Kinglake Central vs Pheasant Creek

Pheasant Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Kinglake Central. 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, Pheasant Creek tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Kinglake Central has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Pheasant Creek carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 58/100)

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

Pheasant Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pheasant Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.8 km vs 80.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pheasant Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Kinglake Central

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.7% vs 11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kinglake Central and Pheasant 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.

Kinglake Central Pheasant 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.

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Kinglake Central — Walkability: 0/100 Pheasant Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 76
Kinglake Central — Safety: 42/100 Pheasant Creek — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Kinglake Central — Low fire risk: 2/100 Pheasant Creek — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kinglake Central — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pheasant Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pheasant Creek has higher household incomes ($111,072 vs $85,696); Kinglake Central skews older (45 vs 40).

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Population 413
+13% vs other
 360
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.7% +11.8%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $85,696/yr $111,072/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
0-4 6.3% / 5.3%
Kinglake Central — 0-4: 6.3% Pheasant Creek — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.2% / 14.2%
Kinglake Central — 5-14: 9.2% Pheasant Creek — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 8.2% / 6.4%
Kinglake Central — 15-19: 8.2% Pheasant Creek — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.6% / 5.3%
Kinglake Central — 20-24: 5.6% Pheasant Creek — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.2% / 7.5%
Kinglake Central — 25-34: 10.2% Pheasant Creek — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 11.1% / 15.6%
Kinglake Central — 35-44: 11.1% Pheasant Creek — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 15.5% / 16.7%
Kinglake Central — 45-54: 15.5% Pheasant Creek — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 19.6% / 13.9%
Kinglake Central — 55-64: 19.6% Pheasant Creek — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 9.7% / 10.3%
Kinglake Central — 65-74: 9.7% Pheasant Creek — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.6% / 2.8%
Kinglake Central — 75-84: 4.6% Pheasant Creek — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / —
Kinglake Central — 85+: not among its largest Pheasant Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kinglake Central 58.8% couple families
Kinglake Central — Couple Families: 58.8% Kinglake Central — Lone Person: 21.2% Kinglake Central — One Parent Families: 15.0% Kinglake Central — Group Household: 5.0%
Pheasant Creek 59.5% couple families
Pheasant Creek — Couple Families: 59.5% Pheasant Creek — Lone Person: 21.5% Pheasant Creek — One Parent Families: 19.0% Pheasant Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kinglake Central 6.2% renting
Kinglake Central — Owned Outright: 43.0% Kinglake Central — Mortgage: 50.8% Kinglake Central — Renting: 6.2%
Pheasant Creek 3.9% renting
Pheasant Creek — Owned Outright: 41.7% Pheasant Creek — Mortgage: 54.4% Pheasant Creek — Renting: 3.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
England 1.9% / 1.7%
Kinglake Central — England: 1.9% Pheasant Creek — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.1%
Kinglake Central — New Zealand: 1.7% Pheasant Creek — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 1.2% / 1.4%
Kinglake Central — India: 1.2% Pheasant Creek — India: 1.4%
Italy — / 1.4%
Kinglake Central — Italy: not among its largest Pheasant Creek — Italy: 1.4%
Iraq — / 0.8%
Kinglake Central — Iraq: not among its largest Pheasant Creek — Iraq: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 17.8%
Kinglake Central — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Pheasant Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 7.8%
Kinglake Central — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Pheasant Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 8.6%
Kinglake Central — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Pheasant Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.4%
Kinglake Central — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Pheasant Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.1%
Kinglake Central — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Pheasant Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kinglake Central 100.0% houses
Kinglake Central — Houses: 100.0%
Pheasant Creek 100.0% houses
Pheasant Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Median house price $1,062,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pheasant Creek has more rural and farming land (75% vs 65%).

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Rural and farming 65% 75%
Parks and recreation 34% 16%
Residential 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC

Liveability

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kinglake Central carries more crime risk (58 vs 24).

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 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

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kinglake Central

  • Middle Kinglake Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Pheasant Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Kinglake Central sits further from the CBD (80.4 km vs 72.8 km).

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 80.4 km
+9% vs other
 72.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3757
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3757
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.

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Car (driver) 61.0% / 64.4%
Kinglake Central — Car (driver): 61.0% Pheasant Creek — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 29.9% / 29.6%
Kinglake Central — Worked from Home: 29.9% Pheasant Creek — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only 2.8% / 3.7%
Kinglake Central — Walked Only: 2.8% Pheasant Creek — Walked Only: 3.7%
Train 4.5% / —
Kinglake Central — Train: 4.5% Pheasant Creek — Train: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 2.2%
Kinglake Central — Car (passenger): 1.7% Pheasant Creek — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Elevation 581 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 531 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Connectivity score 50/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
186 premises
 32%
137 premises

Climate

Kinglake Central Pheasant 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

Council rates

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kinglake Central Pheasant Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kinglake Central

Outer

Pheasant Creek

Acreage Outer

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