Millthorpe vs Spring Hill

Spring Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Millthorpe. 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 $677,000 in Millthorpe, and rent is higher there too.

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

Millthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Millthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($677,000 vs $780,000)

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

Millthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (249.2 km vs 255.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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

Millthorpe 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.

Millthorpe 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.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Walkability 33 / 32
Millthorpe — Walkability: 33/100 Spring Hill — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millthorpe has more residents (1,347 vs 526); Millthorpe skews older (43 vs 38).

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Population 1,347
+61% vs other
 526
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +4.8%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $107,692/yr
+5% 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.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
0-4 5.8% / 7.0%
Millthorpe — 0-4: 5.8% Spring Hill — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 17.3% / 17.1%
Millthorpe — 5-14: 17.3% Spring Hill — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 6.4% / 7.0%
Millthorpe — 15-19: 6.4% Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.0% / 4.2%
Millthorpe — 20-24: 3.0% Spring Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.0% / 10.5%
Millthorpe — 25-34: 8.0% Spring Hill — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.0% / 14.6%
Millthorpe — 35-44: 12.0% Spring Hill — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.7% / 12.7%
Millthorpe — 45-54: 15.7% Spring Hill — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.2% / 12.7%
Millthorpe — 55-64: 13.2% Spring Hill — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 12.1% / 10.5%
Millthorpe — 65-74: 12.1% Spring Hill — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 5.2% / 3.4%
Millthorpe — 75-84: 5.2% Spring Hill — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.3% / 0.6%
Millthorpe — 85+: 1.3% Spring Hill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 53.9% couple families
Millthorpe — Couple Families: 53.9% Millthorpe — Lone Person: 25.7% Millthorpe — One Parent Families: 14.4% Millthorpe — Group Household: 3.4% Millthorpe — Other Families: 2.5%
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% Spring Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Spring Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 15.5% renting
Millthorpe — Owned Outright: 43.5% Millthorpe — Mortgage: 41.0% Millthorpe — Renting: 15.5%
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.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 19.0%
Millthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 7.8%
Millthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.5%
Millthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 2.1%
Millthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.5%
Millthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

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.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
England 2.2% / 1.9%
Millthorpe — England: 2.2% Spring Hill — England: 1.9%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.1%
Millthorpe — Philippines: 0.3% Spring Hill — Philippines: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Millthorpe — New Zealand: 1.2% Spring Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.6%
Millthorpe — Scotland: 0.4% Spring Hill — Scotland: 0.6%
Iran — / 0.8%
Millthorpe — Iran: not among its largest Spring Hill — Iran: 0.8%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.6%
Millthorpe — South Africa: 0.2% Spring Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany 0.5% / —
Millthorpe — Germany: 0.5% Spring Hill — Germany: not among its largest
Singapore 0.4% / —
Millthorpe — Singapore: 0.4% Spring Hill — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 95.3% houses
Millthorpe — Houses: 95.3% Millthorpe — Townhouses: 2.5% Millthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0% Spring Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Spring Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Median house price $677,000 $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $607,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Spring Hill has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 11%); Millthorpe has more rural and farming land (78% vs 53%).

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Rural and farming 78% 53%
Environmental 11% 38%
Residential 10% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Houses 5.7%
$900/wk on $815K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Millthorpe Spring Hill
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of NSW —

Liveability

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 —
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

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millthorpe

  • Millthorpe Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Spring Hill

  • Spring Hill Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Spring Hill sits further from the CBD (255.4 km vs 249.2 km).

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Walkability score 33/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 249.2 km 255.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 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.

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Car (driver) 68.6% / 79.0%
Millthorpe — Car (driver): 68.6% Spring Hill — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 15.0%
Millthorpe — Worked from Home: 21.0% Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 5.5% / 2.8%
Millthorpe — Walked Only: 5.5% Spring Hill — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.3%
Millthorpe — Car (passenger): 4.3% Spring Hill — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus 0.5% / —
Millthorpe — Bus: 0.5% Spring Hill — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Millthorpe Spring Hill
Elevation 962 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 946 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Millthorpe 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)

Millthorpe 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Millthorpe

Affordable Family Rural

Spring Hill

Family Quiet Rural

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