Creightons Creek vs Gooram

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Creightons Creek, most households are people living alone. In Gooram, about half of households are 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

Gooram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gooram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gooram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Creightons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (171.4 km vs 181 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gooram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Creightons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Creightons Creek Gooram
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.

Creightons Creek Gooram
Walkability 0 / 0
Creightons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Gooram — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 86
Creightons Creek — Safety: 39/100 Gooram — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 30 / 32
Creightons Creek — Low fire risk: 30/100 Gooram — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 74
Creightons Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Gooram — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Creightons Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $165/wk); Creightons Creek has higher household incomes ($72,540 vs $62,816).

Creightons Creek Gooram
Population 162
+13% vs other
 141
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% -4.7%
Median age 54 56
Median household income $72,540/yr
+13% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+34% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek Gooram
0-4 1.9% / 2.8%
Creightons Creek — 0-4: 1.9% Gooram — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 6.8% / 11.3%
Creightons Creek — 5-14: 6.8% Gooram — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 7.4% / 5.0%
Creightons Creek — 15-19: 7.4% Gooram — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.1% / 5.7%
Creightons Creek — 20-24: 3.1% Gooram — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.3% / 7.1%
Creightons Creek — 25-34: 9.3% Gooram — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.0% / 10.6%
Creightons Creek — 35-44: 8.0% Gooram — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 14.2% / 9.9%
Creightons Creek — 45-54: 14.2% Gooram — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 16.0% / 24.8%
Creightons Creek — 55-64: 16.0% Gooram — 55-64: 24.8%
65-74 25.3% / 24.1%
Creightons Creek — 65-74: 25.3% Gooram — 65-74: 24.1%
75-84 3.1% / 4.3%
Creightons Creek — 75-84: 3.1% Gooram — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 2.8%
Creightons Creek — 85+: not among its largest Gooram — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

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.

Creightons Creek Gooram
England 3.1% / 3.5%
Creightons Creek — England: 3.1% Gooram — England: 3.5%
Germany — / 3.5%
Creightons Creek — Germany: not among its largest Gooram — Germany: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek 58.8% lone person
Creightons Creek — Lone Person: 58.8% Creightons Creek — Couple Families: 41.2%
Gooram 51.7% lone person
Gooram — Lone Person: 51.7% Gooram — Couple Families: 48.3%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek 97.0% houses
Creightons Creek — Houses: 97.0% Creightons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Gooram 100.0% houses
Gooram — Houses: 100.0% Gooram — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Creightons Creek Gooram
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 17.0%
Creightons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Gooram — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17.3% / 15.6%
Creightons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.3% Gooram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 11.3%
Creightons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Gooram — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 4.3%
Creightons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Gooram — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / —
Creightons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Gooram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek 13.3% renting
Creightons Creek — Owned Outright: 60.0% Creightons Creek — Mortgage: 26.7% Creightons Creek — Renting: 13.3%
Gooram 0.0% renting
Gooram — Owned Outright: 64.6% Gooram — Mortgage: 35.4% Gooram — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Creightons Creek Gooram
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
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

Creightons Creek Gooram
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Creightons Creek Gooram
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Creightons Creek Gooram
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gooram carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Creightons Creek carries more crime risk (61 vs 14).

Creightons Creek Gooram
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
14/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
26/100
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

Creightons Creek Gooram
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

Creightons Creek Gooram
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Gooram sits further from the CBD (181 km vs 171.4 km).

Creightons Creek Gooram
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 171.4 km 181 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3666
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3666
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.

Creightons Creek Gooram
Car (driver) 44.6% / 52.2%
Creightons Creek — Car (driver): 44.6% Gooram — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 32.5% / 37.3%
Creightons Creek — Worked from Home: 32.5% Gooram — Worked from Home: 37.3%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / 6.0%
Creightons Creek — Car (passenger): 10.8% Gooram — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 12.0% / 4.5%
Creightons Creek — Walked Only: 12.0% Gooram — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Creightons Creek Gooram
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Creightons Creek Gooram
Connectivity score 29/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Creightons Creek Gooram
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Creightons Creek Gooram
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Creightons Creek Gooram
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Creightons Creek

Retirees Rural

Gooram

Retirees Rural

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