Creightons Creek vs Ruffy
Creightons Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Ruffy. 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 Ruffy, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Creightons Creek tends to suit 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
Ruffy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ruffy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ruffy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Creightons Creek has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 124 min)
- Ruffy sits closer to the CBD (165.6 km vs 171.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ruffy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ruffy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (46.4% vs 17.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Creightons Creek and Ruffy 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
Creightons Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk); Ruffy skews older (59 vs 54).
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 162 | 164 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.4% | +46.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 59 |
| Median household income | $72,540/yr | $74,152/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +40% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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 | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 64% 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 16% of VIC |
Liveability
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Creightons Creek carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 51); Creightons Creek carries more crime risk (61 vs 51).
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Waterways | 3 | 10 |
Mobility
Creightons Creek sits further from the CBD (171.4 km vs 165.6 km).
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 171.4 km +3% vs other | 165.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 119 min | 124 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.3%).
Setting
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 236 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 516 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 86 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Creightons Creek | Ruffy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.