Spring Hill vs Cringila

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Spring Hill 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

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cringila

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Spring Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cringila

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 22/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cringila

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 22/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

Spring Hill and Cringila 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 Hill Cringila
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 Hill Cringila
Walkability 22 / 64
Spring Hill — Walkability: 22/100 Cringila — Walkability: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cringila — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cringila has more residents (2,156 vs 92); Spring Hill has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $58,084).

Spring Hill Cringila
Population 92 2,156
+2243% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -1.9%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $100,724/yr
+42% vs other
 $58,084/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+30% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Cringila
0-4 4.3% / 6.3%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 4.3% Cringila — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.1% / 12.7%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.1% Cringila — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.3% / 6.2%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 4.3% Cringila — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.4% / 6.6%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 5.4% Cringila — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.0% / 13.3%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 13.0% Cringila — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 14.1% / 12.8%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 14.1% Cringila — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 16.3% / 13.0%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 16.3% Cringila — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 17.4% / 10.9%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 17.4% Cringila — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 6.5% / 9.1%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 6.5% Cringila — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 — / 6.8%
Spring Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Cringila — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 2.4%
Spring Hill — 85+: not among its largest Cringila — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 76.5% couple families
Spring Hill — Couple Families: 76.5% Spring Hill — Lone Person: 23.5% Spring Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Spring Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Spring Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Cringila 41.1% couple families
Cringila — Couple Families: 41.1% Cringila — Lone Person: 27.7% Cringila — One Parent Families: 25.4% Cringila — Group Household: 4.3% Cringila — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 11.5% renting
Spring Hill — Owned Outright: 34.6% Spring Hill — Mortgage: 53.8% Spring Hill — Renting: 11.5%
Cringila 27.0% renting
Cringila — Owned Outright: 46.1% Cringila — Mortgage: 26.9% Cringila — Renting: 27.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Cringila
Certificate III & IV 27.2% / 12.0%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.2% Cringila — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 4.6%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Cringila — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 4.4%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Cringila — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.3%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Cringila — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cringila — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

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 Hill Cringila
Indonesia 6.5% / —
Spring Hill — Indonesia: 6.5% Cringila — Indonesia: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 6.4%
Spring Hill — Lebanon: not among its largest Cringila — Lebanon: 6.4%
Philippines 3.3% / 0.8%
Spring Hill — Philippines: 3.3% Cringila — Philippines: 0.8%
Myanmar — / 1.1%
Spring Hill — Myanmar: not among its largest Cringila — Myanmar: 1.1%
England — / 1.0%
Spring Hill — England: not among its largest Cringila — England: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Spring Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Cringila — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0% Spring Hill — Townhouses: 12.0% Spring Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cringila 93.5% houses
Cringila — Houses: 93.5% Cringila — Townhouses: 0.4% Cringila — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Hill Cringila
Median house price $717,500 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,955,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Spring Hill has more industrially zoned land (82% vs 1%); Cringila has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 1%).

Spring Hill Cringila
Industrial 82% 1%
Residential 1% 38%
Environmental 1% 38%
Parks and recreation 0% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 0%
Commercial 7% 1%
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 Hill Cringila
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

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.

Spring Hill Cringila
Houses — 4.2%
$615/wk on $752K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Spring Hill Cringila
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of NSW

Liveability

Cringila is more walkable (64 vs 22).

Spring Hill Cringila
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Spring Hill Cringila
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — High
76/100
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 18
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Spring Hill Cringila
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 3.5 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 5.3 km

Schools in Spring Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cringila

  • Cringila Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Hill Cringila
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Spring Hill Cringila
Walkability score 22/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 88.7 km 90.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 85 min
Public transport score 50/100
Rail · Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2500
 0.4%
postcode 2502
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2500
 28
postcode 2502

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 Hill Cringila
Car (driver) 56.7% / 72.6%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 56.7% Cringila — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 14.9%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 43.3% Cringila — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Spring Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cringila — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Spring Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Cringila — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus — / 1.6%
Spring Hill — Bus: not among its largest Cringila — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Spring Hill Cringila
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 2.4 km
4.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Spring Hill Cringila
Connectivity score 93/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
72 premises
 51%
871 premises

Climate

Spring Hill Cringila
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Spring Hill Cringila
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ 5.9 µg/m³
PM10 18.2 µg/m³ 19.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.66 pphm 0.45 pphm

Council rates

Spring Hill Cringila
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Spring Hill Cringila
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Hill

Coastal Rural

Cringila

Coastal Large Blocks Multicultural

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