Broomfield vs Springmount
Springmount is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Broomfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broomfield, about half of households are couple families. In Springmount, most households are couple families. On these figures, Broomfield tends to suit older residents, while Springmount suits families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Broomfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Springmount
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Broomfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Broomfield
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 50/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Springmount
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.7% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Broomfield and Springmount drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Springmount has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $61,048); Broomfield skews older (49 vs 40).
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 213 +14% vs other | 184 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.6% | +1.7% |
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr | $113,724/yr +86% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $720,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Broomfield has more rural and farming land (70% vs 51%); Springmount has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 23%).
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 51% |
| Environmental | 23% | 42% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 5% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 86% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
Broomfield is more walkable (14 vs 4).
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Springmount carries more crime risk (50 vs 16).
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Mobility
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 126.2 km +1% vs other | 124.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 96 min | 92 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3364 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3364 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).
Setting
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 449 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 555 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hepburn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Broomfield | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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