VIC · Macedon Ranges Council
Spring Hill (Vic.), VIC, 3444
Current weather
8.8°CRain showers
99% humidity · 23.8 km/h wind · 10.5° / 6.8° today · 25.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#141 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Spring Hill (Vic.) is a small locality in the Macedon Ranges area, home to around 200 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 10 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-33%), roughly 50.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 200
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $2,075
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 18 of 88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,052
- Employment rate
- 62.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 10
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 50
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 33 residents
- State safety percentile
- 47.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -33.3%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault1
- A231 Fv Common Assault3
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
5 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
April 2021
- Development of a dwelling and outbuilding (Amendment sought to alter the location of the dwelling).KYNETON SPRINGHILL ROAD SPRING HILL 3444Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Development of a dwelling and associated outbuilding/s (shed/s).Kyneton Springhill RoadWithdrawn
- Boundary Realignment between two (2) lots1003 KYNETON SPRINGHILL ROAD SPRING HILL 3444Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
July 2020
- Place of Assembly and associated business identification signs1385 Kyneton Springhill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Development for a dwelling and outbuildingKyneton Springhill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coliban I8 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Coliban I9 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 72.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #141 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coliban I8 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Coliban I9 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Boundary Realignment between two (2) lotsplanning1003 KYNETON SPRINGHILL ROAD SPRING HILL 3444Lodged 01 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development for a dwelling and outbuildingplanningKyneton Springhill RoadLodged 20 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a dwelling and associated outbuilding/s (shed/s).planningKyneton Springhill RoadLodged 03 Feb 2021 · Withdrawn
- Development of a dwelling and outbuilding (Amendment sought to alter the location of the dwelling).planningKYNETON SPRINGHILL ROAD SPRING HILL 3444Lodged 29 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Place of Assembly and associated business identification signsplanning1385 Kyneton Springhill RoadLodged 01 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime3
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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