Dederang vs Glen Creek
Dederang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Glen Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dederang, most households are couple families. In Glen Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dederang tends to suit couples, while Glen Creek suits people living alone.
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
Dederang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 33%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dederang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dederang
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $210/wk)
- But Glen Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Dederang has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 232 min)
- Glen Creek sits closer to the CBD (323.6 km vs 330.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dederang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dederang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dederang and Glen Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dederang has more residents (198 vs 59); Dederang has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $69,316).
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 198 +70% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | +9.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $105,820/yr +34% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $162/wk | $210/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Zoning mix
Dederang has more rural and farming land (56% vs 36%).
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 43% | 63% |
| Rural and farming | 56% | 36% |
| 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
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 32 across Alpine same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
Liveability
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dederang
- Dederang Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Glen Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Dederang sits further from the CBD (330.5 km vs 323.6 km).
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 330.5 km +2% vs other | 323.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 222 min | 232 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3691 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 79 postcode 3691 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).
Setting
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 538 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 726 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 895 mm | 984 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alpine same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dederang | Glen Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Dederang
Glen Creek
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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