Hillcrest vs Snake Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hillcrest, most households are couple families. On these figures, Hillcrest tends to suit couples.

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

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 82/100)

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

Hillcrest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hillcrest sits closer to the CBD (139.4 km vs 154.5 km)
  • Snake Valley is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Snake Valley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hillcrest Snake Valley
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.

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Walkability 0 / 28
Hillcrest — Walkability: 0/100 Snake Valley — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 18 / 62
Hillcrest — Safety: 18/100 Snake Valley — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 26 / 41
Hillcrest — Low fire risk: 26/100 Snake Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hillcrest — Low flood risk: 100/100 Snake Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Snake Valley rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Snake Valley has more residents (820 vs 99).

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Population 99 820
+728% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +10.4%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $81,224/yr
+22% vs other
 $63,752/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillcrest Snake Valley
0-4 4.0% / 3.9%
Hillcrest — 0-4: 4.0% Snake Valley — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 10.1% / 13.0%
Hillcrest — 5-14: 10.1% Snake Valley — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Hillcrest — 15-19: not among its largest Snake Valley — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.0% / 4.4%
Hillcrest — 20-24: 4.0% Snake Valley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.1% / 10.1%
Hillcrest — 25-34: 12.1% Snake Valley — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 20.2% / 12.0%
Hillcrest — 35-44: 20.2% Snake Valley — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.2% / 15.0%
Hillcrest — 45-54: 15.2% Snake Valley — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 26.3% / 18.5%
Hillcrest — 55-64: 26.3% Snake Valley — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 10.1% / 11.1%
Hillcrest — 65-74: 10.1% Snake Valley — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 8.1% / 5.2%
Hillcrest — 75-84: 8.1% Snake Valley — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Hillcrest — 85+: not among its largest Snake Valley — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillcrest 55.0% couple families
Hillcrest — Couple Families: 55.0% Hillcrest — Lone Person: 30.0% Hillcrest — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hillcrest — Group Household: 15.0%
Snake Valley 41.6% couple families
Snake Valley — Couple Families: 41.6% Snake Valley — Lone Person: 37.3% Snake Valley — One Parent Families: 21.1% Snake Valley — 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.

Hillcrest 0.0% renting
Hillcrest — Owned Outright: 55.6% Hillcrest — Mortgage: 44.4% Hillcrest — Renting: 0.0%
Snake Valley 7.9% renting
Snake Valley — Owned Outright: 45.5% Snake Valley — Mortgage: 46.5% Snake Valley — Renting: 7.9%
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.

Hillcrest Snake Valley
England 3.0% / 4.4%
Hillcrest — England: 3.0% Snake Valley — England: 4.4%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Hillcrest — Philippines: not among its largest Snake Valley — Philippines: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Hillcrest — New Zealand: not among its largest Snake Valley — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Hillcrest — Scotland: not among its largest Snake Valley — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Hillcrest — Germany: not among its largest Snake Valley — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 18.4%
Hillcrest — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Snake Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 7.7%
Hillcrest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Snake Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.7%
Hillcrest — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Snake Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Hillcrest — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Snake Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Hillcrest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Snake Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillcrest 100.0% houses
Hillcrest — Houses: 100.0% Hillcrest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Snake Valley 98.4% houses
Snake Valley — Houses: 98.4% Snake Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Median house price — $502,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Hillcrest has more rural and farming land (99% vs 86%).

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Rural and farming 99% 86%
Parks and recreation 1% 12%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Hillcrest Snake Valley
New dwellings approved 45
across Pyrenees
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hillcrest Snake Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Snake Valley is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hillcrest carries more crime risk (82 vs 38); Hillcrest carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 59).

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
38/100
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

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hillcrest

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

Schools in Snake Valley

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School-Snake Valley Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Snake Valley sits further from the CBD (154.5 km vs 139.4 km).

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 139.4 km 154.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Car (driver) 92.1% / 84.2%
Hillcrest — Car (driver): 92.1% Snake Valley — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 12.6%
Hillcrest — Worked from Home: 7.9% Snake Valley — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Hillcrest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Snake Valley — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Hillcrest — Walked Only: not among its largest Snake Valley — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Elevation 416 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 401 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
359 premises

Climate

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Average residential rate $1,584/yr
same for both
Council Pyrenees
same for both

Federal electorate

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hillcrest Snake Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hillcrest

Rural

Snake Valley

Affordable Rural

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