Dixons Creek vs Healesville

Healesville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Dixons Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dixons Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dixons Creek: a median of $1.67 million, against $806,000 in Healesville, though rent is higher in Healesville. On these figures, Dixons Creek tends to suit couples, while Healesville suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Dixons Creek carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Healesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($805,500 vs $1,665,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dixons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dixons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 73 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dixons Creek carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 60/100)
  • Healesville has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

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

Dixons Creek Healesville
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.

Dixons Creek Healesville
Walkability 0 / 4
Dixons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Healesville — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 68 / 40
Dixons Creek — Safety: 68/100 Healesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 2 / 4
Dixons Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 42
Dixons Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 344); Dixons Creek has higher household incomes ($104,832 vs $76,544).

Dixons Creek Healesville
Population 344 7,589
+2106% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +1.7%
Median age 54 46
Median household income $104,832/yr
+27% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk $350/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek Healesville
0-4 2.6% / 5.1%
Dixons Creek — 0-4: 2.6% Healesville — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 7.0% / 11.4%
Dixons Creek — 5-14: 7.0% Healesville — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.4% / 5.6%
Dixons Creek — 15-19: 4.4% Healesville — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.9% / 4.5%
Dixons Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Healesville — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.6% / 10.2%
Dixons Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Healesville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 9.9% / 11.6%
Dixons Creek — 35-44: 9.9% Healesville — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 9.9% / 13.2%
Dixons Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Healesville — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 21.2% / 14.9%
Dixons Creek — 55-64: 21.2% Healesville — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 16.9% / 11.9%
Dixons Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Healesville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 8.4% / 8.4%
Dixons Creek — 75-84: 8.4% Healesville — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 2.3% / 3.4%
Dixons Creek — 85+: 2.3% Healesville — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 50.7% couple families
Dixons Creek — Couple Families: 50.7% Dixons Creek — Lone Person: 31.5% Dixons Creek — One Parent Families: 8.2% Dixons Creek — Group Household: 4.1% Dixons Creek — Other Families: 5.5%
Healesville 39.2% couple families
Healesville — Couple Families: 39.2% Healesville — Lone Person: 39.7% Healesville — One Parent Families: 17.3% Healesville — Group Household: 2.9% Healesville — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 11.3% renting
Dixons Creek — Owned Outright: 54.8% Dixons Creek — Mortgage: 33.9% Dixons Creek — Renting: 11.3%
Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dixons Creek Healesville
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.7%
Dixons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 10.9%
Dixons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 9.1%
Dixons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 3.1%
Dixons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.2%
Dixons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Dixons Creek Healesville
England 4.4% / 5.4%
Dixons Creek — England: 4.4% Healesville — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.7%
Dixons Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.8%
Dixons Creek — Scotland: 1.2% Healesville — Scotland: 0.8%
Italy 1.2% / 0.5%
Dixons Creek — Italy: 1.2% Healesville — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Dixons Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
Dixons Creek — Germany: not among its largest Healesville — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 102.5% houses
Dixons Creek — Houses: 102.5% Dixons Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Dixons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dixons Creek Healesville
Median house price $1,665,000 $805,500
Median unit price — $610,175
Median land price — $537,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Dixons Creek has more rural and farming land (68% vs 29%).

Dixons Creek Healesville
Rural and farming 68% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 56%
Parks and recreation 19% 5%
Environmental 12% 6%
Residential 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

Dixons Creek Healesville
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Dixons Creek Healesville
Houses — 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dixons Creek Healesville
House price — Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Dixons Creek Healesville
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more flood risk (58 vs 0); Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 32).

Dixons Creek Healesville
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dixons Creek Healesville
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Dixons Creek

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

Schools in Healesville

  • Healesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Healesville High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Worawa Aboriginal College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Dixons Creek Healesville
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 1 15
Parks & reserves 1 17
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 17 80

Mobility

Dixons Creek Healesville
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.3 km 65.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3775
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3775
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Dixons Creek Healesville
Car (driver) 59.0% / 65.9%
Dixons Creek — Car (driver): 59.0% Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 24.9%
Dixons Creek — Worked from Home: 31.7% Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Walked Only 9.4% / 3.6%
Dixons Creek — Walked Only: 9.4% Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Dixons Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train — / 0.8%
Dixons Creek — Train: not among its largest Healesville — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Dixons Creek Healesville
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dixons Creek Healesville
Connectivity score 26/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 45%
3,775 premises

Climate

Dixons Creek Healesville
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dixons Creek Healesville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dixons Creek Healesville
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Dixons Creek Healesville
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dixons Creek

Outer Retirees

Healesville

Acreage

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