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NSW · Wollongong Council

Spring Hill, 2500

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  • Green suburb
What Spring Hill is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Spring Hill is a welcoming smaller community in Wollongong, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.

Population

Population
92
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,937
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 29
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
56.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 3 / 4

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

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

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$620
Houses (January to March 2026)
$720
All types (January to March 2026)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
758

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
16
Against the person
2
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
173.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 46 residents
State safety percentile
94.8th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions1025
  • Malicious Damage To Property396
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312
  • Steal From Retail Store502
  • Transport Regulatory Offences1491

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

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

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Acc To FTB W
  • ENT Spring Hill Rd
  • FTB Spring Hill Rd
  • FTB To P1
  • Lysaghts Station, Platform 1

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 · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

1 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • April 2021

  • Other
    Unit 8, 2 Drummond St, Spring HillDetermined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • 1Bus stop
  • Springhill Rd after Entry RdBus stop
  • Springhill Rd before Entry RdBus stop
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Sports field
  • Ticket Validator
  • LysaghtsTrain station

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bluescope Steel Centenary ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • 1amenitiesbus_stop
  • Lysaghtsamenitiestrain_station
  • Parking Entranceamenitiesparking_entrance
  • Parking Entranceamenitiesparking_entrance
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Springhill Rd after Entry Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Springhill Rd before Entry Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Ticket Validatoramenitiesticket_validator
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime1025
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime396

Data sources & freshness

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