Side by sideSuburb comparison

Specimen Hill vs Golden Square.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Golden Square edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Golden Square scores higher on walkability (2/100 vs 6/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsSpecimen Hill vs Golden Square

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Specimen Hill or Golden Square?

Golden Square scores 6/100 on walkability vs 2/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Specimen Hill
Metric
Golden Square

Price & Market

Median house
$550,000
Median unit
$525,000
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$290/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$480/wk
$247/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$380/wk
Owner occupied
63.0%
Renter occupied
35.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

2
Walk score
6
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
21,043
Population
9,220
42
Median age
39

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
991
Avg ICSEA
991

Climate

422 mm
Annual rainfall
422 mm
29.8°C
Mean max (Jan)
29.8°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).