Arthurs Creek vs Humevale

Humevale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Arthurs Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Arthurs Creek: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.24 million in Humevale, though rent is higher in Humevale. On these figures, Arthurs Creek tends to suit couples and older residents, while Humevale suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Arthurs Creek has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Humevale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Humevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,235,000 vs $1,785,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Arthurs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($218/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Arthurs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (45.1 km vs 61 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 69 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Arthurs Creek has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
  • Humevale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Humevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Arthurs Creek and Humevale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Arthurs Creek Humevale
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.

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Walkability 0 / 6
Arthurs Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Humevale — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 73 / 83
Arthurs Creek — Safety: 73/100 Humevale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 2 / 2
Arthurs Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Humevale — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Arthurs Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Humevale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Humevale rents higher ($330/wk vs $218/wk); Arthurs Creek has more residents (478 vs 352).

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Population 478
+26% vs other
 352
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +14.7%
Median age 52 43
Median household income $115,128/yr $117,832/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $218/wk $330/wk
+51% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Creek Humevale
0-4 3.6% / 5.1%
Arthurs Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Humevale — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.2% / 11.1%
Arthurs Creek — 5-14: 9.2% Humevale — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 6.1% / 8.5%
Arthurs Creek — 15-19: 6.1% Humevale — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 7.1% / 4.0%
Arthurs Creek — 20-24: 7.1% Humevale — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.7% / 10.8%
Arthurs Creek — 25-34: 6.7% Humevale — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 7.5% / 11.1%
Arthurs Creek — 35-44: 7.5% Humevale — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.2% / 14.5%
Arthurs Creek — 45-54: 13.2% Humevale — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 19.5% / 17.6%
Arthurs Creek — 55-64: 19.5% Humevale — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 15.9% / 8.8%
Arthurs Creek — 65-74: 15.9% Humevale — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 8.6% / 4.5%
Arthurs Creek — 75-84: 8.6% Humevale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.3% / 1.4%
Arthurs Creek — 85+: 1.3% Humevale — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Creek 66.7% couple families
Arthurs Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Arthurs Creek — Lone Person: 19.8% Arthurs Creek — One Parent Families: 9.4% Arthurs Creek — Group Household: 4.2%
Humevale 56.2% couple families
Humevale — Couple Families: 56.2% Humevale — Lone Person: 25.0% Humevale — One Parent Families: 15.0% Humevale — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Creek 4.3% renting
Arthurs Creek — Owned Outright: 57.1% Arthurs Creek — Mortgage: 38.6% Arthurs Creek — Renting: 4.3%
Humevale 4.8% renting
Humevale — Owned Outright: 51.0% Humevale — Mortgage: 44.2% Humevale — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Arthurs Creek Humevale
England 4.0% / 3.1%
Arthurs Creek — England: 4.0% Humevale — England: 3.1%
Italy — / 2.0%
Arthurs Creek — Italy: not among its largest Humevale — Italy: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Arthurs Creek — New Zealand: 1.7% Humevale — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 0.8% / —
Arthurs Creek — China: 0.8% Humevale — China: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.6% / —
Arthurs Creek — Malaysia: 0.6% Humevale — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 20.5%
Arthurs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Humevale — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 10.8%
Arthurs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Humevale — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 6.8%
Arthurs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Humevale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.0%
Arthurs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Humevale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.3%
Arthurs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Humevale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Creek 99.4% houses
Arthurs Creek — Houses: 99.4% Arthurs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Humevale 99.1% houses
Humevale — Houses: 99.1% Humevale — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Median house price $1,785,000 $1,235,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Arthurs Creek has more rural and farming land (70% vs 15%).

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Rural and farming 70% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 52%
Environmental 29% 33%
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

Arthurs Creek Humevale
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
 2,632
across Whittlesea
Approvals change year on year +8% -28%

Ranking within VIC

Arthurs Creek Humevale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Arthurs Creek carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Bushfire High
98/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Arthurs Creek

  • Arthurs Creek Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Humevale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Humevale sits further from the CBD (61 km vs 45.1 km).

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 45.1 km 61 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3099
 0.8%
postcode 3757
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3099
 46
postcode 3757

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.

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Car (driver) 62.1% / 63.6%
Arthurs Creek — Car (driver): 62.1% Humevale — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 28.4%
Arthurs Creek — Worked from Home: 29.2% Humevale — Worked from Home: 28.4%
Walked Only 4.6% / 2.5%
Arthurs Creek — Walked Only: 4.6% Humevale — Walked Only: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.1%
Arthurs Creek — Car (passenger): 2.3% Humevale — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train 1.8% / 2.5%
Arthurs Creek — Train: 1.8% Humevale — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.9 km 43.8 km

NBN connectivity

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
126 premises

Climate

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Arthurs Creek Humevale
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Average residential rate $2,696/yr $1,899/yr
Council Nillumbik Whittlesea

Federal electorate

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arthurs Creek Humevale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arthurs Creek

Outer Retirees

Humevale

Outer

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