Creswick North vs Creswick

Creswick North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 50 in Creswick. 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 Creswick, 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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Creswick North carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 78/100)

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 26%)

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 24%)
  • Creswick has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Creswick

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 97 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (121.3 km vs 128.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Creswick

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Creswick North carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Creswick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Creswick North and Creswick 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 Creswick
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 Creswick
Walkability 0 / 79
Creswick North — Walkability: 0/100 Creswick — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 74 / 22
Creswick North — Safety: 74/100 Creswick — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 19 / 32
Creswick North — Low fire risk: 19/100 Creswick — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 73
Creswick North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Creswick — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Creswick has more residents (3,279 vs 55); Creswick North has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $59,488).

Creswick North Creswick
Population 55 3,279
+5862% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +3.4%
Median age 27 50
Median household income $110,500/yr
+46% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+8% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creswick North Creswick
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Creswick North — 0-4: 5.5% Creswick — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 23.6% / 10.4%
Creswick North — 5-14: 23.6% Creswick — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 9.1% / 4.7%
Creswick North — 15-19: 9.1% Creswick — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.5% / 3.5%
Creswick North — 20-24: 5.5% Creswick — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 12.7% / 8.8%
Creswick North — 25-34: 12.7% Creswick — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 14.5% / 10.1%
Creswick North — 35-44: 14.5% Creswick — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 16.4% / 13.4%
Creswick North — 45-54: 16.4% Creswick — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 10.9% / 15.0%
Creswick North — 55-64: 10.9% Creswick — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 — / 15.7%
Creswick North — 65-74: not among its largest Creswick — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 — / 9.2%
Creswick North — 75-84: not among its largest Creswick — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / 4.3%
Creswick North — 85+: not among its largest Creswick — 85+: 4.3%

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%
Creswick 32.0% couple families
Creswick — Couple Families: 32.0% Creswick — Lone Person: 49.3% Creswick — One Parent Families: 15.0% Creswick — Group Household: 3.3% Creswick — Other Families: 0.5%
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%
Creswick 19.0% renting
Creswick — Owned Outright: 44.9% Creswick — Mortgage: 36.1% Creswick — Renting: 19.0%
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%
Creswick 90.2% houses
Creswick — Houses: 90.2% Creswick — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% Creswick — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Creswick North Creswick
Certificate III & IV 27.3% / 17.4%
Creswick North — Certificate III & IV: 27.3% Creswick — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 8.9%
Creswick North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Creswick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 8.1%
Creswick North — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Creswick — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Creswick North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Creswick — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Creswick North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Creswick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

Property market

Creswick North Creswick
Median house price — $575,000
Median unit price — $326,250
Median land price — $225,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 82 days
from 48 sales

Zoning mix

Creswick North has more rural and farming land (100% vs 46%).

Creswick North Creswick
Rural and farming 100% 46%
Parks and recreation 0% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Residential 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 4%
Other and special use 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 Creswick
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Creswick North Creswick
Houses — 3.0%
$410/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Creswick North Creswick
House price — Higher than 17% of VIC
Income Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 92% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 56% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Creswick is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Creswick North Creswick
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Creswick carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); Creswick carries more crime risk (78 vs 26).

Creswick North Creswick
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
26/100
 High
78/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
27/100
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 Creswick
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
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 Creswick

  • Creswick North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Creswick Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Creswick North Creswick
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 13
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 52

Mobility

Creswick North sits further from the CBD (128.9 km vs 121.3 km).

Creswick North Creswick
Walkability score 0/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 128.9 km
+6% vs other
 121.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3363
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3363
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.

Creswick North Creswick
Car (driver) 60.0% / 74.6%
Creswick North — Car (driver): 60.0% Creswick — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 16.0%
Creswick North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Creswick — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 4.4%
Creswick North — Car (passenger): 16.7% Creswick — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Creswick North — Walked Only: not among its largest Creswick — Walked Only: 3.5%
Bus — / 0.8%
Creswick North — Bus: not among its largest Creswick — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Creswick North Creswick
Connectivity score 30/100 92/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 86%
1,853 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Creswick North Creswick
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

Creswick

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees River

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