Clonbinane vs Reedy Creek
Clonbinane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Reedy Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clonbinane, about half of households are couple families. In Reedy Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Clonbinane: a median of $1.7 million, against $738,000 in Reedy Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clonbinane tends to suit couples, while Reedy Creek suits people living alone and 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
Clonbinane
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Clonbinane leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)
- Reedy Creek has cheaper houses ($737,500 vs $1,700,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Clonbinane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clonbinane
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (89.9 km vs 100 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clonbinane
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clonbinane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.2% vs -5.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clonbinane and Reedy 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.
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.
Demographics
Clonbinane has more residents (347 vs 157); Clonbinane has higher household incomes ($98,904 vs $69,628).
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 347 +55% vs other | 157 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | -5.4% |
| Median age | 44 | 48 |
| Median household income | $98,904/yr +30% vs other | $69,628/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $475/wk +5% vs other | $450/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,700,000 | $737,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Reedy Creek has more rural and farming land (62% vs 18%).
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 76% | 23% |
| Rural and farming | 18% | 62% |
| Environmental | 6% | 14% |
| 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
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
Liveability
Clonbinane is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Clonbinane carries more flood risk (24 vs 0).
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | High 76/100 |
| Flood | Low 24/100 | 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
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 70 | 1 |
Mobility
Reedy Creek sits further from the CBD (100 km vs 89.9 km).
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 89.9 km | 100 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 84 min | 81 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3658 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3658 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).
Setting
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 594 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 158 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen | Nicholls |
| Member | Rob Mitchell | Sam Birrell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clonbinane | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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