Dales Creek vs Greendale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greendale: a median of $820,000, against $710,000 in Dales Creek, and rent is higher there too.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dales Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dales Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($271/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dales Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (82.3 km vs 86.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)

Weighs 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

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

Dales Creek Greendale
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.

Dales Creek Greendale
Walkability 0 / 0
Dales Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Greendale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 61
Dales Creek — Safety: 54/100 Greendale — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 4 / 20
Dales Creek — Low fire risk: 4/100 Greendale — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 100 / 74
Dales Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Greendale — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Greendale has more residents (623 vs 403); Greendale rents higher ($375/wk vs $271/wk).

Dales Creek Greendale
Population 403 623
+55% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +3.5%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $102,232/yr $107,380/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $271/wk $375/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dales Creek Greendale
0-4 5.5% / 6.1%
Dales Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Greendale — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 16.1% / 15.6%
Dales Creek — 5-14: 16.1% Greendale — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 4.5% / 6.4%
Dales Creek — 15-19: 4.5% Greendale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.5% / 4.3%
Dales Creek — 20-24: 4.5% Greendale — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.4% / 7.1%
Dales Creek — 25-34: 10.4% Greendale — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 16.6% / 14.4%
Dales Creek — 35-44: 16.6% Greendale — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 17.1% / 13.8%
Dales Creek — 45-54: 17.1% Greendale — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.4% / 14.8%
Dales Creek — 55-64: 13.4% Greendale — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 8.7% / 9.6%
Dales Creek — 65-74: 8.7% Greendale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 2.0% / 5.5%
Dales Creek — 75-84: 2.0% Greendale — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 1.1%
Dales Creek — 85+: not among its largest Greendale — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dales Creek 58.7% couple families
Dales Creek — Couple Families: 58.7% Dales Creek — Lone Person: 28.4% Dales Creek — One Parent Families: 12.8% Dales Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Greendale 60.5% couple families
Greendale — Couple Families: 60.5% Greendale — Lone Person: 25.0% Greendale — One Parent Families: 12.5% Greendale — Group Household: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dales Creek 0.0% renting
Dales Creek — Owned Outright: 20.2% Dales Creek — Mortgage: 79.8% Dales Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Greendale 0.0% renting
Greendale — Owned Outright: 42.3% Greendale — Mortgage: 57.7% Greendale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dales Creek Greendale
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 19.1%
Dales Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 9.5%
Dales Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.9%
Dales Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.9%
Dales Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 3.5%
Dales Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Dales Creek Greendale
England 4.2% / 5.9%
Dales Creek — England: 4.2% Greendale — England: 5.9%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Dales Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Greendale — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Dales Creek — Philippines: 1.0% Greendale — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Dales Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Greendale — Scotland: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Dales Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Greendale — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.5%
Dales Creek — Germany: not among its largest Greendale — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dales Creek 100.0% houses
Dales Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Greendale 100.0% houses
Greendale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Dales Creek Greendale
Median house price $710,000 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dales Creek has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 1%); Greendale has more rural and farming land (39% vs 0%).

Dales Creek Greendale
Environmental 96% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 59%
Rural and farming 0% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Dales Creek Greendale
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dales Creek Greendale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Dales Creek Greendale
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Greendale carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Dales Creek carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 80).

Dales Creek Greendale
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
39/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
26/100
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

Dales Creek Greendale
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

Dales Creek Greendale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Greendale sits further from the CBD (86.5 km vs 82.3 km).

Dales Creek Greendale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 82.3 km 86.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3341
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.

Dales Creek Greendale
Car (driver) 86.0% / 69.8%
Dales Creek — Car (driver): 86.0% Greendale — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 23.5%
Dales Creek — Worked from Home: 12.3% Greendale — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 5.6%
Dales Creek — Car (passenger): 1.7% Greendale — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Dales Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Greendale — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Dales Creek Greendale
Elevation 588 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dales Creek Greendale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
248 premises

Climate

Dales Creek Greendale
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dales Creek Greendale
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Dales Creek Greendale
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dales Creek Greendale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dales Creek

Acreage

Greendale

Rural

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