Spring Ridge vs Breeza

Breeza is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Spring Ridge. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Ridge, about half of households are people living alone. In Breeza, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Ridge: a median of $480,000, against $388,000 in Breeza, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Spring Ridge tends to suit people living alone, while Breeza suits share households, families with children, and 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

Breeza

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Breeza

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper houses ($387,500 vs $480,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Breeza

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 20%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $231/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Breeza

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (278 min vs 287 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (387.6 km vs 398.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Spring Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs -15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Ridge and Breeza 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 Ridge Breeza
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 Ridge Breeza
Walkability 0 / 0
Spring Ridge — Walkability: 0/100 Breeza — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 18
Spring Ridge — Safety: 27/100 Breeza — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 81 / 67
Spring Ridge — Low fire risk: 81/100 Breeza — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Spring Ridge has more residents (266 vs 124); Spring Ridge rents higher ($231/wk vs $150/wk).

Spring Ridge Breeza
Population 266
+53% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.8% -15.1%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $68,224/yr $84,500/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $231/wk
+35% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Ridge Breeza
0-4 5.6% / 8.1%
Spring Ridge — 0-4: 5.6% Breeza — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 10.5% / 13.7%
Spring Ridge — 5-14: 10.5% Breeza — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.8% / 4.8%
Spring Ridge — 15-19: 3.8% Breeza — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 3.8% / 8.1%
Spring Ridge — 20-24: 3.8% Breeza — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 18.4% / 16.1%
Spring Ridge — 25-34: 18.4% Breeza — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 8.3% / 11.3%
Spring Ridge — 35-44: 8.3% Breeza — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.7% / 8.9%
Spring Ridge — 45-54: 11.7% Breeza — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 17.3% / 12.1%
Spring Ridge — 55-64: 17.3% Breeza — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 11.7% / 12.1%
Spring Ridge — 65-74: 11.7% Breeza — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 6.0% / 2.4%
Spring Ridge — 75-84: 6.0% Breeza — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Spring Ridge — 85+: not among its largest Breeza — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Ridge 33.9% couple families
Spring Ridge — Couple Families: 33.9% Spring Ridge — Lone Person: 51.6% Spring Ridge — Group Household: 8.1% Spring Ridge — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Breeza 50.0% couple families
Breeza — Couple Families: 50.0% Breeza — Lone Person: 21.9% Breeza — Group Household: 18.8% Breeza — One Parent Families: 9.4%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Ridge 19.5% renting
Spring Ridge — Owned Outright: 59.8% Spring Ridge — Mortgage: 20.7% Spring Ridge — Renting: 19.5%
Breeza 40.5% renting
Breeza — Owned Outright: 59.5% Breeza — Mortgage: 0.0% Breeza — Renting: 40.5%
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 Ridge Breeza
Netherlands — / 4.0%
Spring Ridge — Netherlands: not among its largest Breeza — Netherlands: 4.0%
Philippines — / 3.2%
Spring Ridge — Philippines: not among its largest Breeza — Philippines: 3.2%
England 3.0% / —
Spring Ridge — England: 3.0% Breeza — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Spring Ridge Breeza
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 8.1%
Spring Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Breeza — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 6.5%
Spring Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Breeza — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 2.4%
Spring Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Breeza — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.0%
Spring Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Breeza — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Ridge 99.0% houses
Spring Ridge — Houses: 99.0% Spring Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Breeza 100.0% houses
Breeza — Houses: 100.0% Breeza — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Ridge Breeza
Median house price $480,000 $387,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Spring Ridge Breeza
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Ridge Breeza
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
 25
across Gunnedah
Approvals change year on year +33% -17%

Ranking within NSW

Spring Ridge Breeza
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Ridge Breeza
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Breeza carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 19).

Spring Ridge Breeza
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
82/100
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

Spring Ridge Breeza
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 Spring Ridge

  • Spring Ridge Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Breeza

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

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Ridge Breeza
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Spring Ridge sits further from the CBD (398.3 km vs 387.6 km).

Spring Ridge Breeza
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 398.3 km
+3% vs other
 387.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 278 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2343
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2343
 54
postcode 2381

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 Ridge Breeza
Car (driver) 60.9% / 64.6%
Spring Ridge — Car (driver): 60.9% Breeza — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 25.0%
Spring Ridge — Worked from Home: 27.0% Breeza — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 12.2% / 10.4%
Spring Ridge — Walked Only: 12.2% Breeza — Walked Only: 10.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Spring Ridge Breeza
Elevation 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 357 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Ridge Breeza
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Spring Ridge Breeza
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Spring Ridge Breeza
Average residential rate $934/yr $1,093/yr
Council Liverpool Plains Gunnedah

Federal electorate

Spring Ridge Breeza
Division New England Parkes
Member Barnaby Joyce Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Ridge

Rural

Breeza

Affordable Rural

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