Springvale South VIC 3172
Located in Victoria, Springvale South sits 31 km from Melbourne CBD, around 37 minutes by car. The suburb has 12,766 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $77,896 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $351 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,600. Springvale South is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 5 schools within the suburb boundary, 3 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Springvale South a good suburb?
Springvale South scores a B (65/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit, weaker on community.
Above the state average
5 schools · 3 above peer schools · Top 12% in VIC
Very walkable
Walkability 84/100 · 30.9 km · 37 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $855K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 56/100 · Flood 20/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 38 · 12,766 residents
Liveability Rating
65 / 100 · Ranked #209 in VICEach bar is Springvale South's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
65 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSpringvale South's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $855,000, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$855,000
13% below its 5 neighbours (median $985,000)
Based on 129 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 51 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 77 sales $840K
- 4 bed 35 sales $900K
- 5 bed 8 sales $1.04M
Units
$622,500
8% above its 5 neighbours (median $578,000)
Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 20 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 24 sales $580K
- 3 bed 17 sales $681K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Springvale South are currently listed at around $824,000 on average. Based on 45 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$824K
45 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$605K
11 units listed in the last 6 months.
56 of the suburb's 3,858 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Springvale South rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 30 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$650/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $650/wk)
30 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$530/wk
12% above its 3 neighbours (median $472/wk)
11 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
41 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,073 rented homes (3.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3172.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $824,000 median
$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $605,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
6 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 5 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Springvale South safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Springvale South sits in the moderate band, with 589 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 12% on the prior year.
589 offences
12.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202553 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Five schools serve Springvale South, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Athol Road Primary School and Hoa Nghiem Primary School lead the pack.
- • 3,048 students across 4 schools (avg 762)
- • Sectors: 4 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 941-1017, median 956 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Keysborough Secondary College (2,194 students)
Primary
Secondary
Universities nearby
3.4% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Springvale South is very walkable on foot — at 84/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 8 supermarkets, 8 parks and 12 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Springvale South.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 105.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 99.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 60.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.0 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Springvale South.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 35%
- Premises covered
- 4,408
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Greater Dandenong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 27 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Springvale South is home to about 12,800 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $78,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
12,766
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$77,896/yr
Census Median Rent
$351/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,600/mo
Avg Household Size
3.2
Median Personal Income
$29,068/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.9%
Total Dwellings
3,858
Owner-Occupier Rate
72.2%
Houses
85.8%
Rental Stress
23.4%
Mortgage Stress
24.6%
Work From Home
12.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
94 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 4 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,036 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 36.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 23.6%
- Employment Rate
- 51.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 44.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
1,320 residents (10.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 12,148 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (398 of 5,522).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,271 people work here; 5,522 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 77% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,123 a year through Greater Dandenong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 65%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
- Parks and recreation 11%
- Rural and farming 11%
- Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Dandenong
In the year to August 2026, 594 new dwellings were approved across Greater Dandenong. That mix is 214 houses and 380 units. Approvals are down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 204 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 45 homes
- Projects firmly planned 60 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 60 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 39 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 4.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Moorabbin Airport, 4.7 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 7.0 km
- Annual rainfall
- 644 mm
- 94 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.0°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.9°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
19 facilities within 5 km- 2.9 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Chlorine & compounds
- 3.3 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Chlorine & compounds
- 3.4 kmFuneral, Crematorium and Cemetery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.4 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3172, 182 of 17,157 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.6% (621 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3172, 2,827 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,921 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 168 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
15 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3172 in 2025-26, rank 63 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 173, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
7 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 12 across postcode 3172.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $855,000 this is $105,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mark Dreyfus Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Dreyfus | 64.3% | 35.7% | +4.8 |
| 2022 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.9% | 43.1% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.4% | 43.6% | -3.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Meng Heang Tak Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Meng Heang Tak ALP | 54.1% | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| 2018 | Meng Heang Tak ALP | 55.5% | 67.4% | 32.6% |
| 2014 | Hong Lim ALP | 53.3% | 65.8% | 34.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Springvale South
Is Springvale South a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Springvale South is moderate (56/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Springvale South?
Springvale South has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (20/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Springvale South a good place to live?
Springvale South has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (65/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Springvale South?
Springvale South, VIC had a population of 12,766 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Springvale South, VIC?
The postcode for Springvale South, VIC is 3172.
How far is Springvale South from Melbourne?
Springvale South is 31 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 37 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Springvale South?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Springvale South was $77,896 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Springvale South?
The median advertised rent in Springvale South is $650 a week for houses (30 listings) and $530 a week for units (11 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Springvale South?
The median age of residents in Springvale South was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Springvale South?
There are 5 schools inside the Springvale South boundary: 3 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Springvale South walkable?
Springvale South scores 84/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Springvale South?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Springvale South (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Springvale South below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Springvale South?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Springvale South, Moorabbin Airport (4.7 km away), summer days average 26°C, winter nights 6.9°C, 644 mm of rain a year over 94 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Springvale South?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Springvale South belong to?
Springvale South sits within the Greater Dandenong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Springvale South?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Dandenong is $2,123 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Springvale South?
Across Greater Dandenong, 594 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Springvale South in?
Springvale South sits within the federal Division of Isaacs, currently held by Mark Dreyfus (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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