Creightons Creek vs Longwood East

Creightons Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Longwood East. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Longwood East tends to suit 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

Creightons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (41% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Longwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (150.7 km vs 171.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 119 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Longwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.9% vs 17.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Creightons Creek and Longwood East 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 Longwood East
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 Longwood East
Walkability 0 / 0
Creightons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Longwood East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 35
Creightons Creek — Safety: 39/100 Longwood East — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 30 / 37
Creightons Creek — Low fire risk: 30/100 Longwood East — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 100 / 42
Creightons Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Longwood East — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Creightons Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk); Longwood East skews older (59 vs 54).

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Population 162
+19% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +37.9%
Median age 54 59
Median household income $72,540/yr
+1% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+30% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek Longwood East
0-4 1.9% / —
Creightons Creek — 0-4: 1.9% Longwood East — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 3.1%
Creightons Creek — 5-14: 6.8% Longwood East — 5-14: 3.1%
15-19 7.4% / 2.3%
Creightons Creek — 15-19: 7.4% Longwood East — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 3.1% / 2.3%
Creightons Creek — 20-24: 3.1% Longwood East — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 9.3% / 9.2%
Creightons Creek — 25-34: 9.3% Longwood East — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 8.0% / 11.5%
Creightons Creek — 35-44: 8.0% Longwood East — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.2% / 16.0%
Creightons Creek — 45-54: 14.2% Longwood East — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 16.0% / 19.1%
Creightons Creek — 55-64: 16.0% Longwood East — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 25.3% / 28.2%
Creightons Creek — 65-74: 25.3% Longwood East — 65-74: 28.2%
75-84 3.1% / 13.7%
Creightons Creek — 75-84: 3.1% Longwood East — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ — / —
Creightons Creek — 85+: not among its largest Longwood East — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).

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% Creightons Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Longwood East 66.7% lone person
Longwood East — Lone Person: 66.7% Longwood East — Couple Families: 20.0% Longwood East — Group Household: 13.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

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%
Longwood East 12.2% renting
Longwood East — Owned Outright: 55.1% Longwood East — Mortgage: 32.7% Longwood East — Renting: 12.2%
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.

Creightons Creek Longwood East
England 3.1% / 3.1%
Creightons Creek — England: 3.1% Longwood East — England: 3.1%
Italy — / 3.1%
Creightons Creek — Italy: not among its largest Longwood East — Italy: 3.1%
Scotland — / 3.1%
Creightons Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Longwood East — Scotland: 3.1%
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Creightons Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Longwood East — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 20.6%
Creightons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Longwood East — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 13.0%
Creightons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Longwood East — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17.3% / 3.8%
Creightons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.3% Longwood East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 6.1%
Creightons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Longwood East — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / —
Creightons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Longwood East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Creightons Creek 97.0% houses
Creightons Creek — Houses: 97.0% Creightons Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Creightons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Longwood East 101.8% houses
Longwood East — Houses: 101.8% Longwood East — Townhouses: 5.5% Longwood East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Creightons Creek Longwood East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 8% 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 39% of VIC

Liveability

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Longwood East carries more flood risk (58 vs 0).

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
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 Longwood East
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 Longwood East
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Creightons Creek sits further from the CBD (171.4 km vs 150.7 km).

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 171.4 km
+12% vs other
 150.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 105 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 Longwood East
Car (driver) 44.6% / 57.9%
Creightons Creek — Car (driver): 44.6% Longwood East — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 32.5% / 36.8%
Creightons Creek — Worked from Home: 32.5% Longwood East — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Walked Only 12.0% / 5.3%
Creightons Creek — Walked Only: 12.0% Longwood East — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / —
Creightons Creek — Car (passenger): 10.8% Longwood East — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Creightons Creek Longwood East
Division Indi Nicholls
Member Helen Haines Sam Birrell
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Creightons Creek Longwood East
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

Longwood East

Retirees Rural

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