Grattai vs Spring Flat

Spring Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Grattai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Flat: a median of $1.39 million, against $820,000 in Grattai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Grattai tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Spring Flat suits families with children and 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

Spring Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 52%)
  • But Grattai carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Grattai has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,392,500)
  • Spring Flat leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Grattai has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $375/wk)
  • Spring Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Spring Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (272.7 km vs 296.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (237 min vs 250 min)
  • But Grattai is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grattai

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Spring Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (68.3% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grattai Spring Flat
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.

Grattai Spring Flat
Walkability 8 / 0
Grattai — Walkability: 8/100 Spring Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 75
Grattai — Safety: 86/100 Spring Flat — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 72 / 74
Grattai — Low fire risk: 72/100 Spring Flat — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Spring Flat has higher household incomes ($154,648 vs $66,924); Grattai skews older (50 vs 36).

Grattai Spring Flat
Population 330 345
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +68.3%
Median age 50 36
Median household income $66,924/yr $154,648/yr
+131% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $375/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grattai Spring Flat
0-4 3.6% / 6.4%
Grattai — 0-4: 3.6% Spring Flat — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 10.9% / 19.7%
Grattai — 5-14: 10.9% Spring Flat — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 6.4% / 8.4%
Grattai — 15-19: 6.4% Spring Flat — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 3.0% / 0.9%
Grattai — 20-24: 3.0% Spring Flat — 20-24: 0.9%
25-34 5.8% / 12.5%
Grattai — 25-34: 5.8% Spring Flat — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 7.3% / 14.5%
Grattai — 35-44: 7.3% Spring Flat — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 23.3% / 11.6%
Grattai — 45-54: 23.3% Spring Flat — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 19.4% / 12.2%
Grattai — 55-64: 19.4% Spring Flat — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 11.8% / 9.3%
Grattai — 65-74: 11.8% Spring Flat — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.8% / 3.8%
Grattai — 75-84: 5.8% Spring Flat — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 2.6%
Grattai — 85+: not among its largest Spring Flat — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grattai 41.7% couple families
Grattai — Couple Families: 41.7% Grattai — Lone Person: 44.0% Grattai — One Parent Families: 10.7% Grattai — Group Household: 3.6%
Spring Flat 77.1% couple families
Spring Flat — Couple Families: 77.1% Spring Flat — Lone Person: 17.1% Spring Flat — One Parent Families: 5.7% Spring Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grattai 2.3% renting
Grattai — Owned Outright: 54.2% Grattai — Mortgage: 43.5% Grattai — Renting: 2.3%
Spring Flat 6.7% renting
Spring Flat — Owned Outright: 35.3% Spring Flat — Mortgage: 58.0% Spring Flat — Renting: 6.7%
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.

Grattai Spring Flat
England 4.5% / 1.2%
Grattai — England: 4.5% Spring Flat — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Grattai — New Zealand: 1.8% Spring Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Grattai — Philippines: 0.9% Spring Flat — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Grattai — Netherlands: 0.9% Spring Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Grattai Spring Flat
Certificate III & IV 26.7% / 18.0%
Grattai — Certificate III & IV: 26.7% Spring Flat — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 10.7%
Grattai — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Spring Flat — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.5%
Grattai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Spring Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 3.2%
Grattai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Spring Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.4%
Grattai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Spring Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grattai 100.0% houses
Grattai — Houses: 100.0% Grattai — Townhouses: 0.0% Grattai — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Spring Flat 94.7% houses
Spring Flat — Houses: 94.7% Spring Flat — Townhouses: 3.5% Spring Flat — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grattai Spring Flat
Median house price $820,000 $1,392,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $365,000

Zoning mix

Spring Flat has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 12%); Grattai has more rural and farming land (76% vs 64%).

Grattai Spring Flat
Rural and farming 76% 64%
Environmental 12% 28%
Residential 11% 8%
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

Grattai Spring Flat
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grattai Spring Flat
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Grattai is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Grattai Spring Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Spring Flat carries more crime risk (25 vs 14).

Grattai Spring Flat
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
25/100
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

Grattai Spring Flat
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Grattai

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

Schools in Spring Flat

  • St Matthews Catholic School - Secondary Campus Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Grattai Spring Flat
Waterways 37 17

Mobility

Grattai sits further from the CBD (296.1 km vs 272.7 km).

Grattai Spring Flat
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 296.1 km
+8% vs other
 272.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 237 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Grattai Spring Flat
Car (driver) 70.7% / 71.7%
Grattai — Car (driver): 70.7% Spring Flat — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 21.1%
Grattai — Worked from Home: 20.0% Spring Flat — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 7.2%
Grattai — Car (passenger): 6.0% Spring Flat — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Grattai — Walked Only: 3.3% Spring Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Grattai Spring Flat
Elevation 580 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 605 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grattai Spring Flat
Connectivity score 15/100 64/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
146 premises
 48%
198 premises

Climate

Grattai Spring Flat
Annual rainfall 687 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Grattai Spring Flat
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Grattai Spring Flat
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grattai Spring Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grattai

Rural

Spring Flat

Family Rural

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