Axe Creek vs Myrtle Creek

Axe Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Myrtle 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. On these figures, Axe Creek tends to suit families with children, while Myrtle Creek suits people living alone.

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

Axe Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Myrtle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Myrtle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (132.5 km vs 138.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.4% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
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.

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Axe Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Myrtle Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 69
Axe Creek — Safety: 83/100 Myrtle Creek — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 89 / 86
Axe Creek — Low fire risk: 89/100 Myrtle Creek — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 88 / 100
Axe Creek — Low flood risk: 88/100 Myrtle Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Axe Creek rents higher ($270/wk vs $0/wk); Axe Creek has more residents (452 vs 68).

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Population 452
+85% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +1.5%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $115,960/yr
+42% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
0-4 4.6% / —
Axe Creek — 0-4: 4.6% Myrtle Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.3% / 14.7%
Axe Creek — 5-14: 15.3% Myrtle Creek — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 11.5% / 11.8%
Axe Creek — 15-19: 11.5% Myrtle Creek — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 4.4% / 11.8%
Axe Creek — 20-24: 4.4% Myrtle Creek — 20-24: 11.8%
25-34 5.1% / —
Axe Creek — 25-34: 5.1% Myrtle Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.7% / —
Axe Creek — 35-44: 11.7% Myrtle Creek — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 17.0% / 14.7%
Axe Creek — 45-54: 17.0% Myrtle Creek — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.8% / 22.1%
Axe Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Myrtle Creek — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 10.6% / 14.7%
Axe Creek — 65-74: 10.6% Myrtle Creek — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.9% / 5.9%
Axe Creek — 75-84: 4.9% Myrtle Creek — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 0.7% / —
Axe Creek — 85+: 0.7% Myrtle Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
England 1.8% / 11.8%
Axe Creek — England: 1.8% Myrtle Creek — England: 11.8%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Axe Creek — Scotland: 1.1% Myrtle Creek — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 74.8% couple families
Axe Creek — Couple Families: 74.8% Axe Creek — Lone Person: 17.5% Axe Creek — One Parent Families: 7.8%
Myrtle Creek 68.4% couple families
Myrtle Creek — Couple Families: 68.4% Myrtle Creek — Lone Person: 31.6% Myrtle Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 97.9% houses
Axe Creek — Houses: 97.9% Axe Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Myrtle Creek 100.0% houses
Myrtle Creek — Houses: 100.0% Myrtle Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 17.6%
Axe Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Myrtle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 22.1%
Axe Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Myrtle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 4.4%
Axe Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Myrtle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 4.4%
Axe Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Myrtle Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Axe Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Myrtle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 4.5% renting
Axe Creek — Owned Outright: 43.3% Axe Creek — Mortgage: 52.2% Axe Creek — Renting: 4.5%
Myrtle Creek 0.0% renting
Myrtle Creek — Owned Outright: 45.0% Myrtle Creek — Mortgage: 55.0% Myrtle Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Median house price $845,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Axe Creek has more rural and farming land (85% vs 72%).

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Rural and farming 85% 72%
Parks and recreation 14% 20%
Environmental 0% 8%
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

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year +28% -7%

Ranking within VIC

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Axe Creek carries more flood risk (12 vs 0); Myrtle Creek carries more crime risk (31 vs 17).

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Low
12/100
 None
0/100
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

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Axe Creek

  • Eppalock Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Myrtle Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Axe Creek sits further from the CBD (138.3 km vs 132.5 km).

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 138.3 km
+4% vs other
 132.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
same for both

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.

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Car (driver) 74.4% / 44.1%
Axe Creek — Car (driver): 74.4% Myrtle Creek — Car (driver): 44.1%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 35.3%
Axe Creek — Worked from Home: 21.3% Myrtle Creek — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 11.8%
Axe Creek — Car (passenger): 4.3% Myrtle Creek — Car (passenger): 11.8%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Axe Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Myrtle Creek — Walked Only: 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Average residential rate $1,949/yr $1,885/yr
Council Greater Bendigo Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Axe Creek Myrtle Creek
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Axe Creek

River Rural

Myrtle Creek

Rural Students

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