Badger Creek vs Healesville

Badger Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Healesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Healesville: a median of $806,000, against $710,000 in Badger Creek, and rent is higher there too.

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

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 5)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 4)
  • But Badger Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Badger Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $805,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Badger Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Badger Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 4/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Badger Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 4/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Healesville has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Badger Creek Healesville
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.

Badger Creek Healesville
Walkability 36 / 4
Badger Creek — Walkability: 36/100 Healesville — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 52 / 40
Badger Creek — Safety: 52/100 Healesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 0 / 4
Badger Creek — Low fire risk: 0/100 Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 69 / 42
Badger Creek — Low flood risk: 69/100 Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 1,610); Healesville skews older (46 vs 43).

Badger Creek Healesville
Population 1,610 7,589
+371% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +1.7%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $77,012/yr $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk $350/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Badger Creek Healesville
0-4 5.3% / 5.1%
Badger Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Healesville — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.1% / 11.4%
Badger Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Healesville — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.9% / 5.6%
Badger Creek — 15-19: 4.9% Healesville — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.5% / 4.5%
Badger Creek — 20-24: 4.5% Healesville — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 13.3% / 10.2%
Badger Creek — 25-34: 13.3% Healesville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.2% / 11.6%
Badger Creek — 35-44: 11.2% Healesville — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.0% / 13.2%
Badger Creek — 45-54: 12.0% Healesville — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 16.0% / 14.9%
Badger Creek — 55-64: 16.0% Healesville — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 13.7% / 11.9%
Badger Creek — 65-74: 13.7% Healesville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.1% / 8.4%
Badger Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Healesville — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.7% / 3.4%
Badger Creek — 85+: 1.7% Healesville — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Badger Creek 44.3% couple families
Badger Creek — Couple Families: 44.3% Badger Creek — Lone Person: 32.9% Badger Creek — One Parent Families: 18.2% Badger Creek — Group Household: 3.8% Badger Creek — Other Families: 0.7%
Healesville 39.2% couple families
Healesville — Couple Families: 39.2% Healesville — Lone Person: 39.7% Healesville — One Parent Families: 17.3% Healesville — Group Household: 2.9% Healesville — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Badger Creek 10.1% renting
Badger Creek — Owned Outright: 40.2% Badger Creek — Mortgage: 49.7% Badger Creek — Renting: 10.1%
Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
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.

Badger Creek Healesville
England 5.5% / 5.4%
Badger Creek — England: 5.5% Healesville — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.7%
Badger Creek — New Zealand: 1.1% Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.8%
Badger Creek — Scotland: 1.1% Healesville — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.9%
Badger Creek — Netherlands: 0.9% Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany 0.8% / 0.8%
Badger Creek — Germany: 0.8% Healesville — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Badger Creek Healesville
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 16.7%
Badger Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 10.9%
Badger Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.1%
Badger Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.1%
Badger Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.2%
Badger Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Badger Creek 92.8% houses
Badger Creek — Houses: 92.8% Badger Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Badger Creek — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Badger Creek Healesville
Median house price $710,000 $805,500
Median unit price — $610,175
Median land price — $537,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 10 sales
 30 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Badger Creek has more rural and farming land (71% vs 29%).

Badger Creek Healesville
Rural and farming 71% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 56%
Parks and recreation 20% 5%
Environmental 4% 6%
Residential 0% 3%
Other and special use 2% 1%
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

Badger Creek Healesville
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Badger Creek Healesville
Houses — 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Badger Creek Healesville
House price Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Badger Creek is more walkable (36 vs 4); Badger Creek scores higher overall (29 vs 23).

Badger Creek Healesville
Grade D
same for both
Score 29/100 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more flood risk (58 vs 31); Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 48).

Badger Creek Healesville
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Badger Creek Healesville
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Badger Creek

  • Badger Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Healesville

  • Healesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Healesville High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Worawa Aboriginal College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Badger Creek Healesville
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 1 15
Parks & reserves 5 17
Childcare 4 8
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 2 80

Mobility

Badger Creek Healesville
Walkability score 36/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 66.5 km
+1% vs other
 65.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 73 min
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3777
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3777
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.

Badger Creek Healesville
Car (driver) 75.6% / 65.9%
Badger Creek — Car (driver): 75.6% Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 16.6% / 24.9%
Badger Creek — Worked from Home: 16.6% Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.9%
Badger Creek — Car (passenger): 3.9% Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / 3.6%
Badger Creek — Walked Only: 1.9% Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6%
Train 0.8% / 0.8%
Badger Creek — Train: 0.8% Healesville — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Badger Creek Healesville
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Badger Creek Healesville
Connectivity score 65/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
676 premises
 45%
3,775 premises

Climate

Badger Creek Healesville
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)

Badger Creek Healesville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Badger Creek Healesville
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Badger Creek Healesville
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Badger Creek

Acreage

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