Dixons Creek vs Steels Creek

Steels Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 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. In Steels Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Dixons Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Steels Creek 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

Steels Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dixons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $509/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dixons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Steels Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dixons Creek and Steels 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.

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
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 Steels Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Dixons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Steels Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 77
Dixons Creek — Safety: 68/100 Steels Creek — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 2 / 11
Dixons Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Steels Creek — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dixons Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Steels Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Steels Creek rents higher ($509/wk vs $330/wk); Dixons Creek skews older (54 vs 48).

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Population 344
+20% vs other
 276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +22.7%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $104,832/yr $108,316/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $509/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
0-4 2.6% / 4.0%
Dixons Creek — 0-4: 2.6% Steels Creek — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 7.0% / 11.6%
Dixons Creek — 5-14: 7.0% Steels Creek — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.4% / 5.8%
Dixons Creek — 15-19: 4.4% Steels Creek — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.9% / 5.4%
Dixons Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Steels Creek — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 9.6% / 7.6%
Dixons Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Steels Creek — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.9% / 10.1%
Dixons Creek — 35-44: 9.9% Steels Creek — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 9.9% / 16.3%
Dixons Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Steels Creek — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 21.2% / 17.0%
Dixons Creek — 55-64: 21.2% Steels Creek — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 16.9% / 11.6%
Dixons Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Steels Creek — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 8.4% / 8.3%
Dixons Creek — 75-84: 8.4% Steels Creek — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.3% / 1.4%
Dixons Creek — 85+: 2.3% Steels Creek — 85+: 1.4%

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 — Other Families: 5.5% Dixons Creek — Group Household: 4.1%
Steels Creek 75.0% couple families
Steels Creek — Couple Families: 75.0% Steels Creek — Lone Person: 16.7% Steels Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Steels Creek — Other Families: 0.0% Steels Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Steels Creek 3.6% renting
Steels Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Steels Creek — Mortgage: 46.4% Steels Creek — Renting: 3.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.6%
Dixons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Steels Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 17.0%
Dixons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Steels Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 6.5%
Dixons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Steels Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 5.1%
Dixons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Steels Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.6%
Dixons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Steels Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

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 Steels Creek
England 4.4% / 6.2%
Dixons Creek — England: 4.4% Steels Creek — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Dixons Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Steels Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 1.2% / 1.1%
Dixons Creek — Scotland: 1.2% Steels Creek — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany — / 2.2%
Dixons Creek — Germany: not among its largest Steels Creek — Germany: 2.2%
Italy 1.2% / —
Dixons Creek — Italy: 1.2% Steels Creek — Italy: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.1%
Dixons Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Steels Creek — Ireland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 102.5% houses
Dixons Creek — Houses: 102.5%
Steels Creek 103.5% houses
Steels Creek — Houses: 103.5%
Houses

Property market

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Median house price $1,665,000 $1,610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dixons Creek has more rural and farming land (68% vs 54%).

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Rural and farming 68% 54%
Parks and recreation 19% 30%
Environmental 12% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
23/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
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

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 17 8

Mobility

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 64.3 km
+1% vs other
 63.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3775
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3775
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.

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Car (driver) 59.0% / 59.0%
Dixons Creek — Car (driver): 59.0% Steels Creek — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 38.1%
Dixons Creek — Worked from Home: 31.7% Steels Creek — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Dixons Creek — Walked Only: 9.4% Steels Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Dixons Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Steels Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.0%).

Setting

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
95 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Dixons Creek Steels Creek
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

Steels Creek

Outer

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