Spring Terrace vs Spring Hill

Spring Hill 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, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Terrace: a median of $1.15 million, against $780,000 in Spring Hill, though rent is higher in Spring Hill. On these figures, Spring Terrace tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Spring Hill suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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 (72% vs 63%)

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 ($780,000 vs $1,150,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Terrace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $348/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Spring Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (255.4 km vs 264.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Spring Terrace has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
  • Spring Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Terrace and Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill
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 Spring Hill
Walkability 10 / 32
Spring Terrace — Walkability: 10/100 Spring Hill — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Spring Terrace — Low fire risk: 80/100 Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Hill has more residents (526 vs 123); Spring Hill rents higher ($348/wk vs $238/wk).

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Population 123 526
+328% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +4.8%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $94,224/yr $102,492/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk $348/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
0-4 7.3% / 7.0%
Spring Terrace — 0-4: 7.3% Spring Hill — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.0% / 17.1%
Spring Terrace — 5-14: 13.0% Spring Hill — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 6.5% / 7.0%
Spring Terrace — 15-19: 6.5% Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Spring Terrace — 20-24: not among its largest Spring Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 2.4% / 10.5%
Spring Terrace — 25-34: 2.4% Spring Hill — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 16.3% / 14.6%
Spring Terrace — 35-44: 16.3% Spring Hill — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.0% / 12.7%
Spring Terrace — 45-54: 13.0% Spring Hill — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 17.1% / 12.7%
Spring Terrace — 55-64: 17.1% Spring Hill — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 14.6% / 10.5%
Spring Terrace — 65-74: 14.6% Spring Hill — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 8.1% / 3.4%
Spring Terrace — 75-84: 8.1% Spring Hill — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 0.6%
Spring Terrace — 85+: not among its largest Spring Hill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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%
Spring Hill 51.9% couple families
Spring Hill — Couple Families: 51.9% Spring Hill — Lone Person: 27.5% Spring Hill — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Spring Hill 9.4% renting
Spring Hill — Owned Outright: 38.8% Spring Hill — Mortgage: 51.8% Spring Hill — Renting: 9.4%
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 Terrace Spring Hill
England 3.3% / 1.9%
Spring Terrace — England: 3.3% Spring Hill — England: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Spring Terrace — Philippines: not among its largest Spring Hill — Philippines: 1.1%
Iran — / 0.8%
Spring Terrace — Iran: not among its largest Spring Hill — Iran: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Spring Terrace — South Africa: not among its largest Spring Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Spring Terrace — Scotland: not among its largest Spring Hill — Scotland: 0.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 19.0%
Spring Terrace — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.6% / 6.5%
Spring Terrace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6% Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 7.8%
Spring Terrace — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 2.1%
Spring Terrace — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.5%
Spring Terrace — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Terrace 100.0% houses
Spring Terrace — Houses: 100.0%
Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Median house price $1,150,000 $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Spring Terrace has more rural and farming land (87% vs 53%); Spring Hill has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 13%).

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Rural and farming 87% 53%
Environmental 13% 38%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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 Spring Hill
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Spring Hill is more walkable (32 vs 10).

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

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

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
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 Spring Hill

  • Spring Hill Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Spring Terrace sits further from the CBD (264.8 km vs 255.4 km).

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Walkability score 10/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 264.8 km
+4% vs other
 255.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 214 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 Spring Hill
Car (driver) 61.7% / 79.0%
Spring Terrace — Car (driver): 61.7% Spring Hill — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 15.0%
Spring Terrace — Worked from Home: 38.3% Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Spring Terrace — Car (passenger): not among its largest Spring Hill — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Spring Terrace — Walked Only: not among its largest Spring Hill — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
Elevation 980 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 946 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Spring Terrace Spring Hill
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 Spring Hill
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 Spring Hill
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Terrace

Rural

Spring Hill

Family Quiet Rural

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