Spring Creek vs Springside

Springside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Spring Creek. 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 Springside: a median of $3.8 million, against $3.38 million in Spring Creek, 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

Spring Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($3,375,000 vs $3,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)

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

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

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

Spring Creek Springside
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.

Spring Creek Springside
Walkability 7 / 0
Spring Creek — Walkability: 7/100 Springside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 61
Spring Creek — Safety: 76/100 Springside — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Springside — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Springside has more residents (303 vs 131); Spring Creek skews older (54 vs 45).

Spring Creek Springside
Population 131 303
+131% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% -0.7%
Median age 54 45
Median household income $106,600/yr $117,000/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek Springside
0-4 3.8% / 3.6%
Spring Creek — 0-4: 3.8% Springside — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.2% / 13.2%
Spring Creek — 5-14: 12.2% Springside — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 3.8% / 7.3%
Spring Creek — 15-19: 3.8% Springside — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.1% / 5.0%
Spring Creek — 20-24: 6.1% Springside — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 5.3% / 8.6%
Spring Creek — 25-34: 5.3% Springside — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.2% / 11.9%
Spring Creek — 35-44: 9.2% Springside — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 14.5% / 15.5%
Spring Creek — 45-54: 14.5% Springside — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 27.5% / 15.2%
Spring Creek — 55-64: 27.5% Springside — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 19.8% / 12.2%
Spring Creek — 65-74: 19.8% Springside — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 2.3% / 5.9%
Spring Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Springside — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Spring Creek — 85+: not among its largest Springside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 56.0% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 56.0% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 32.0% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 12.0% Spring Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Springside 57.6% couple families
Springside — Couple Families: 57.6% Springside — Lone Person: 36.4% Springside — One Parent Families: 0.0% Springside — Group Household: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 9.8% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 65.9% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 24.4% Spring Creek — Renting: 9.8%
Springside 13.7% renting
Springside — Owned Outright: 44.1% Springside — Mortgage: 42.2% Springside — Renting: 13.7%
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.

Spring Creek Springside
England 3.8% / 4.3%
Spring Creek — England: 3.8% Springside — England: 4.3%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Spring Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Springside — New Zealand: 1.3%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Spring Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Springside — South Africa: 1.3%
Iran — / 1.0%
Spring Creek — Iran: not among its largest Springside — Iran: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Spring Creek Springside
Certificate III & IV 24.4% / 18.5%
Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.4% Springside — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 18.5%
Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Springside — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 9.6%
Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Springside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 6.6%
Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Springside — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.0%
Spring Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Springside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 100.0% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Springside 100.0% houses
Springside — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Spring Creek Springside
Median house price $3,375,000 $3,800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Springside has more rural and farming land (59% vs 0%); Spring Creek has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 41%).

Spring Creek Springside
Environmental 92% 41%
Rural and farming 0% 59%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
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

Spring Creek Springside
New dwellings approved 238
across Orange
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +56% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Spring Creek Springside
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Creek Springside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Springside carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Springside carries more crime risk (39 vs 24).

Spring Creek Springside
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
39/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Creek Springside
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

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Creek Springside
Waterways 7 16

Mobility

Spring Creek Springside
Walkability score 7/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 268.5 km 266.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 227 min 223 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.

Spring Creek Springside
Car (driver) 71.4% / 74.6%
Spring Creek — Car (driver): 71.4% Springside — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 19.0%
Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% Springside — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Spring Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Springside — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Spring Creek Springside
Elevation 919 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,033 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Creek Springside
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Spring Creek Springside
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)

Spring Creek Springside
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

Spring Creek Springside
Average residential rate $1,668/yr $750/yr
Council Orange Cabonne

Federal electorate

Spring Creek Springside
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Creek

Premium Rural

Springside

Luxury Rural

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