Springdale Heights NSW 2641

Springdale Heights is a suburb in New South Wales, 548 km from Sydney CBD, around 5 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 2,644; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $62,504 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 29.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $253 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. The area shows high crime risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Springdale Heights a good suburb?

Springdale Heights scores a D (24/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 38/100 · 547.9 km · 338 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Around the state median

Median $630K · Cheaper than 79% of NSW

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 28/100 · Crime 75/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 37 · 2,644 residents

D

Liveability Rating

24 / 100 · Ranked #1403 in NSW

Each bar is Springdale Heights's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
37
Bushfire Low · Crime High

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
8
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
39
Car-dependent
CBD access
10
547.9 km · 338 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 37 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 8 × 25% + Walkability rank 39 × 15% + CBD access rank 10 × 10% = 24 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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24 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Springdale Heights's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $630,000, roughly 12% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$630,000

last 6 quarters
Cheaper than 79% of NSW

16% below its 4 neighbours (median $749,000)

↓ −11.9% year-on-year

Based on 56 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 13 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 28 sales $623K
  • 4 bed 19 sales $680K

Land

$270,000

last 2 quarters

Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Springdale Heights are currently listed at around $720,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$720K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

4 of the suburb's 1,021 dwellings (0.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Springdale Heights rent for around $520 a week on average, based on 13 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$520/wk

last 2 months
↑ +5.0% vs previous 6 months from $495/wk
Since 2021: $366/wk → $512/wk (+40%)

13 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

13 rentals advertised against an estimated 322 rented homes (4.0%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$510/wk
79 bonds
+42% since 2021
2-bed units
$380/wk
41 bonds
+53% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2641 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

122 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2641.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.8% around the typical range

$520/week ($27,000 a year) on a $720,000 median

Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Springdale Heights safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Springdale Heights sits in the high band, with 156 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 20% on the prior year.

156 offences

19.6% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 38 (24.4%)
Assault 37 (23.7%)
Theft 30 (19.2%)
Property Damage 25 (16.0%)
Sexual Offences 8 (5.1%)
Drug Offences 5 (3.2%)
Robbery 4 (2.6%)
Other Offences Against Person 4 (2.6%)
Arson 2 (1.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (1.3%)
Weapons Offences 1 (0.6%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Springdale Heights killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Albury City Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 9 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Springdale Heights, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 223 students in one school (avg 223)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 223 students
ICSEA 926 (higher than 17% of Australian schools) · 3% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Springdale Heights is car-dependent on foot — at 38/100, most errands require a car.

38
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 22% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 40
Schools within 1.5 km 80
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 80
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Springdale Heights.

25
out of 100
Bottom 21% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
3.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
8.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Springdale Heights.

74
connectivity score / 100
Top 19% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
50%
Premises covered
1,274
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 50%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 43%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 4%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 3%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
1 in suburb
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
3 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
3 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
1 in suburb
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Albury: council population

The whole council area, not just Springdale Heights · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
59,538
+1.3% in a year
Change
+770
people since 2024
Density
195
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+201
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+335
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+234
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Springdale Heights is home to about 2,600 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,644

29.9% since 2016

Median Age

37

5.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$62,504/yr

26.8% since 2016
Bottom 25% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$253/wk

10.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,517/mo

9.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$34,112/yr

25.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

36.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.3%

38.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,021

28.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

68.5%

7.4% since 2016

Houses

89.4%

1.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.0%

13.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

29.1%

13.9% since 2016

Work From Home

6.5%

282.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 913 (89.4%)
Townhouses 103 (10.1%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (0.5%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 363 (36.8%)
Owned Outright 313 (31.7%)
Renting 311 (31.5%)
Of those rentals, social housing 71 (22.8%)

56 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 15 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 311 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.9%
English Spoken at Home
83.5%
Employment Rate
53.4%
14.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.3%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 171 (15.4%)
Labourers 167 (15.0%)
Community & Personal Service 163 (14.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 130 (11.7%)
Professionals 128 (11.5%)
Managers 115 (10.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 108 (9.7%)
Sales 97 (8.7%)

Religion

Christianity 1,189 (45.0%)
No Religion 1,064 (40.2%)
Hinduism 102 (3.9%)
Other Religions 34 (1.3%)
Sikhism 26 (1.0%)
Islam 21 (0.8%)
Buddhism 11 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Philippines 60 (2.3%)
England 53 (2.0%)
Nepal 38 (1.4%)
New Zealand 34 (1.3%)
India 31 (1.2%)
Germany 13 (0.5%)
Thailand 9 (0.3%)
Pakistan 8 (0.3%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 68 (2.6%)
2011-2015 83 (3.1%)
2001-2010 80 (3.0%)
1991-2000 20 (0.8%)
1981-1990 27 (1.0%)
Before 1981 93 (3.5%)

68 residents (2.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

4.7% of residents (116) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (56).

Hume 89 (3.6%)
Overseas 62 (2.5%)
Riverina 27 (1.1%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,451 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Punjabi 12 (0.5%)
Thai 7 (0.3%)
Mandarin 4 (0.2%)
Hindi 4 (0.2%)
Italian 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 193 (7.3%)
5-14 368 (13.9%)
15-19 175 (6.6%)
20-24 149 (5.6%)
25-34 350 (13.2%)
35-44 333 (12.6%)
45-54 292 (11.0%)
55-64 264 (10.0%)
65-74 318 (12.0%)
75-84 159 (6.0%)
85+ 37 (1.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 305 (38.9%)
Couple Families 273 (34.8%)
One Parent Families 162 (20.7%)
Group Household 33 (4.2%)
Other Families 11 (1.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 833 (84.7%)
Worked from Home 64 (6.5%)
Car (passenger) 62 (6.3%)
Walked Only 16 (1.6%)
Bus 9 (0.9%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 494 (18.7%)
Bachelor Degree 173 (6.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 169 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 27 (1.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 25 (0.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 58 (5.8%)
1 car 426 (42.6%)
2 cars 357 (35.7%)
3 cars 101 (10.1%)
4+ cars 52 (5.2%)

Council Rates

Albury
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,574 a year through Albury based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,574/yr
28% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Springdale Heights's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 55%
  • Residential 34%
  • Industrial 8%
  • Parks and recreation 2%
  • Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Albury

The whole council area, not just Springdale Heights · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 423 new dwellings were approved across Albury. That mix is 361 houses and 62 units. Approvals are up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
423dwellings
+14.3% YoY
Houses
361
detached dwellings
Units
62
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Albury And District Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 7.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 18.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Albury monitoring station, 3.3 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Albury Airport, 4.6 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cool winters.

Elevation
317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Near high-voltage lines
18.2% of addresses
265 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
645 mm
74 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.3°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.5°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2641, 35 of 11,739 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (204 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.22%
2025
0.30%

Rooftop solar

42
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 2641, 3,108 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,319 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 190 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
174
2020
283
2021
318
2022
293
2023
255
2024
235
2025
191
2026
107

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,286
Loan amount
$504,000
Total interest over 30 years
$678,853

5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2641.

Deposit
$126,000
Stamp duty
$22,537
Cash needed at settlement
$148,537

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Farrer

Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sussan Ley 37.1% 62.9% +3.5
2022 Sussan Ley 33.6% 66.3% -3.5
2019 Sussan Ley 30.2% 69.8% -0.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Albury District

Currently held by Justin Clancy Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Justin Clancy LP 66.3%
2019 Justin Clancy LP 66.0%
2015 Greg Aplin LP 63.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Springdale Heights

Is Springdale Heights a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Springdale Heights is high (75/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Springdale Heights?

Springdale Heights has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Springdale Heights a good place to live?

Springdale Heights has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (24/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Springdale Heights?

Springdale Heights, NSW had a population of 2,644 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Springdale Heights, NSW?

The postcode for Springdale Heights, NSW is 2641.

How far is Springdale Heights from Sydney?

Springdale Heights is 548 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 338 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Springdale Heights?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Springdale Heights was $62,504 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Springdale Heights?

The median advertised rent in Springdale Heights is $520 a week for houses (13 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Springdale Heights?

The median age of residents in Springdale Heights was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Springdale Heights at risk of bushfire?

Springdale Heights has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Springdale Heights?

There is 1 school inside the Springdale Heights boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Springdale Heights walkable?

Springdale Heights scores 38/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Springdale Heights?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Springdale Heights (Albury) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.1 µg/m³. That puts Springdale Heights below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Springdale Heights?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Springdale Heights, Albury Airport (4.6 km away), summer days average 33.3°C, winter nights 2.5°C, and 645 mm of rain a year over 74 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Springdale Heights?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Springdale Heights belong to?

Springdale Heights sits within the Albury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Springdale Heights?

The average residential rates bill through Albury is $1,574 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Springdale Heights?

Across Albury, 423 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Springdale Heights in?

Springdale Heights sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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