NSW · Liverpool Plains Council
Spring Ridge, NSW, 2343
Desirability index
#782 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Spring Ridge is a small locality in the Liverpool Plains area, home to around 266 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 339 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 1274.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $420, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 266
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,312
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 116
- Median monthly mortgage
- $852
- Employment rate
- 58.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $440
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 33
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 339
- Against the person
- 115
- Against property
- 133
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,274.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +14.5%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions28
- Domestic Violence Related Assault35
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment35
- Malicious Damage To Property43
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault26
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,004
- Spring Ridge Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
32 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1066 Wilmotts Rd
- 1069 Wilmotts Rd
- 1572 Wilmotts Rd
- 1631 Wilmotts Rd
- Spring Ridge Public, Darby Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Community facility50 ROCKDALE ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Determined
2024· 3 proposals
December 2024
- Subdivision1071 Wilmotts Road SpringDetermined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facility3659 COONABARABRAN ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Determined
March 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Agriculture51 DARBY ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Determined
2023· 1 proposal
April 2023
- Dwelling3733 Coonabarabran RoadDetermined
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- Dwelling255 TRIBELLA ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Determined
May 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing298 Clift Road Spring Ridge 2340Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Spring Ridge PharmacyDarby Roadpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 29
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 17.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #782 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 1066 Wilmotts Rdtransport
- 1069 Wilmotts Rdtransport
- 1572 Wilmotts Rdtransport
- 1631 Wilmotts Rdtransport
- Spring Ridge Public, Darby Rdtransport
- Spring Ridge PharmacyhealthDarby Roadpharmacy
- Dwellingplanning3733 Coonabarabran RoadLodged 11 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning255 TRIBELLA ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Lodged 12 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Community facilityplanning50 ROCKDALE ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Lodged 02 Sep 2025 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facilityplanning3659 COONABARABRAN ROAD SPRING RIDGE 2343Lodged 18 Apr 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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