Creswick North vs Allendale

Creswick North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 48 in Allendale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Creswick North, the large majority of households are couple families. In Allendale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Creswick North tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Creswick North

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 55%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Allendale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Creswick North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Allendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($187/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Creswick North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Allendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.4% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Creswick North Allendale
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.

Creswick North Allendale
Walkability 0 / 5
Creswick North — Walkability: 0/100 Allendale — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 74 / 59
Creswick North — Safety: 74/100 Allendale — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 19 / 21
Creswick North — Low fire risk: 19/100 Allendale — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Creswick North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Allendale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Allendale has more residents (185 vs 55); Allendale skews older (48 vs 27).

Creswick North Allendale
Population 55 185
+236% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +11.4%
Median age 27 48
Median household income $110,500/yr
+25% vs other
 $83,200/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+38% vs other
 $187/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creswick North Allendale
0-4 5.5% / 6.5%
Creswick North — 0-4: 5.5% Allendale — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 23.6% / 14.1%
Creswick North — 5-14: 23.6% Allendale — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 9.1% / 6.5%
Creswick North — 15-19: 9.1% Allendale — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.5% / 2.7%
Creswick North — 20-24: 5.5% Allendale — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 12.7% / 5.4%
Creswick North — 25-34: 12.7% Allendale — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 14.5% / 12.4%
Creswick North — 35-44: 14.5% Allendale — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 16.4% / 24.3%
Creswick North — 45-54: 16.4% Allendale — 45-54: 24.3%
55-64 10.9% / 17.8%
Creswick North — 55-64: 10.9% Allendale — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 — / 12.4%
Creswick North — 65-74: not among its largest Allendale — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 — / 2.2%
Creswick North — 75-84: not among its largest Allendale — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ — / 2.7%
Creswick North — 85+: not among its largest Allendale — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Creswick North 100.0% couple families
Creswick North — Couple Families: 100.0% Creswick North — Lone Person: 0.0% Creswick North — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Allendale 46.8% couple families
Allendale — Couple Families: 46.8% Allendale — Lone Person: 44.7% Allendale — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Creswick North 0.0% renting
Creswick North — Owned Outright: 30.8% Creswick North — Mortgage: 69.2% Creswick North — Renting: 0.0%
Allendale 5.3% renting
Allendale — Owned Outright: 45.3% Allendale — Mortgage: 49.3% Allendale — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Creswick North 88.2% houses
Creswick North — Houses: 88.2% Creswick North — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Allendale 100.0% houses
Allendale — Houses: 100.0% Allendale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Creswick North Allendale
Certificate III & IV 27.3% / 20.0%
Creswick North — Certificate III & IV: 27.3% Allendale — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 10.8%
Creswick North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Allendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 10.3%
Creswick North — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Allendale — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.9%
Creswick North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Allendale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.8%
Creswick North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Allendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Zoning mix

Creswick North has more rural and farming land (100% vs 85%).

Creswick North Allendale
Rural and farming 100% 85%
Residential 0% 7%
Environmental 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Creswick North Allendale
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Creswick North Allendale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Creswick North Allendale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Allendale carries more crime risk (41 vs 26).

Creswick North Allendale
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Creswick North Allendale
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

Creswick North Allendale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Creswick North Allendale
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 128.9 km 129.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3363
 0.5%
postcode 3364
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3363
 53
postcode 3364

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.

Creswick North Allendale
Car (driver) 60.0% / 75.6%
Creswick North — Car (driver): 60.0% Allendale — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 20.5%
Creswick North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Allendale — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 3.8%
Creswick North — Car (passenger): 16.7% Allendale — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Creswick North Allendale
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Creswick North Allendale
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
87 premises

Climate

Creswick North Allendale
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Creswick North Allendale
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Creswick North Allendale
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Creswick North Allendale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Creswick North

Family Rural

Allendale

Rural

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