Barkers Creek vs Faraday

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barkers Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barkers Creek tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Barkers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Barkers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Barkers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Faraday

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.9 km vs 124.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Barkers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Faraday

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.8% vs 6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Barkers Creek Faraday
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.

Barkers Creek Faraday
Walkability 4 / 0
Barkers Creek — Walkability: 4/100 Faraday — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 50
Barkers Creek — Safety: 87/100 Faraday — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 27 / 83
Barkers Creek — Low fire risk: 27/100 Faraday — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 87 / 100
Barkers Creek — Low flood risk: 87/100 Faraday — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Barkers Creek has more residents (487 vs 194); Faraday rents higher ($315/wk vs $250/wk).

Barkers Creek Faraday
Population 487
+60% vs other
 194
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +22.8%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $80,860/yr
+14% vs other
 $69,628/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $315/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barkers Creek Faraday
0-4 6.0% / 4.1%
Barkers Creek — 0-4: 6.0% Faraday — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.3% / 8.8%
Barkers Creek — 5-14: 13.3% Faraday — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 2.5% / 5.7%
Barkers Creek — 15-19: 2.5% Faraday — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.3% / 5.7%
Barkers Creek — 20-24: 3.3% Faraday — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.6% / 6.2%
Barkers Creek — 25-34: 8.6% Faraday — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.1% / 8.8%
Barkers Creek — 35-44: 10.1% Faraday — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 12.7% / 20.1%
Barkers Creek — 45-54: 12.7% Faraday — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 20.3% / 22.2%
Barkers Creek — 55-64: 20.3% Faraday — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 15.4% / 20.1%
Barkers Creek — 65-74: 15.4% Faraday — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 6.0% / 6.7%
Barkers Creek — 75-84: 6.0% Faraday — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.1% / —
Barkers Creek — 85+: 2.1% Faraday — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barkers Creek 51.8% couple families
Barkers Creek — Couple Families: 51.8% Barkers Creek — Lone Person: 37.5% Barkers Creek — One Parent Families: 8.0% Barkers Creek — Group Household: 2.7%
Faraday 36.0% couple families
Faraday — Couple Families: 36.0% Faraday — Lone Person: 44.0% Faraday — One Parent Families: 20.0% Faraday — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barkers Creek 7.5% renting
Barkers Creek — Owned Outright: 50.6% Barkers Creek — Mortgage: 42.0% Barkers Creek — Renting: 7.5%
Faraday 11.4% renting
Faraday — Owned Outright: 48.1% Faraday — Mortgage: 40.5% Faraday — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Barkers Creek Faraday
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 19.6%
Barkers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Faraday — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 10.8%
Barkers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Faraday — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 12.4%
Barkers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Faraday — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 5.7%
Barkers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Faraday — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 6.2%
Barkers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Faraday — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Barkers Creek Faraday
New Zealand 1.6% / 4.1%
Barkers Creek — New Zealand: 1.6% Faraday — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 3.5% / —
Barkers Creek — England: 3.5% Faraday — England: not among its largest
Canada — / 2.1%
Barkers Creek — Canada: not among its largest Faraday — Canada: 2.1%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Barkers Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Faraday — Netherlands: 1.5%
Japan 0.8% / —
Barkers Creek — Japan: 0.8% Faraday — Japan: not among its largest
France 0.6% / —
Barkers Creek — France: 0.6% Faraday — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barkers Creek 100.0% houses
Barkers Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Faraday 100.0% houses
Faraday — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Barkers Creek Faraday
Median house price $995,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Faraday has more rural and farming land (90% vs 70%).

Barkers Creek Faraday
Rural and farming 70% 90%
Parks and recreation 28% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
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

Barkers Creek Faraday
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Barkers Creek Faraday
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Barkers Creek Faraday
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Barkers Creek carries more flood risk (13 vs 0); Barkers Creek carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 17).

Barkers Creek Faraday
Bushfire High
73/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Barkers Creek Faraday
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Barkers Creek Faraday
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Barkers Creek sits further from the CBD (124.2 km vs 116.9 km).

Barkers Creek Faraday
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 124.2 km
+6% vs other
 116.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3451
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3451
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.

Barkers Creek Faraday
Car (driver) 67.2% / 52.9%
Barkers Creek — Car (driver): 67.2% Faraday — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 28.2% / 32.9%
Barkers Creek — Worked from Home: 28.2% Faraday — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 5.9%
Barkers Creek — Walked Only: 2.1% Faraday — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.7%
Barkers Creek — Car (passenger): 2.6% Faraday — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle — / 3.5%
Barkers Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Faraday — Bicycle: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Barkers Creek Faraday
Elevation 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Barkers Creek Faraday
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
208 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Barkers Creek Faraday
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Barkers Creek Faraday
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Barkers Creek Faraday
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Barkers Creek

Professionals River Rural

Faraday

Retirees Rural

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