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Suburb profile ·Narrabri LGA · NSW ·2388

Spring Plains NSW 2388

Spring Plains is in Narrabri LGA, NSW, postcode 2388, with population 73.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$490/wk
+19.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2388 · Apr 2026
$1000
$225
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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
No local house series
Median rent
$490/wk
Rent context available
19.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,797
13K via Narrabri LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
834
13 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$100

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$87K
Median rent · wk
$490

Household income

$87K household · yr+5.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$101K
Household
$87K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
730
5,724 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,724
Total incidents730· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault21564%
  • Sexual Offences4112%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter7723%

Full data detail

Spring Plains NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Spring Plains (postcode 2388) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Narrabri local government area. The area has roughly 73 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $87K 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 -0.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $490.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Narrabri LGA is moderate at 5,724 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.4% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.4% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$100
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$490
Population growth · Narrabri LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,797
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.4%
20012025
Development · Narrabri LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)7
Houses7
YoY change+0%
Employment · Narrabri LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2388ATO
Negatively geared45 (3.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,278/yr
Landlords (rental income)113
Reported capital gains87
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population73
Median age34
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,666
Personal income · wk$1,031
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Spring Plains 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 · 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
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · 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 · 2 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 Plains 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Yarrie Lake most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$390/wk

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

Merah North most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent -$380/wk

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

Edgeroi most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$290/wk

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

Spring Plains FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Spring Plains in?

    Spring Plains is in the Narrabri Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2388. Council-level context for Narrabri LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Spring Plains?

    The median weekly rent in Spring Plains is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Spring Plains?

    Rent context available: Spring Plains 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.

  4. Is Spring Plains a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Spring Plains show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Spring Plains?

    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.

  6. How often is the Spring Plains 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.