Springvale vs Noble Park North

Springvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Noble Park North. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Noble Park North, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Springvale: a median of $950,000, against $812,000 in Noble Park North. On these figures, Springvale tends to suit young adults.

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

Springvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 8)
  • But Noble Park North has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Noble Park North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($812,500 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Springvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Springvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Springvale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (19 vs 3)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Noble Park North carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Springvale Noble Park North
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.

Springvale Noble Park North
Walkability 94 / 74
Springvale — Walkability: 94/100 Noble Park North — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 14 / 26
Springvale — Safety: 14/100 Noble Park North — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Springvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Noble Park North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 64 / 73
Springvale — Low flood risk: 64/100 Noble Park North — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Springvale has more residents (22,174 vs 7,436); Noble Park North skews older (40 vs 36).

Springvale Noble Park North
Population 22,174
+66% vs other
 7,436
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -0.4%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $72,904/yr $75,504/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $357/wk
+2% vs other
 $351/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Springvale Noble Park North
0-4 5.3% / 5.5%
Springvale — 0-4: 5.3% Noble Park North — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.2% / 11.4%
Springvale — 5-14: 9.2% Noble Park North — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.9% / 5.5%
Springvale — 15-19: 4.9% Noble Park North — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 8.4% / 6.4%
Springvale — 20-24: 8.4% Noble Park North — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 20.5% / 13.4%
Springvale — 25-34: 20.5% Noble Park North — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 13.5% / 13.2%
Springvale — 35-44: 13.5% Noble Park North — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.4% / 13.5%
Springvale — 45-54: 11.4% Noble Park North — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.5% / 11.5%
Springvale — 55-64: 10.5% Noble Park North — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 8.2% / 11.1%
Springvale — 65-74: 8.2% Noble Park North — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.4% / 7.0%
Springvale — 75-84: 5.4% Noble Park North — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.8% / 1.5%
Springvale — 85+: 2.8% Noble Park North — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Springvale 42.2% couple families
Springvale — Couple Families: 42.2% Springvale — Lone Person: 27.3% Springvale — One Parent Families: 18.5% Springvale — Group Household: 8.3% Springvale — Other Families: 3.7%
Noble Park North 46.5% couple families
Noble Park North — Couple Families: 46.5% Noble Park North — Lone Person: 27.9% Noble Park North — One Parent Families: 18.4% Noble Park North — Group Household: 4.2% Noble Park North — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Springvale 41.7% renting
Springvale — Owned Outright: 33.7% Springvale — Mortgage: 24.5% Springvale — Renting: 41.7%
Noble Park North 26.7% renting
Noble Park North — Owned Outright: 39.1% Noble Park North — Mortgage: 34.2% Noble Park North — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Springvale Noble Park North
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 11.7%
Springvale — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Noble Park North — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 10.9%
Springvale — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Noble Park North — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.3%
Springvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Noble Park North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 4.0%
Springvale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Noble Park North — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.5%
Springvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Noble Park North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

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.

Springvale Noble Park North
Vietnam 20.9% / 5.1%
Springvale — Vietnam: 20.9% Noble Park North — Vietnam: 5.1%
India 7.4% / 5.3%
Springvale — India: 7.4% Noble Park North — India: 5.3%
China 5.3% / 1.9%
Springvale — China: 5.3% Noble Park North — China: 1.9%
Malaysia 4.6% / 1.4%
Springvale — Malaysia: 4.6% Noble Park North — Malaysia: 1.4%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / 4.3%
Springvale — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Noble Park North — Sri Lanka: 4.3%
Philippines 1.5% / 2.1%
Springvale — Philippines: 1.5% Noble Park North — Philippines: 2.1%
Greece — / 2.9%
Springvale — Greece: not among its largest Noble Park North — Greece: 2.9%
Myanmar 2.8% / —
Springvale — Myanmar: 2.8% Noble Park North — Myanmar: 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.

Springvale 69.4% houses
Springvale — Houses: 69.4% Springvale — Townhouses: 20.1% Springvale — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Noble Park North 89.6% houses
Noble Park North — Houses: 89.6% Noble Park North — Townhouses: 0.9% Noble Park North — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Springvale Noble Park North
Median house price $950,000 $812,500
Median unit price $605,000 $596,800
Median land price $770,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 132 sales
 23 days
from 39 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Springvale Noble Park North
3 bed $935K / $780K
Springvale — 3 bed: $935K (117 sales) Noble Park North — 3 bed: $780K (85 sales)

117 vs 85 sales

4 bed $959K / $858K
Springvale — 4 bed: $959K (52 sales) Noble Park North — 4 bed: $858K (28 sales)

52 vs 28 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Springvale Noble Park North
2 bed $595K / $506K
Springvale — 2 bed: $595K (42 sales) Noble Park North — 2 bed: $506K (8 sales)

42 vs 8 sales

3 bed $660K / $668K
Springvale — 3 bed: $660K (24 sales) Noble Park North — 3 bed: $668K (9 sales)

24 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Noble Park North has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 6%); Springvale has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Springvale Noble Park North
Residential 44% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 26% 16%
Commercial 6% 23%
Industrial 12% 0%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 5%
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

Springvale Noble Park North
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
same for both

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.

Springvale Noble Park North
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $892K
 3.9%
$610/wk on $803K
Units 5.0%
$472/wk on $491K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Springvale Noble Park North
House price Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of VIC —

Liveability

Springvale is more walkable (94 vs 74); Noble Park North scores higher overall (63 vs 55).

Springvale Noble Park North
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100 63/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Springvale carries more crime risk (86 vs 74).

Springvale Noble Park North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Low
27/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Springvale Noble Park North
Inside the suburb 9 4
Rated above peers 3 2
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 3.9 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 2.7%

Schools in Springvale

  • Killester College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Spring Parks Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Minaret College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Springvale Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Heatherhill Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Noble Park North

  • Nazareth College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Silverton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carwatha College P-12 Government · Combined at peers
  • Oakwood School-Noble Park Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Springvale Noble Park North
Supermarkets 11 0
Cafes & restaurants 104 1
Parks & reserves 13 8
Childcare 13 4
GPs 19 3
Pharmacies 7 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 7 4
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 13 4

Mobility

Springvale Noble Park North
Walkability score 94/100 74/100
Distance to Melbourne 29 km 29.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 309.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3171
 0.7%
postcode 3174
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3171
 25
postcode 3174

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.

Springvale Noble Park North
Car (driver) 65.7% / 70.1%
Springvale — Car (driver): 65.7% Noble Park North — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 19.5%
Springvale — Worked from Home: 14.9% Noble Park North — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 5.7%
Springvale — Car (passenger): 8.0% Noble Park North — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 6.2% / 2.7%
Springvale — Train: 6.2% Noble Park North — Train: 2.7%
Bus 2.6% / 1.1%
Springvale — Bus: 2.6% Noble Park North — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Springvale Noble Park North
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Springvale Noble Park North
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
10,153 premises
 2%
3,106 premises

Climate

Springvale Noble Park North
Annual rainfall 644 mm 781 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Springvale Noble Park North
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Springvale Noble Park North
Average residential rate $2,123/yr
same for both
Council Greater Dandenong
same for both

Federal electorate

Springvale Noble Park North
Division Hotham
same for both
Member Clare O'Neil
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Springvale Noble Park North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Springvale

Multicultural Outer Parks River Townhouses

Noble Park North

Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

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