Creswick North vs Clunes

Creswick North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 51 in Clunes. 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 Clunes, about half of households are people living alone. 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 44%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Clunes has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Creswick North leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • Clunes has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Creswick North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (128.9 km vs 146.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 104 min)
  • But Clunes is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Creswick North carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)
  • Clunes is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clunes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Creswick North and Clunes 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 Clunes
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 Clunes
Walkability 0 / 48
Creswick North — Walkability: 0/100 Clunes — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 74 / 62
Creswick North — Safety: 74/100 Clunes — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 19 / 27
Creswick North — Low fire risk: 19/100 Clunes — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 100 / 44
Creswick North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Clunes — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Clunes has more residents (1,844 vs 55); Creswick North has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $53,924).

Creswick North Clunes
Population 55 1,844
+3253% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +6.7%
Median age 27 51
Median household income $110,500/yr
+51% vs other
 $53,924/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+27% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creswick North Clunes
0-4 5.5% / 5.3%
Creswick North — 0-4: 5.5% Clunes — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 23.6% / 8.9%
Creswick North — 5-14: 23.6% Clunes — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 9.1% / 4.5%
Creswick North — 15-19: 9.1% Clunes — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.5% / 3.6%
Creswick North — 20-24: 5.5% Clunes — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 12.7% / 8.0%
Creswick North — 25-34: 12.7% Clunes — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 14.5% / 10.7%
Creswick North — 35-44: 14.5% Clunes — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.4% / 14.1%
Creswick North — 45-54: 16.4% Clunes — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 10.9% / 17.8%
Creswick North — 55-64: 10.9% Clunes — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 — / 16.4%
Creswick North — 65-74: not among its largest Clunes — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 — / 8.1%
Creswick North — 75-84: not among its largest Clunes — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 2.7%
Creswick North — 85+: not among its largest Clunes — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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% Creswick North — Group Household: 0.0% Creswick North — Other Families: 0.0%
Clunes 26.8% couple families
Clunes — Couple Families: 26.8% Clunes — Lone Person: 49.5% Clunes — One Parent Families: 17.1% Clunes — Group Household: 4.5% Clunes — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Clunes 14.1% renting
Clunes — Owned Outright: 50.2% Clunes — Mortgage: 35.7% Clunes — Renting: 14.1%
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% Creswick North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Clunes 94.6% houses
Clunes — Houses: 94.6% Clunes — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Clunes — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Creswick North Clunes
Certificate III & IV 27.3% / 15.8%
Creswick North — Certificate III & IV: 27.3% Clunes — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 7.3%
Creswick North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Clunes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 9.3%
Creswick North — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Clunes — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.7%
Creswick North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Clunes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Creswick North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Clunes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

Property market

Creswick North Clunes
Median house price — $510,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Creswick North has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%).

Creswick North Clunes
Rural and farming 100% 84%
Residential 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Creswick North Clunes
House price — Higher than 11% of VIC
Income Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC

Liveability

Clunes is more walkable (48 vs 0).

Creswick North Clunes
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Clunes carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Clunes carries more crime risk (38 vs 26).

Creswick North Clunes
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
38/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Creswick North Clunes
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Creswick North

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

Schools in Clunes

  • Clunes Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Creswick North Clunes
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 18

Mobility

Clunes sits further from the CBD (146.5 km vs 128.9 km).

Creswick North Clunes
Walkability score 0/100 48/100
Distance to Melbourne 128.9 km 146.5 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3363
 1.0%
postcode 3370
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3363
 47
postcode 3370

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 Clunes
Car (driver) 60.0% / 71.3%
Creswick North — Car (driver): 60.0% Clunes — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 20.3%
Creswick North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Clunes — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 4.0%
Creswick North — Car (passenger): 16.7% Clunes — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Creswick North — Walked Only: not among its largest Clunes — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Creswick North — Bicycle: not among its largest Clunes — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Creswick North Clunes
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Creswick North Clunes
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 43%
1,066 premises

Climate

Creswick North Clunes
Annual rainfall 714 mm 537 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Creswick North Clunes
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

Clunes

Affordable Parks Retirees Rural Village Feel

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