Gordon vs Springbank

Gordon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Springbank. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gordon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gordon tends to suit couples, while Springbank suits people living alone.

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

Gordon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Springbank carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 32/100)

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

Springbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gordon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 72 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (90.6 km vs 99.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Springbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Gordon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.0% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gordon and Springbank drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Gordon Springbank
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Gordon Springbank
Walkability 0 / 0
Gordon — Walkability: 0/100 Springbank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 87
Gordon — Safety: 68/100 Springbank — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gordon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Springbank — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gordon — Low flood risk: 100/100 Springbank — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gordon has more residents (1,393 vs 117); Gordon rents higher ($320/wk vs $200/wk).

Gordon Springbank
Population 1,393
+92% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.0% +5.4%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $104,624/yr
+29% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+38% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gordon Springbank
0-4 6.5% / 7.7%
Gordon — 0-4: 6.5% Springbank — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 13.9% / 9.4%
Gordon — 5-14: 13.9% Springbank — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 6.4% / 6.0%
Gordon — 15-19: 6.4% Springbank — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.1% / 3.4%
Gordon — 20-24: 3.1% Springbank — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 9.1% / 13.7%
Gordon — 25-34: 9.1% Springbank — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.3% / 7.7%
Gordon — 35-44: 14.3% Springbank — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 15.1% / 16.2%
Gordon — 45-54: 15.1% Springbank — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.8% / 23.1%
Gordon — 55-64: 15.8% Springbank — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 10.8% / 10.3%
Gordon — 65-74: 10.8% Springbank — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.2% / 2.6%
Gordon — 75-84: 4.2% Springbank — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.8% / 6.8%
Gordon — 85+: 0.8% Springbank — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gordon 53.7% couple families
Gordon — Couple Families: 53.7% Gordon — Lone Person: 29.7% Gordon — One Parent Families: 15.3% Gordon — Group Household: 1.3%
Springbank 42.3% couple families
Springbank — Couple Families: 42.3% Springbank — Lone Person: 38.5% Springbank — One Parent Families: 19.2% Springbank — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gordon 8.5% renting
Gordon — Owned Outright: 35.9% Gordon — Mortgage: 55.6% Gordon — Renting: 8.5%
Springbank 0.0% renting
Springbank — Owned Outright: 63.6% Springbank — Mortgage: 36.4% Springbank — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gordon 100.0% houses
Gordon — Houses: 100.0%
Springbank 100.0% houses
Springbank — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Gordon Springbank
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 10.3%
Gordon — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Springbank — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.4%
Gordon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Springbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 7.7%
Gordon — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Springbank — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.4%
Gordon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Springbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / —
Gordon — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Springbank — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Property market

Gordon Springbank
Median house price $816,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $330,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 12 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gordon Springbank
Rural and farming 94% 89%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 11%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Gordon Springbank
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gordon Springbank
House price Higher than 33% of VIC —
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 90% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Gordon Springbank
Grade B —
Score 59/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gordon carries more crime risk (32 vs 13).

Gordon Springbank
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
13/100
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

Gordon Springbank
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gordon

  • Gordon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Springbank

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Gordon Springbank
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Springbank sits further from the CBD (99.6 km vs 90.6 km).

Gordon Springbank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 90.6 km 99.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3345
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3345
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Gordon Springbank
Car (driver) 68.5% / 63.9%
Gordon — Car (driver): 68.5% Springbank — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 29.5%
Gordon — Worked from Home: 24.1% Springbank — Worked from Home: 29.5%
Walked Only 1.7% / 6.6%
Gordon — Walked Only: 1.7% Springbank — Walked Only: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Gordon — Car (passenger): 4.7% Springbank — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Gordon — Train: 1.0% Springbank — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Gordon Springbank
Elevation 573 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 615 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gordon Springbank
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
569 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Gordon Springbank
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gordon Springbank
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Gordon Springbank
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gordon Springbank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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Acreage

Springbank

Rural

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