Huntley vs Spring Hill
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Huntley, most households are couple families. In Spring Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Huntley: a median of $1 million, against $780,000 in Spring Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Huntley 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 $1,000,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Spring Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($348/wk vs $460/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Spring Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (255.4 km vs 258.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Huntley has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
- Spring Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
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
Huntley 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.
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
Spring Hill has more residents (526 vs 161); Huntley rents higher ($460/wk vs $348/wk).
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 161 | 526 +227% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 38 same for both | |
| Median household income | $126,724/yr +19% vs other | $102,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk +24% vs other | $348/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (3.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,000,000 | $780,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $484,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Spring Hill has more rural and farming land (53% vs 3%); Huntley has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 38%).
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 74% | 38% |
| Rural and farming | 3% | 53% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 22% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Orange | 29 across Cabonne |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% | -43% |
Ranking within NSW
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
Spring Hill is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | — same for both | |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Huntley | 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 Huntley
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
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Huntley sits further from the CBD (258.6 km vs 255.4 km).
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 258.6 km +1% vs other | 255.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 217 min | 214 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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 (79.4%).
Setting
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 943 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 946 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 215 premises |
Climate
| Huntley | 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)
| Huntley | 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
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,668/yr | $750/yr |
| Council | Orange | Cabonne |
Federal electorate
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Huntley | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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