Newlyn vs Springmount
Springmount is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Newlyn. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Newlyn tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Newlyn carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 50/100)
- Springmount is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Springmount
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Springmount
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Newlyn
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
- has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 92 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (118.8 km vs 124.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Newlyn
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 50/100)
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
Newlyn 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 $71,500); Springmount has more residents (184 vs 136).
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 136 | 184 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +1.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $113,724/yr +59% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk +17% vs other | $200/wk |
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 (3.3%).
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 (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $720,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Newlyn has more rural and farming land (81% vs 51%); Springmount has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 17%).
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 81% | 51% |
| Environmental | 17% | 42% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 86% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% 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 54% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
Newlyn is more walkable (13 vs 4).
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Springmount carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 0); Springmount carries more crime risk (50 vs 32).
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | 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
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Newlyn
- Newlyn Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Springmount
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Springmount sits further from the CBD (124.8 km vs 118.8 km).
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 118.8 km | 124.8 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 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 (59.8%).
Setting
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 559 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 555 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hepburn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newlyn | Springmount | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newlyn | 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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