Lucknow vs Spring Hill
Spring Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Lucknow. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Hill: a median of $780,000, against $600,000 in Lucknow, though rent is higher in Lucknow. On these figures, Lucknow tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Spring Hill suits families with children.
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
Lucknow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $780,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Spring Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($348/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lucknow sits closer to the CBD (252.7 km vs 255.4 km)
- Spring Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 22/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lucknow has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
- Spring Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 22/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Spring Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lucknow 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 277); Lucknow skews older (48 vs 38).
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 277 | 526 +90% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.7% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 38 |
| Median household income | $100,256/yr | $102,492/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +13% vs other | $348/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $780,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Lucknow has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 38%); Spring Hill has more rural and farming land (53% vs 11%).
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 87% | 38% |
| Rural and farming | 11% | 53% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Orange | 29 across Cabonne |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% | -43% |
Ranking within NSW
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
Spring Hill is more walkable (32 vs 22).
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | — |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lucknow | 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 Lucknow
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
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Spring Hill sits further from the CBD (255.4 km vs 252.7 km).
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 22/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 252.7 km | 255.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 210 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 (79.0%).
Setting
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 899 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 946 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 132 premises | 0% 215 premises |
Climate
| Lucknow | 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)
| Lucknow | 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
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,668/yr | $750/yr |
| Council | Orange | Cabonne |
Federal electorate
| Lucknow | Spring Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lucknow | 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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