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Footscray vs Milton vs Spring Hill — which is best for infrastructure?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.50Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Footscray

    VIC · 3011
    72Strong
    Median
    $945k
    5y growth
    7.1%/yr
    GrowthStable entry point

  2. Milton

    QLD · 4064
    68Strong
    Median
    $1.50M
    5y growth
    9.2%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  3. Spring Hill

    QLD · 4000
    71Strong
    Median
    $1.50M
    5y growth
    8.2%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

Each row scores 0–100 against a fixed benchmark. The leader on each row is highlighted.

Metric · weight
Footscray
Milton
Spring Hill
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
717.1%/yr
929.2%/yr
828.2%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
392.0%
301.5%
291.4%
Rental demand
weight 10%
681.3%
681.3%
681.3%
Population growth
weight 12%
787.8%
10010.0%
10010.0%
Income growth
weight 12%
8421.0%
8020.0%
8020.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
100$5.2bn
60$3.0bn
100$5.0bn
Affordability
weight 8%
3737% under cap
00% under cap
00% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
85-7.0% YoY
80-6.0% YoY
80-6.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

Where each suburb leads the field, with the count of dimensions won.

  1. Footscray

    5/8
    • Rental yield
    • Income growth
    • Construction pipeline
    • Affordability
    • Supply tightening

  2. Milton

    1/8
    • Capital growth (5y)

  3. Spring Hill

    0/8

    No outright lead on any single dimension.

Why Footscray

Stable entry point

$5.2bn pipeline incl. West Gate Tunnel, listings tightening 7.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Infrastructure pipeline$5.2bn nearby
  • Supply tightening-7.0% YoY
  • Income growth+21.0% (5y)
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Risks
  • Thin gross yield (2.0%)

Construction ·New Footscray Hospital0.0 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Milton

Stable but fully priced

population +10.0% (5y), 9.2%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth9.2%/yr
  • Income growth+20.0% (5y)
  • Supply tightening-6.0% YoY
Risks
  • At top of budget (100% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.5%)

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street1.3 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Spring Hill

Stable but fully priced

population +10.0% (5y), $5.0bn pipeline incl. Cross River Rail — Roma Street.

Drivers
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Infrastructure pipeline$5.0bn nearby
  • Capital growth8.2%/yr
  • Income growth+20.0% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (100% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.4%)

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street0.8 kmConstruction · 2026