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Spring Creek NSW 2800

Spring Creek is in Orange LGA, NSW, postcode 2800, with population 131.

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$600/wk
Rising
+11.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2800 · May 2026
$600
$528
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$750K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
11.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.2%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
44,990
45K via Orange LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
9,206
636 added 12mo · 70MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$265/wk (-$13,800/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.4% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage-53% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Spring Creek

Owner-occupied 90%Rented 10%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.2%
1,750 of 3,965 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,975/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,965
Reported capital gains2,570
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

74% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

74% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

40%
of household income to service a new loan
9.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,597/mo vs median rent $2,600/mo (+38% · +$230/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $2,864/mo (-733) · at 6.0% (current): $3,597/mo · at 8.0%: $4,403/mo (+805)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
7.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,817/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — owning runs $217/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$750K
Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,817
Gross yield
4.2%

Household income

$107K household · yr+29.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$127K
Household
$107K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)42% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
4
$1,000-1,499
0
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
8

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,767/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 41% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (50 households)
Owned outright
54%
Owned with mortgage
20%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 76% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 31% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
2,341
5,248 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,248
Total incidents2,341· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault55856%
  • Sexual Offences16917%
  • Robbery192%
  • Break And Enter25525%

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental Management
Public / Open space 89% Other 11%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

11,869 people · 202212,427 by 2032 (+4.7%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Orange Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Spring Creek NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Orange local government area, Spring Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2800). The area has roughly 131 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Spring Creek has a median house price of $750,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,817.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Orange LGA is moderate at 5,248 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Spring Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($750K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.2%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$750K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability7.0x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,817
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$600
Gross yield1.7%
Price / income7.0x
Population growth · Orange LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)44,990
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Orange LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)176
Houses 81%Units 19%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Orange LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.1%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2800ATO
Negatively geared6.2%
1,750 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,975/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,965
Reported capital gains2,570
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population131
Median age54
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,050
Personal income · wk$974
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,708 → $2,050
Change+20%
vs NSW median-0.6 pp
Median rent+13.6%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Hospitals · Orange LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Orange Health Servicepublic
Dudley Private Hospitalprivate
Orange Surgery Centreprivate
Aged care · Orange LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places575
Uniting Wontama Orange148 places
Orange Grove Care Community100 places
Ascott Gardens78 places
Bolton Clarke Gosling Creek77 places
Benjamin Short Grove60 places
Bolton Clarke Calare (PKA - Calare Residential Aged Care Facility)59 places
+2 more in Orange LGA
Childcare · Orange LGAACECQA
Services34
Approved places2,468
Exceeding NQS5
Rise Early Learning Orange155 places
Kiddie Academy Orange152 places
Great Beginnings Orange120 places
Valencia Drive Early Learning Centre112 places
Hill Street Childrens Centre108 places
The Willows Early Learning Centre104 places
+28 more in Orange LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Spring Creek carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2014 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 8 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Spring Creek is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Spring Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Lucknow most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house -$140K · rent -$200/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Orange most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +41100 · house +$25K · rent -$270/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Springside most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house +$447.5K · rent -$300/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Spring Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Spring Creek in?

    Spring Creek is in the Orange Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2800. Council-level context for Orange LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Spring Creek?

    The current median house price in Spring Creek, NSW is $750K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Spring Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Spring Creek is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Spring Creek?

    Rent context available: Spring Creek has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Spring Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Spring Creek show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Spring Creek?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Spring Creek data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.