Creswick vs Broomfield

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Creswick, about half of households are people living alone. In Broomfield, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Creswick tends to suit people living alone, while Broomfield suits 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 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Broomfield carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Broomfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Broomfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
  • But Creswick has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Creswick

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (121.3 km vs 126.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Creswick

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
  • But Broomfield carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Creswick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Creswick and Broomfield 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 Broomfield
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 Broomfield
Walkability 79 / 14
Creswick — Walkability: 79/100 Broomfield — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 22 / 84
Creswick — Safety: 22/100 Broomfield — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 32 / 17
Creswick — Low fire risk: 32/100 Broomfield — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 73 / 100
Creswick — Low flood risk: 73/100 Broomfield — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Creswick has more residents (3,279 vs 213); Creswick rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).

Creswick Broomfield
Population 3,279
+94% vs other
 213
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% -6.6%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $59,488/yr $61,048/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+27% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Creswick Broomfield
0-4 5.1% / 3.3%
Creswick — 0-4: 5.1% Broomfield — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.4% / 13.6%
Creswick — 5-14: 10.4% Broomfield — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 4.7% / 5.2%
Creswick — 15-19: 4.7% Broomfield — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.5% / 3.3%
Creswick — 20-24: 3.5% Broomfield — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.8% / 10.8%
Creswick — 25-34: 8.8% Broomfield — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 10.1% / 8.5%
Creswick — 35-44: 10.1% Broomfield — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.4% / 15.0%
Creswick — 45-54: 13.4% Broomfield — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 15.0% / 17.8%
Creswick — 55-64: 15.0% Broomfield — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 15.7% / 17.4%
Creswick — 65-74: 15.7% Broomfield — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 9.2% / 4.7%
Creswick — 75-84: 9.2% Broomfield — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 4.3% / —
Creswick — 85+: 4.3% Broomfield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Broomfield 51.2% couple families
Broomfield — Couple Families: 51.2% Broomfield — Lone Person: 29.3% Broomfield — One Parent Families: 19.5% Broomfield — Group Household: 0.0% Broomfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Creswick 19.0% renting
Creswick — Owned Outright: 44.9% Creswick — Mortgage: 36.1% Creswick — Renting: 19.0%
Broomfield 4.1% renting
Broomfield — Owned Outright: 52.1% Broomfield — Mortgage: 43.8% Broomfield — Renting: 4.1%
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.

Creswick Broomfield
England 3.2% / 4.2%
Creswick — England: 3.2% Broomfield — England: 4.2%
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Creswick — Netherlands: 1.0% Broomfield — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Creswick — New Zealand: 0.9% Broomfield — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Creswick — Germany: 0.6% Broomfield — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Creswick — Philippines: 0.4% Broomfield — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Creswick Broomfield
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 20.2%
Creswick — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Broomfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 12.7%
Creswick — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Broomfield — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 4.7%
Creswick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Broomfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.3%
Creswick — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Broomfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.4%
Creswick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Broomfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Creswick 90.2% houses
Creswick — Houses: 90.2% Creswick — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% Creswick — Townhouses: 0.8%
Broomfield 100.0% houses
Broomfield — Houses: 100.0% Broomfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Broomfield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Creswick Broomfield
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

Broomfield has more rural and farming land (70% vs 46%); Broomfield has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 4%).

Creswick Broomfield
Rural and farming 46% 70%
Parks and recreation 31% 1%
Environmental 4% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 1%
Residential 8% 4%
Other and special use 1% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Creswick Broomfield
House price Higher than 17% of VIC —
Income Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools Higher than 92% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 56% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of VIC —

Liveability

Creswick is more walkable (79 vs 14).

Creswick Broomfield
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Creswick carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); Creswick carries more crime risk (78 vs 16).

Creswick Broomfield
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
83/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Low
27/100
 None
0/100
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 Broomfield
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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

Schools in Broomfield

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Broomfield sits further from the CBD (126.2 km vs 121.3 km).

Creswick Broomfield
Walkability score 79/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 121.3 km 126.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 96 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 Broomfield
Car (driver) 74.6% / 72.5%
Creswick — Car (driver): 74.6% Broomfield — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 21.7%
Creswick — Worked from Home: 16.0% Broomfield — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.8%
Creswick — Car (passenger): 4.4% Broomfield — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Creswick — Walked Only: 3.5% Broomfield — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Creswick — Bus: 0.8% Broomfield — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Creswick Broomfield
Elevation 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 449 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Creswick

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees River

Broomfield

Rural

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