NSW · Orange Council

Spring Creek, 2800

Population

131

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.2%

Median age

54

Median income

$2,050/wk

Employment rate

60.6%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$750,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Spring Creek is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Orange Council, Spring Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. It is a long way from Sydney, so life orients around regional towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.

Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

At a glance

Spring Creek snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$750k

+7.1% change

Median rent

$570/wk

Houses $600 · Units $430

Population (Census)

131

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

68th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$430
Houses (January to March 2026)
$600
All types (January to March 2026)
$570
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
461
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$750,000
Median price change
+7.1%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Population growth

+1.6% annual · +3.2% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NSW

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
131
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$2,050
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 56
Median monthly mortgage
$2,817
Employment rate
60.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
50 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
6
Against the person
2
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
93.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 66 residents
State safety percentile
67.9th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order310
  • Breach Bail Conditions542
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault303
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment511
  • Malicious Damage To Property448

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 166 Cadia Rd
  • 626 Huntley Rd
  • Allambi Property, Cadia Rd
  • Cadia Rd Opp Allambi Property
  • Forest Rd At Buttle Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0)Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Orange Health Service (2.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 14°
Rainfall
227 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
174 mm · ~22 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 2°
Rainfall
225 mm · ~28 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
225 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 2 proposals
  • July 2026

  • Temporary building, structure or use; Swimming pool
    288 HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • June 2026

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    288 HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
2025· 6 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • November 2025

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    288 HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    54 BROOKING LANE SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • July 2025

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    288 HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    1232 FOREST ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • March 2025

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    462 HUNTLEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
2024· 3 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • July 2024

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    1162 FOREST ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    159 HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
2023· 2 proposals
  • June 2023

  • Farm buildings
    HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • April 2023

  • Dwelling; Shed
    87 BARGWANNA ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
2022· 4 proposals
  • December 2022

  • Dwelling; Mixed use development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed; Other
    HINEY ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Withdrawn
  • August 2022

  • Dwelling; Shed
    87 BARGWANNA ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
  • April 2022

  • Farm buildings
    85 BARGWANNA RD Spring CreekDetermined
  • January 2022

  • Dwelling; Shed
    87 BARGWANNA ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined
2021· 2 proposals
  • September 2021

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    Lot 122 Ginns Road, Spring Creek, NSWDetermined
  • July 2021

  • Shed
    1162 FOREST ROAD SPRING CREEK 2800Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.8 km away).

Coalition 58.2%Labor 41.8%

4.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Orange SouthLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
  • Orange GlenroiLabor 53.2% · Coalition 46.8% TPP (2025)5.5 km away
  • Spring TerraceLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)5.5 km away
  • LucknowLabor 30.1% · Coalition 69.8% TPP (2025)5.8 km away
  • CanobolasLabor 38.7% · Coalition 61.3% TPP (2025)6.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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