Springfield vs Chintin

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, Chintin tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Chintin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Springfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Springfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($391/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Springfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (71.4 km vs 74.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chintin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 64/100)

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

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

Springfield Chintin
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.

Springfield Chintin
Walkability 0 / 0
Springfield — Walkability: 0/100 Chintin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 80
Springfield — Safety: 36/100 Chintin — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 24 / 20
Springfield — Low fire risk: 24/100 Chintin — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Springfield — Low flood risk: 100/100 Chintin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Springfield has more residents (193 vs 111); Chintin rents higher ($450/wk vs $391/wk).

Springfield Chintin
Population 193
+42% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +4.7%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $131,404/yr
+8% vs other
 $121,316/yr
Median weekly rent $391/wk $450/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Springfield Chintin
0-4 4.7% / 4.5%
Springfield — 0-4: 4.7% Chintin — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.0% / 19.8%
Springfield — 5-14: 14.0% Chintin — 5-14: 19.8%
15-19 6.7% / 8.1%
Springfield — 15-19: 6.7% Chintin — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 8.8% / 3.6%
Springfield — 20-24: 8.8% Chintin — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.8% / 3.6%
Springfield — 25-34: 7.8% Chintin — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 8.8% / 14.4%
Springfield — 35-44: 8.8% Chintin — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 27.5% / 18.9%
Springfield — 45-54: 27.5% Chintin — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 13.5% / 18.9%
Springfield — 55-64: 13.5% Chintin — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 9.3% / 7.2%
Springfield — 65-74: 9.3% Chintin — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 6.7% / 6.3%
Springfield — 75-84: 6.7% Chintin — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Springfield — 85+: not among its largest Chintin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Springfield 60.0% couple families
Springfield — Couple Families: 60.0% Springfield — Lone Person: 20.0% Springfield — One Parent Families: 14.0% Springfield — Group Household: 6.0%
Chintin 100.0% couple families
Chintin — Couple Families: 100.0% Chintin — Lone Person: 0.0% Chintin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Chintin — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Springfield 14.1% renting
Springfield — Owned Outright: 40.6% Springfield — Mortgage: 45.3% Springfield — Renting: 14.1%
Chintin 10.3% renting
Chintin — Owned Outright: 13.8% Chintin — Mortgage: 75.9% Chintin — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Springfield Chintin
England 1.6% / 2.7%
Springfield — England: 1.6% Chintin — England: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Springfield — New Zealand: not among its largest Chintin — New Zealand: 2.7%
Italy 2.6% / —
Springfield — Italy: 2.6% Chintin — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Springfield Chintin
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 16.2%
Springfield — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Chintin — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 8.1%
Springfield — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Chintin — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 6.3%
Springfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Chintin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 3.6%
Springfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Chintin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Springfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Chintin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Springfield 100.0% houses
Springfield — Houses: 100.0%
Chintin 100.0% houses
Chintin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Springfield Chintin
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Springfield Chintin
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Springfield Chintin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Springfield Chintin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Springfield carries more crime risk (64 vs 20).

Springfield Chintin
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
20/100
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

Springfield Chintin
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

Springfield Chintin
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Chintin sits further from the CBD (74.9 km vs 71.4 km).

Springfield Chintin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 71.4 km 74.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3434
 0.6%
postcode 3756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3434
 53
postcode 3756

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.

Springfield Chintin
Car (driver) 54.6% / 55.6%
Springfield — Car (driver): 54.6% Chintin — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 31.1%
Springfield — Worked from Home: 36.1% Chintin — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Walked Only 5.2% / 13.3%
Springfield — Walked Only: 5.2% Chintin — Walked Only: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Springfield — Car (passenger): 4.1% Chintin — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Springfield Chintin
Elevation 549 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Springfield Chintin
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Springfield Chintin
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Springfield Chintin
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Springfield Chintin
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Springfield Chintin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Springfield

Rural

Chintin

Family Outer

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