Hill End vs Neerim East

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hill End, about half of households are couple families. In Neerim East, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Neerim East tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hill End is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)
  • Neerim East carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hill End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Neerim East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($166/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Neerim East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (124.1 km vs 149.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hill End has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • Neerim East carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hill End Neerim East
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.

Hill End Neerim East
Walkability 0 / 0
Hill End — Walkability: 0/100 Neerim East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 88
Hill End — Safety: 51/100 Neerim East — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 2 / 3
Hill End — Low fire risk: 2/100 Neerim East — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hill End — Low flood risk: 100/100 Neerim East — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hill End rents higher ($300/wk vs $166/wk); Neerim East has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $74,256).

Hill End Neerim East
Population 171 196
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +2.1%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $74,256/yr $82,316/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+45% vs other
 $166/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hill End Neerim East
0-4 6.4% / 6.6%
Hill End — 0-4: 6.4% Neerim East — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.9% / 11.2%
Hill End — 5-14: 9.9% Neerim East — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 8.8% / 8.7%
Hill End — 15-19: 8.8% Neerim East — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 1.8% / 5.1%
Hill End — 20-24: 1.8% Neerim East — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.4% / 5.6%
Hill End — 25-34: 9.4% Neerim East — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 14.0% / 13.8%
Hill End — 35-44: 14.0% Neerim East — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 15.2% / 16.8%
Hill End — 45-54: 15.2% Neerim East — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 11.7% / 15.8%
Hill End — 55-64: 11.7% Neerim East — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 17.0% / 18.4%
Hill End — 65-74: 17.0% Neerim East — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 8.8% / 2.0%
Hill End — 75-84: 8.8% Neerim East — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ — / —
Hill End — 85+: not among its largest Neerim East — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hill End 50.0% couple families
Hill End — Couple Families: 50.0% Hill End — Lone Person: 40.0% Hill End — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Neerim East 40.5% couple families
Neerim East — Couple Families: 40.5% Neerim East — Lone Person: 48.6% Neerim East — One Parent Families: 10.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hill End 5.5% renting
Hill End — Owned Outright: 52.7% Hill End — Mortgage: 41.8% Hill End — Renting: 5.5%
Neerim East 10.3% renting
Neerim East — Owned Outright: 43.1% Neerim East — Mortgage: 46.6% Neerim East — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hill End Neerim East
England 5.3% / 2.0%
Hill End — England: 5.3% Neerim East — England: 2.0%
Netherlands 3.5% / —
Hill End — Netherlands: 3.5% Neerim East — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Hill End — New Zealand: 2.3% Neerim East — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Hill End Neerim East
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 18.9%
Hill End — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Neerim East — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 6.6%
Hill End — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Neerim East — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 8.2%
Hill End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Neerim East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Hill End — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Neerim East — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / —
Hill End — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Neerim East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hill End 100.0% houses
Hill End — Houses: 100.0% Hill End — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Neerim East 89.9% houses
Neerim East — Houses: 89.9% Neerim East — Flats / Apartments: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hill End Neerim East
Median house price — $840,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hill End has more rural and farming land (76% vs 36%).

Hill End Neerim East
Rural and farming 76% 36%
Parks and recreation 24% 64%
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

Hill End Neerim East
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hill End Neerim East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Hill End Neerim East
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hill End carries more crime risk (49 vs 12).

Hill End Neerim East
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
97/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
12/100
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

Hill End Neerim East
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

Amenities in the suburb

Hill End Neerim East
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 110 137

Mobility

Hill End sits further from the CBD (149.2 km vs 124.1 km).

Hill End Neerim East
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 149.2 km
+17% vs other
 124.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
 0.6%
postcode 3831
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
 60
postcode 3831

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.

Hill End Neerim East
Car (driver) 67.9% / 61.5%
Hill End — Car (driver): 67.9% Neerim East — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 28.2%
Hill End — Worked from Home: 24.4% Neerim East — Worked from Home: 28.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.1%
Hill End — Car (passenger): 3.8% Neerim East — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 3.8% / 5.1%
Hill End — Walked Only: 3.8% Neerim East — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Hill End Neerim East
Elevation 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 284 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hill End Neerim East
Connectivity score 27/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Hill End Neerim East
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Hill End Neerim East
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Hill End Neerim East
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hill End Neerim East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hill End

Retirees Rural

Neerim East

Rural

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