Spring Hill vs Trentham

Spring Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Trentham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trentham, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Trentham 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

Trentham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Spring Hill is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 45%)

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

Spring Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $386/wk)

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 94.7 km)
  • Trentham is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trentham

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Trentham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Hill and Trentham 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 Trentham
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 Trentham
Walkability 0 / 28
Spring Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Trentham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 34 / 74
Spring Hill — Safety: 34/100 Trentham — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 48 / 49
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 48/100 Trentham — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 60 / 100
Spring Hill — Low flood risk: 60/100 Trentham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trentham has more residents (1,382 vs 200); Spring Hill has higher household incomes ($107,900 vs $77,428).

Spring Hill Trentham
Population 200 1,382
+591% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +17.1%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $107,900/yr
+28% vs other
 $77,428/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $386/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Trentham
0-4 1.5% / 4.2%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 1.5% Trentham — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.5% / 8.8%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.5% Trentham — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 7.0% / 3.4%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0% Trentham — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 2.0% / 2.1%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 2.0% Trentham — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 7.0% / 6.5%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 7.0% Trentham — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 6.5% / 8.5%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 6.5% Trentham — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 15.5% / 12.7%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 15.5% Trentham — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 19.0% / 19.8%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 19.0% Trentham — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 18.5% / 19.6%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 18.5% Trentham — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 4.5% / 10.6%
Spring Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Trentham — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 3.0% / 3.5%
Spring Hill — 85+: 3.0% Trentham — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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% Spring Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Spring Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Trentham 50.5% lone person
Trentham — Lone Person: 50.5% Trentham — Couple Families: 33.3% Trentham — One Parent Families: 11.5% Trentham — Group Household: 3.7% Trentham — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Trentham 11.7% renting
Trentham — Owned Outright: 55.6% Trentham — Mortgage: 32.8% Trentham — Renting: 11.7%
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 Trentham
England 5.0% / 7.2%
Spring Hill — England: 5.0% Trentham — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.7%
Spring Hill — New Zealand: 1.5% Trentham — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Spring Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Trentham — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Spring Hill — Germany: not among its largest Trentham — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Spring Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest Trentham — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Trentham
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 13.2%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Trentham — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 16.6%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Trentham — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 10.1%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Trentham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 7.6%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Trentham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.9%
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Trentham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill 100.0% houses
Spring Hill — Houses: 100.0% Spring Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Spring Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Trentham 95.8% houses
Trentham — Houses: 95.8% Trentham — Townhouses: 3.4% Trentham — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Hill Trentham
Median house price — $1,010,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 33 sales

Zoning mix

Spring Hill has more rural and farming land (82% vs 58%).

Spring Hill Trentham
Rural and farming 82% 58%
Parks and recreation 14% 27%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Environmental 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Spring Hill Trentham
Houses — 2.6%
$580/wk on $1.14M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Spring Hill Trentham
House price — Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Trentham is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Spring Hill Trentham
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
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 26).

Spring Hill Trentham
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
26/100
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 Trentham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Spring Hill

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

Schools in Trentham

  • Trentham District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Hill Trentham
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 16

Mobility

Trentham sits further from the CBD (94.7 km vs 91.4 km).

Spring Hill Trentham
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 91.4 km 94.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min
same for both
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 Trentham
Car (driver) 51.7% / 50.3%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 51.7% Trentham — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 44.9% / 43.1%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 44.9% Trentham — Worked from Home: 43.1%
Walked Only 3.4% / 4.9%
Spring Hill — Walked Only: 3.4% Trentham — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.6%
Spring Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trentham — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.7%).

Setting

Spring Hill Trentham
Elevation 638 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 686 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Hill Trentham
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
807 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Hill Trentham
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

Trentham

Acreage Retirees River

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