Lilliput vs Springhurst
Lilliput is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Springhurst. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lilliput, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lilliput tends to suit families with children and couples, while Springhurst suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Lilliput
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lilliput
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Springhurst
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Springhurst
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 192 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (273.7 km vs 288 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lilliput carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
- Springhurst has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lilliput
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs 0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lilliput and Springhurst 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
Springhurst has more residents (349 vs 84); Lilliput has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $63,336).
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 349 +315% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | +0.3% |
| Median age | 36 | 47 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +35% vs other | $63,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +23% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.2%).
Property market
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $453,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 95% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% same for both | |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 120 across Indigo | 238 across Wangaratta |
| Approvals change year on year | +15% | +329% |
Ranking within VIC
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Springhurst carries more flood risk (39 vs 0); Springhurst carries more crime risk (67 vs 12).
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lilliput
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Springhurst
- Springhurst Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 24 |
Mobility
Lilliput sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 273.7 km).
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 288 km +5% vs other | 273.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 192 min | 174 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3682 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 3682 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 (76.3%).
Setting
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 163 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 209 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 567 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,828/yr | $1,962/yr |
| Council | Indigo | Wangaratta |
Federal electorate
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lilliput | Springhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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