Spring Hill vs Port Kembla

Spring Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Port Kembla. 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. Houses cost more in Port Kembla: a median of $1.15 million, against $718,000 in Spring Hill, though rent is higher in Spring Hill. On these figures, Spring Hill tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Port Kembla suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Spring Hill is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 54%)
  • Port Kembla has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Spring Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($717,500 vs $1,147,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Kembla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.7 km vs 92 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Kembla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 6%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 12%)

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

Where they sit

Spring Hill and Port Kembla 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 Port Kembla
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 Port Kembla
Walkability 22 / 18
Spring Hill — Walkability: 22/100 Port Kembla — Walkability: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Kembla — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Port Kembla has more residents (5,088 vs 92); Spring Hill has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $68,016).

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Population 92 5,088
+5430% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +1.5%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $100,724/yr
+32% vs other
 $68,016/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+32% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Port Kembla
0-4 4.3% / 5.8%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 4.3% Port Kembla — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.1% / 11.4%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.1% Port Kembla — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.3% / 4.5%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 4.3% Port Kembla — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.4% / 6.2%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 5.4% Port Kembla — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.0% / 13.0%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 13.0% Port Kembla — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 14.1% / 12.3%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 14.1% Port Kembla — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 16.3% / 12.2%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 16.3% Port Kembla — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.4% / 14.0%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 17.4% Port Kembla — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 6.5% / 10.3%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 6.5% Port Kembla — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 — / 6.4%
Spring Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Port Kembla — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 3.9%
Spring Hill — 85+: not among its largest Port Kembla — 85+: 3.9%

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%
Port Kembla 33.0% couple families
Port Kembla — Couple Families: 33.0% Port Kembla — Lone Person: 40.2% Port Kembla — One Parent Families: 21.5% Port Kembla — Group Household: 3.7% Port Kembla — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Port Kembla 34.6% renting
Port Kembla — Owned Outright: 38.8% Port Kembla — Mortgage: 26.6% Port Kembla — Renting: 34.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Certificate III & IV 27.2% / 16.8%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.2% Port Kembla — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 8.9%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Port Kembla — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.0%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Port Kembla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 3.0%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Port Kembla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Kembla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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 Port Kembla
Indonesia 6.5% / —
Spring Hill — Indonesia: 6.5% Port Kembla — Indonesia: not among its largest
Philippines 3.3% / 0.4%
Spring Hill — Philippines: 3.3% Port Kembla — Philippines: 0.4%
Italy — / 2.4%
Spring Hill — Italy: not among its largest Port Kembla — Italy: 2.4%
England — / 2.0%
Spring Hill — England: not among its largest Port Kembla — England: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Spring Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Port Kembla — New Zealand: 1.6%
Greece — / 0.9%
Spring Hill — Greece: not among its largest Port Kembla — Greece: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.5%
Spring Hill — Germany: not among its largest Port Kembla — Germany: 0.5%

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%
Port Kembla 76.7% houses
Port Kembla — Houses: 76.7% Port Kembla — Townhouses: 6.6% Port Kembla — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Median house price $717,500 $1,147,500
Median unit price — $682,500
Median land price $1,955,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Spring Hill has more industrially zoned land (82% vs 40%).

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Industrial 82% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 20%
Commercial 7% 13%
Residential 1% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Environmental 1% 3%
Planning zones cover 100% of Spring Hill and 98% of Port Kembla. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Port Kembla
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 Port Kembla
Houses — 4.3%
$775/wk on $929K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Spring Hill Port Kembla
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 11% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Kembla carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime — High
87/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
94/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 3.5 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 4.8 km

Schools in Spring Hill

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

Schools in Port Kembla

  • Port Kembla Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Five Islands Secondary College Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 5
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Port Kembla sits further from the CBD (92 km vs 88.7 km).

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Walkability score 22/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 88.7 km 92 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 85 min
Public transport score 50/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 116.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2500
 0.6%
postcode 2505
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2500
 32
postcode 2505

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 Port Kembla
Car (driver) 56.7% / 67.5%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 56.7% Port Kembla — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 24.9%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 43.3% Port Kembla — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Spring Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Kembla — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Spring Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Port Kembla — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus — / 1.0%
Spring Hill — Bus: not among its largest Port Kembla — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 567 m
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Spring Hill Port Kembla
Connectivity score 93/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
72 premises
 42%
2,920 premises

Climate

Spring Hill Port Kembla
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 Port Kembla
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.66 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Hill Port Kembla
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

Port Kembla

Coastal

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