Spring Terrace vs Huntley

Huntley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Spring Terrace. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Terrace, about half of households are couple families. In Huntley, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Terrace: a median of $1.15 million, against $1 million in Huntley, though rent is higher in Huntley. On these figures, Spring Terrace tends to suit people living alone, while Huntley suits 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

Huntley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Huntley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Terrace

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $460/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Huntley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (258.6 km vs 264.8 km)
  • But Spring Terrace is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spring Terrace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Huntley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Terrace and Huntley 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 Terrace Huntley
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 Terrace Huntley
Walkability 10 / 0
Spring Terrace — Walkability: 10/100 Huntley — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Spring Terrace — Low fire risk: 80/100 Huntley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Huntley rents higher ($460/wk vs $238/wk); Huntley has higher household incomes ($126,724 vs $94,224).

Spring Terrace Huntley
Population 123 161
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +7.3%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $94,224/yr $126,724/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk $460/wk
+93% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace Huntley
0-4 7.3% / 7.5%
Spring Terrace — 0-4: 7.3% Huntley — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.0% / 18.0%
Spring Terrace — 5-14: 13.0% Huntley — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 6.5% / 5.0%
Spring Terrace — 15-19: 6.5% Huntley — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Spring Terrace — 20-24: not among its largest Huntley — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 2.4% / 9.3%
Spring Terrace — 25-34: 2.4% Huntley — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 16.3% / 9.9%
Spring Terrace — 35-44: 16.3% Huntley — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 13.0% / 14.3%
Spring Terrace — 45-54: 13.0% Huntley — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 17.1% / 9.9%
Spring Terrace — 55-64: 17.1% Huntley — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 14.6% / 13.0%
Spring Terrace — 65-74: 14.6% Huntley — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 8.1% / 7.5%
Spring Terrace — 75-84: 8.1% Huntley — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 1.9%
Spring Terrace — 85+: not among its largest Huntley — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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 Terrace Huntley
England 3.3% / —
Spring Terrace — England: 3.3% Huntley — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Spring Terrace — New Zealand: not among its largest Huntley — New Zealand: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace 51.9% couple families
Spring Terrace — Couple Families: 51.9% Spring Terrace — Lone Person: 37.0% Spring Terrace — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Huntley 66.7% couple families
Huntley — Couple Families: 66.7% Huntley — Lone Person: 25.0% Huntley — One Parent Families: 8.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace 100.0% houses
Spring Terrace — Houses: 100.0% Spring Terrace — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Huntley 96.4% houses
Huntley — Houses: 96.4% Huntley — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Spring Terrace Huntley
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 19.9%
Spring Terrace — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Huntley — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 11.8%
Spring Terrace — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Huntley — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.6% / 6.2%
Spring Terrace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6% Huntley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 5.0%
Spring Terrace — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Huntley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.5%
Spring Terrace — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Huntley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace 8.5% renting
Spring Terrace — Owned Outright: 55.3% Spring Terrace — Mortgage: 36.2% Spring Terrace — Renting: 8.5%
Huntley 10.0% renting
Huntley — Owned Outright: 46.0% Huntley — Mortgage: 44.0% Huntley — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Spring Terrace Huntley
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $484,500

Zoning mix

Spring Terrace has more rural and farming land (87% vs 3%); Huntley has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 13%).

Spring Terrace Huntley
Rural and farming 87% 3%
Environmental 13% 74%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 22%
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 Terrace Huntley
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 238
across Orange
Approvals change year on year -43% +56%

Ranking within NSW

Spring Terrace Huntley
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Terrace is more walkable (10 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Spring Terrace carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Spring Terrace Huntley
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 —
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Spring Terrace Huntley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Spring Terrace

  • Spring Terrace Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Huntley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Terrace Huntley
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Spring Terrace sits further from the CBD (264.8 km vs 258.6 km).

Spring Terrace Huntley
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 264.8 km
+2% vs other
 258.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2798
 0.6%
postcode 2800
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2798
 48
postcode 2800

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 Terrace Huntley
Car (driver) 61.7% / 79.4%
Spring Terrace — Car (driver): 61.7% Huntley — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 20.6%
Spring Terrace — Worked from Home: 38.3% Huntley — Worked from Home: 20.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Spring Terrace Huntley
Elevation 980 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 943 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Terrace Huntley
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Spring Terrace Huntley
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 Terrace Huntley
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 Terrace Huntley
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,668/yr
Council Cabonne Orange

Federal electorate

Spring Terrace Huntley
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Terrace

Rural

Huntley

Family Quiet Rural

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