Spring Hill vs Tylden

Tylden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 53 in Spring Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tylden, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Spring Hill tends to suit older residents, while Tylden suits families with children.

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

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Tylden

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 75 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84 km vs 91.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Spring Hill has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Tylden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Spring Hill and Tylden 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 Tylden
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 Tylden
Walkability 0 / 28
Spring Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Tylden — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 34 / 69
Spring Hill — Safety: 34/100 Tylden — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 48 / 50
Spring Hill — Low fire risk: 48/100 Tylden — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 60 / 41
Spring Hill — Low flood risk: 60/100 Tylden — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Tylden has more residents (645 vs 200); Spring Hill skews older (53 vs 41).

Spring Hill Tylden
Population 200 645
+222% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +20.6%
Median age 53 41
Median household income $107,900/yr $109,096/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Hill Tylden
0-4 1.5% / 5.3%
Spring Hill — 0-4: 1.5% Tylden — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.5% / 14.9%
Spring Hill — 5-14: 14.5% Tylden — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.0% / 4.7%
Spring Hill — 15-19: 7.0% Tylden — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 2.0% / 5.3%
Spring Hill — 20-24: 2.0% Tylden — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.0% / 11.6%
Spring Hill — 25-34: 7.0% Tylden — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 6.5% / 13.6%
Spring Hill — 35-44: 6.5% Tylden — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 15.5% / 15.3%
Spring Hill — 45-54: 15.5% Tylden — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 19.0% / 13.6%
Spring Hill — 55-64: 19.0% Tylden — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 18.5% / 10.9%
Spring Hill — 65-74: 18.5% Tylden — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.5% / 2.6%
Spring Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Tylden — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 3.0% / 0.5%
Spring Hill — 85+: 3.0% Tylden — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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% Spring Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Spring Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Tylden 48.4% couple families
Tylden — Couple Families: 48.4% Tylden — Lone Person: 34.6% Tylden — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tylden — Group Household: 5.0% Tylden — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Tylden 11.9% renting
Tylden — Owned Outright: 36.7% Tylden — Mortgage: 51.4% Tylden — Renting: 11.9%
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 Tylden
England 5.0% / 8.5%
Spring Hill — England: 5.0% Tylden — England: 8.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.7%
Spring Hill — New Zealand: 1.5% Tylden — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Spring Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Tylden — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Spring Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Tylden — Scotland: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Spring Hill — Ireland: not among its largest Tylden — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Spring Hill Tylden
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.7%
Spring Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Tylden — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 13.3%
Spring Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Tylden — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.8%
Spring Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Tylden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 4.0%
Spring Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Tylden — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Spring Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Tylden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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 — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tylden 95.0% houses
Tylden — Houses: 95.0% Tylden — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Hill Tylden
Median house price — $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tylden has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 0%); Spring Hill has more rural and farming land (82% vs 64%).

Spring Hill Tylden
Rural and farming 82% 64%
Environmental 0% 27%
Parks and recreation 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 7%
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 Tylden
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Spring Hill Tylden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC

Liveability

Tylden is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Spring Hill Tylden
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Spring Hill carries more crime risk (66 vs 31); Tylden carries more flood risk (59 vs 40).

Spring Hill Tylden
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 Tylden
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Tylden

  • Tylden Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Hill Tylden
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Spring Hill sits further from the CBD (91.4 km vs 84 km).

Spring Hill Tylden
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 91.4 km
+8% vs other
 84 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
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.

Spring Hill Tylden
Car (driver) 51.7% / 56.4%
Spring Hill — Car (driver): 51.7% Tylden — Car (driver): 56.4%
Worked from Home 44.9% / 32.9%
Spring Hill — Worked from Home: 44.9% Tylden — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Walked Only 3.4% / 7.1%
Spring Hill — Walked Only: 3.4% Tylden — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Spring Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tylden — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus — / 1.1%
Spring Hill — Bus: not among its largest Tylden — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Spring Hill Tylden
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
267 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Spring Hill Tylden
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Spring Hill Tylden
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Hill Tylden
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

Tylden

River Rural

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