting: 8.5%
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.

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
England 1.9% / 3.3%
Forest Reefs — England: 1.9% Spring Terrace — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Forest Reefs — New Zealand: 1.1% Spring Terrace — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Forest Reefs — South Africa: 0.6% Spring Terrace — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 13.0%
Forest Reefs — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Spring Terrace — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 9.8%
Forest Reefs — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Spring Terrace — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 14.6%
Forest Reefs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Spring Terrace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 7.3%
Forest Reefs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Spring Terrace — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 3.3%
Forest Reefs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Spring Terrace — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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 Terrace 100.0% houses
Spring Terrace — Houses: 100.0% Spring Terrace — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $837,500 —

Zoning mix

Spring Terrace has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Rural and farming 95% 87%
Environmental 0% 13%
Residential 5% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Grade B —
Score 65/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Spring Terrace carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Spring Terrace carries more crime risk (26 vs 16).

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
26/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Forest Reefs

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

Schools in Spring Terrace

  • Spring Terrace Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Spring Terrace sits further from the CBD (264.8 km vs 260.4 km).

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 260.4 km 264.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2798
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2798
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.

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Car (driver) 67.9% / 61.7%
Forest Reefs — Car (driver): 67.9% Spring Terrace — Car (driver): 61.7%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 38.3%
Forest Reefs — Worked from Home: 24.6% Spring Terrace — Worked from Home: 38.3%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Forest Reefs — Walked Only: 4.9% Spring Terrace — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Forest Reefs — Car (passenger): 2.7% Spring Terrace — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
Elevation 923 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 980 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Reefs Spring Terrace
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 Terrace

Rural

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