North Casino vs Spring Grove
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Grove: a median of $1.14 million, against $1.04 million in North Casino. On these figures, North Casino tends to suit 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
North Casino
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
North Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- North Casino is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
- Spring Grove has a shorter drive in (486 min vs 492 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
North Casino
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Spring Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.4% vs 5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
North Casino and Spring Grove 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
North Casino has more residents (1,000 vs 532).
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,000 +47% vs other | 532 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.9% | +23.4% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $102,336/yr +7% vs other | $95,524/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
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 (1.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,040,000 | $1,135,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $995,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 96% |
| Residential | 11% | 4% |
| 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
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
North Casino is more walkable (14 vs 6).
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 44/100 | 45/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Spring Grove carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 27).
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in North Casino
- Casino Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
Schools in Spring Grove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 720.7 km | 721 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 486 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.1 km | 38.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 337 premises | 0% 185 premises |
Council rates
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| North Casino | Spring Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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