Clifton Creek vs Granite Rock

Clifton Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Granite Rock. 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, Clifton Creek tends to suit families with children, while Granite Rock suits older residents.

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

Clifton Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Clifton Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Granite Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Granite Rock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (216 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (292.6 km vs 299 km)
  • But Clifton Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clifton Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Granite Rock has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)

Weighs 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

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

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
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.

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Walkability 13 / 0
Clifton Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Granite Rock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 33
Clifton Creek — Safety: 76/100 Granite Rock — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 3 / 2
Clifton Creek — Low fire risk: 3/100 Granite Rock — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Clifton Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Granite Rock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clifton Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Granite Rock skews older (49 vs 38).

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Population 252 261
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +5.2%
Median age 38 49
Median household income $77,116/yr $77,012/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
0-4 6.3% / 3.4%
Clifton Creek — 0-4: 6.3% Granite Rock — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.1% / 12.3%
Clifton Creek — 5-14: 15.1% Granite Rock — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.8% / 8.4%
Clifton Creek — 15-19: 4.8% Granite Rock — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 4.0% / 3.8%
Clifton Creek — 20-24: 4.0% Granite Rock — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 15.5% / 7.3%
Clifton Creek — 25-34: 15.5% Granite Rock — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 10.3% / 9.6%
Clifton Creek — 35-44: 10.3% Granite Rock — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 9.1% / 14.2%
Clifton Creek — 45-54: 9.1% Granite Rock — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 21.4% / 18.0%
Clifton Creek — 55-64: 21.4% Granite Rock — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 10.7% / 14.6%
Clifton Creek — 65-74: 10.7% Granite Rock — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 2.4% / 9.2%
Clifton Creek — 75-84: 2.4% Granite Rock — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 2.0% / 1.1%
Clifton Creek — 85+: 2.0% Granite Rock — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clifton Creek 63.6% couple families
Clifton Creek — Couple Families: 63.6% Clifton Creek — Lone Person: 29.5% Clifton Creek — One Parent Families: 6.8%
Granite Rock 57.8% couple families
Granite Rock — Couple Families: 57.8% Granite Rock — Lone Person: 28.1% Granite Rock — One Parent Families: 14.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clifton Creek 7.2% renting
Clifton Creek — Owned Outright: 50.7% Clifton Creek — Mortgage: 42.0% Clifton Creek — Renting: 7.2%
Granite Rock 0.0% renting
Granite Rock — Owned Outright: 65.2% Granite Rock — Mortgage: 34.8% Granite Rock — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
England 2.0% / 3.8%
Clifton Creek — England: 2.0% Granite Rock — England: 3.8%
Netherlands — / 2.3%
Clifton Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Granite Rock — Netherlands: 2.3%
Scotland 1.6% / —
Clifton Creek — Scotland: 1.6% Granite Rock — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.2% / —
Clifton Creek — Germany: 1.2% Granite Rock — Germany: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.1%
Clifton Creek — Canada: not among its largest Granite Rock — Canada: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.3%
Clifton Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Granite Rock — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 11.1%
Clifton Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Granite Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 9.6%
Clifton Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Granite Rock — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.5%
Clifton Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Granite Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.5%
Clifton Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Granite Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clifton Creek 101.3% houses
Clifton Creek — Houses: 101.3% Clifton Creek — Townhouses: 6.6%
Granite Rock 102.2% houses
Granite Rock — Houses: 102.2% Granite Rock — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Median house price — $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 115 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Granite Rock has more rural and farming land (96% vs 81%).

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Rural and farming 81% 96%
Parks and recreation 19% 1%
Other and special use 0% 3%
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

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Clifton Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Granite Rock carries more crime risk (67 vs 24).

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clifton Creek

  • Clifton Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Granite Rock

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Clifton Creek sits further from the CBD (299 km vs 292.6 km).

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 299 km
+2% vs other
 292.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 216 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
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.

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Car (driver) 77.7% / 66.7%
Clifton Creek — Car (driver): 77.7% Granite Rock — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 21.7%
Clifton Creek — Worked from Home: 16.0% Granite Rock — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 8.3%
Clifton Creek — Car (passenger): 3.2% Granite Rock — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 3.2% / 3.3%
Clifton Creek — Walked Only: 3.2% Granite Rock — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.4 km 24.2 km

NBN connectivity

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
85 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clifton Creek Granite Rock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clifton Creek

Rural

Granite Rock

Rural

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