Spring Hill vs Little Hampton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Hampton, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Little Hampton 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

Spring Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Little Hampton 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

Little Hampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Spring Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (91.4 km vs 98.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Spring Hill has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • Little Hampton carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Little Hampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Hill and Little Hampton 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 Little Hampton
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 Little Hampton
Walkability 0 / 0
Spring Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Little Hampton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 80
Spring Hill — Safety: 34/100 Little Hampton — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 48 / 100
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 48/100 Little Hampton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 60 / 100
Spring Hill — Low flood risk: 60/100 Little Hampton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Hill has more residents (200 vs 74); Spring Hill has higher household incomes ($107,900 vs $71,500).

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Population 200
+63% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +19.4%
Median age 53
same for both
Median household income $107,900/yr
+34% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+21% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Little Hampton
0-4 1.5% / 9.5%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 1.5% Little Hampton — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 14.5% / 8.1%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.5% Little Hampton — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 7.0% / 4.1%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0% Little Hampton — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.0% / 5.4%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 2.0% Little Hampton — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.0% / 4.1%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 7.0% Little Hampton — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 6.5% / 16.2%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 6.5% Little Hampton — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 15.5% / 16.2%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 15.5% Little Hampton — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 19.0% / 21.6%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 19.0% Little Hampton — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 18.5% / 20.3%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 18.5% Little Hampton — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 4.5% / —
Spring Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Little Hampton — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.0% / —
Spring Hill — 85+: 3.0% Little Hampton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Spring Hill Little Hampton
England 5.0% / 10.8%
Spring Hill — England: 5.0% Little Hampton — England: 10.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Spring Hill — New Zealand: 1.5% Little Hampton — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 40.8% lone person
Spring Hill — Lone Person: 40.8% Spring Hill — Couple Families: 42.9% Spring Hill — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Little Hampton 65.0% lone person
Little Hampton — Lone Person: 65.0% Little Hampton — Couple Families: 35.0% Little Hampton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0% Spring Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Little Hampton 89.5% houses
Little Hampton — Houses: 89.5% Little Hampton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 24.3%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Little Hampton — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 16.2%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Little Hampton — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 17.6%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Little Hampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 5.4%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Little Hampton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 8.1%
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Little Hampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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%
Little Hampton 16.1% renting
Little Hampton — Owned Outright: 64.5% Little Hampton — Mortgage: 19.4% Little Hampton — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Little Hampton has more rural and farming land (96% vs 82%).

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Rural and farming 82% 96%
Parks and recreation 14% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Spring Hill Little Hampton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Spring Hill Little Hampton
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 bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Spring Hill carries more flood risk (40 vs 0).

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Hill Little Hampton
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 Little Hampton
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Little Hampton sits further from the CBD (98.7 km vs 91.4 km).

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 91.4 km 98.7 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
 1.6%
postcode 3458
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
 50
postcode 3458

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 Little Hampton
Car (driver) 51.7% / 55.9%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 51.7% Little Hampton — Car (driver): 55.9%
Worked from Home 44.9% / 35.3%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 44.9% Little Hampton — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Spring Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Little Hampton — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only 3.4% / —
Spring Hill — Walked Only: 3.4% Little Hampton — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.9%).

Setting

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Elevation 638 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 728 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Spring Hill Little Hampton
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Hill Little Hampton
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

Little Hampton

Rural Young Families

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