Haven vs Mckenzie Creek
Haven is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in McKenzie Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Haven tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Haven is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 73%)
- Mckenzie Creek carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
McKenzie Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $303/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Haven
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 212 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (300.2 km vs 307.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Haven is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- Mckenzie Creek carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Haven
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Haven and Mckenzie 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
Haven has more residents (1,443 vs 140); Haven has higher household incomes ($112,372 vs $85,384).
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,443 +90% vs other | 140 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.7% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 46 |
| Median household income | $112,372/yr +24% vs other | $85,384/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $303/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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 (20.9%).
Property market
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $280,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
McKenzie Creek has more rural and farming land (93% vs 54%).
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 54% | 93% |
| Residential | 24% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 1% |
| Industrial | 5% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 5% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 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
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 94 across Horsham same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
Liveability
Haven is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Haven carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Haven carries more crime risk (44 vs 15).
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Haven
- Horsham West and Haven Primary School-Haven Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Mckenzie Creek
- Horsham College-Mc Kenzie Creek Campus Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 3 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
McKenzie Creek sits further from the CBD (307.4 km vs 300.2 km).
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 300.2 km | 307.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 206 min | 212 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3401 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3401 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 (81.1%).
Setting
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 564 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 383 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,228/yr same for both | |
| Council | Horsham same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Haven | Mckenzie Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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