Cressy vs Rokewood

Rokewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Cressy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cressy, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cressy tends to suit people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cressy carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 90/100)
  • Rokewood is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Rokewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rokewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rokewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.1 km vs 134.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Cressy Rokewood
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.

Cressy Rokewood
Walkability 0 / 0
Cressy — Walkability: 0/100 Rokewood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 10
Cressy — Safety: 33/100 Rokewood — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 31 / 31
Cressy — Low fire risk: 31/100 Rokewood — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 37 / 53
Cressy — Low flood risk: 37/100 Rokewood — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Rokewood has higher household incomes ($66,872 vs $44,564); Cressy skews older (52 vs 41).

Cressy Rokewood
Population 176 208
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -4.1%
Median age 52 41
Median household income $44,564/yr $66,872/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+14% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressy Rokewood
0-4 5.7% / 5.3%
Cressy — 0-4: 5.7% Rokewood — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.5% / 12.0%
Cressy — 5-14: 8.5% Rokewood — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.1% / 8.2%
Cressy — 15-19: 5.1% Rokewood — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.1% / 3.8%
Cressy — 20-24: 5.1% Rokewood — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.2% / 15.4%
Cressy — 25-34: 10.2% Rokewood — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 8.0% / 13.5%
Cressy — 35-44: 8.0% Rokewood — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 10.8% / 15.4%
Cressy — 45-54: 10.8% Rokewood — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 19.9% / 10.6%
Cressy — 55-64: 19.9% Rokewood — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 16.5% / 10.6%
Cressy — 65-74: 16.5% Rokewood — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 12.5% / 3.8%
Cressy — 75-84: 12.5% Rokewood — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.8% / 1.4%
Cressy — 85+: 2.8% Rokewood — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressy 61.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 61.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 23.3% Cressy — One Parent Families: 15.0% Cressy — Group Household: 0.0%
Rokewood 40.7% lone person
Rokewood — Lone Person: 40.7% Rokewood — Couple Families: 33.9% Rokewood — One Parent Families: 18.6% Rokewood — Group Household: 6.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 5.9% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 62.4% Cressy — Mortgage: 31.8% Cressy — Renting: 5.9%
Rokewood 9.6% renting
Rokewood — Owned Outright: 54.8% Rokewood — Mortgage: 35.6% Rokewood — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Cressy Rokewood
England 4.0% / —
Cressy — England: 4.0% Rokewood — England: not among its largest
Italy 2.3% / —
Cressy — Italy: 2.3% Rokewood — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Cressy — New Zealand: not among its largest Rokewood — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cressy Rokewood
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 15.9%
Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Rokewood — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.2%
Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Rokewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.8%
Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Rokewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.4%
Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Rokewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rokewood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 92.3% houses
Cressy — Houses: 92.3% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 7.7% Cressy — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rokewood 94.9% houses
Rokewood — Houses: 94.9% Rokewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Rokewood — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cressy Rokewood
Median house price $420,625 $412,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $92,000 —

Zoning mix

Rokewood has more rural and farming land (98% vs 88%).

Cressy Rokewood
Rural and farming 88% 98%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Cressy Rokewood
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
 186
across Golden Plains
Approvals change year on year +64% +10%

Ranking within VIC

Cressy Rokewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Cressy Rokewood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rokewood carries more crime risk (90 vs 67); Cressy carries more flood risk (63 vs 47).

Cressy Rokewood
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
90/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Cressy Rokewood
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cressy

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

Schools in Rokewood

  • Rokewood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cressy Rokewood
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 26

Mobility

Cressy sits further from the CBD (134.6 km vs 130.1 km).

Cressy Rokewood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 134.6 km
+3% vs other
 130.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3322
 0.0%
postcode 3330
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3322
 32
postcode 3330

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.

Cressy Rokewood
Car (driver) 72.4% / 63.0%
Cressy — Car (driver): 72.4% Rokewood — Car (driver): 63.0%
Worked from Home 27.6% / 23.5%
Cressy — Worked from Home: 27.6% Rokewood — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only — / 8.6%
Cressy — Walked Only: not among its largest Rokewood — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Cressy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rokewood — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Cressy Rokewood
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressy Rokewood
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Cressy Rokewood
Annual rainfall 602 mm 502 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.3°C

Council rates

Cressy Rokewood
Average residential rate $2,023/yr $2,052/yr
Council Colac Otway Golden Plains

Federal electorate

Cressy Rokewood
Division Wannon Ballarat
Member Dan Tehan Catherine King
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Cressy Rokewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressy

Retirees Rural

Rokewood

Rural

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