Spring Hill vs Denver

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Denver tends to suit 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

Denver

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 66/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Spring Hill sits closer to the CBD (91.4 km vs 96.7 km)
  • Denver is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Denver

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 26%)

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

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

Spring Hill Denver
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.

Spring Hill Denver
Walkability 0 / 14
Spring Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Denver — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 34 / 80
Spring Hill — Safety: 34/100 Denver — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 48 / 27
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 48/100 Denver — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 60 / 100
Spring Hill — Low flood risk: 60/100 Denver — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Hill has more residents (200 vs 148); Spring Hill has higher household incomes ($107,900 vs $92,248).

Spring Hill Denver
Population 200
+26% vs other
 148
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -1.3%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $107,900/yr
+15% vs other
 $92,248/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Denver
0-4 1.5% / 3.4%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 1.5% Denver — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 14.5% / 8.8%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.5% Denver — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 7.0% / 2.7%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0% Denver — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 2.0% / 4.1%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 2.0% Denver — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 7.0% / 5.4%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 7.0% Denver — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 6.5% / 13.5%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 6.5% Denver — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.5% / 15.5%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 15.5% Denver — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 19.0% / 14.2%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 19.0% Denver — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 18.5% / 29.7%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 18.5% Denver — 65-74: 29.7%
75-84 4.5% / 6.8%
Spring Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Denver — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 3.0% / —
Spring Hill — 85+: 3.0% Denver — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 42.9% couple families
Spring Hill — Couple Families: 42.9% Spring Hill — Lone Person: 40.8% Spring Hill — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Denver 41.9% couple families
Denver — Couple Families: 41.9% Denver — Lone Person: 38.7% Denver — One Parent Families: 19.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 0.0% renting
Spring Hill — Owned Outright: 59.2% Spring Hill — Mortgage: 40.8% Spring Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Denver 7.1% renting
Denver — Owned Outright: 53.6% Denver — Mortgage: 39.3% Denver — Renting: 7.1%
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.

Spring Hill Denver
England 5.0% / 2.7%
Spring Hill — England: 5.0% Denver — England: 2.7%
Italy — / 2.0%
Spring Hill — Italy: not among its largest Denver — Italy: 2.0%
Bangladesh — / 2.0%
Spring Hill — Bangladesh: not among its largest Denver — Bangladesh: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Spring Hill — New Zealand: 1.5% Denver — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Denver
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 20.9%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Denver — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 16.9%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Denver — Bachelor Degree: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 10.8%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Denver — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 3.4%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Denver — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Denver — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Denver 101.7% houses
Denver — Houses: 101.7%
Houses

Zoning mix

Spring Hill Denver
Rural and farming 82% 77%
Parks and recreation 14% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Spring Hill Denver
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 104
across Hepburn
Approvals change year on year +80% -6%

Ranking within VIC

Spring Hill Denver
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Denver is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Spring Hill Denver
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Spring Hill carries more flood risk (40 vs 0); Spring Hill carries more crime risk (66 vs 20).

Spring Hill Denver
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
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

Spring Hill Denver
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

Spring Hill Denver
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Denver sits further from the CBD (96.7 km vs 91.4 km).

Spring Hill Denver
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 91.4 km 96.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Spring Hill Denver
Car (driver) 51.7% / 55.6%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 51.7% Denver — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 44.9% / 33.3%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 44.9% Denver — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 3.4% / 11.1%
Spring Hill — Walked Only: 3.4% Denver — Walked Only: 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Spring Hill Denver
Elevation 638 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 579 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Hill Denver
Connectivity score 27/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Spring Hill Denver
Annual rainfall 778 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Spring Hill Denver
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,748/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Hepburn

Federal electorate

Spring Hill Denver
Division Bendigo Ballarat
Member Lisa Chesters Catherine King
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Hill Denver
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spring Hill

Retirees Rural

Denver

Retirees Rural

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