Navarre vs Greens Creek

Greens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Navarre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Navarre, most households are people living alone. In Greens Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Navarre tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Greens Creek suits families with children and 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

Greens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 32%)

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

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Navarre

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (161 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (227.2 km vs 234.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Navarre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 10%)

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

Navarre and Greens 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.

Navarre Greens 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.

Navarre Greens Creek
Walkability 13 / 0
Navarre — Walkability: 13/100 Greens Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 37
Navarre — Safety: 42/100 Greens Creek — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 80 / 49
Navarre — Low fire risk: 80/100 Greens Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 27 / 15
Navarre — Low flood risk: 27/100 Greens Creek — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Navarre rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Navarre has more residents (99 vs 52).

Navarre Greens Creek
Population 99
+47% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +0.0%
Median age 54 38
Median household income $42,328/yr $71,500/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Navarre Greens Creek
0-4 — / 9.6%
Navarre — 0-4: not among its largest Greens Creek — 0-4: 9.6%
5-14 5.1% / 17.3%
Navarre — 5-14: 5.1% Greens Creek — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 9.1% / 9.6%
Navarre — 15-19: 9.1% Greens Creek — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 3.0% / —
Navarre — 20-24: 3.0% Greens Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.1% / 11.5%
Navarre — 25-34: 7.1% Greens Creek — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 4.0% / 19.2%
Navarre — 35-44: 4.0% Greens Creek — 35-44: 19.2%
45-54 19.2% / 5.8%
Navarre — 45-54: 19.2% Greens Creek — 45-54: 5.8%
55-64 18.2% / 13.5%
Navarre — 55-64: 18.2% Greens Creek — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 16.2% / 9.6%
Navarre — 65-74: 16.2% Greens Creek — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 9.1% / —
Navarre — 75-84: 9.1% Greens Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.0% / —
Navarre — 85+: 4.0% Greens Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Navarre 56.0% lone person
Navarre — Lone Person: 56.0% Navarre — Couple Families: 16.0% Navarre — One Parent Families: 16.0% Navarre — Group Household: 12.0%
Greens Creek 42.1% lone person
Greens Creek — Lone Person: 42.1% Greens Creek — Couple Families: 57.9% Greens Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Greens Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Navarre 0.0% renting
Navarre — Owned Outright: 73.0% Navarre — Mortgage: 27.0% Navarre — Renting: 0.0%
Greens Creek 0.0% renting
Greens Creek — Owned Outright: 47.1% Greens Creek — Mortgage: 52.9% Greens Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Navarre 95.3% houses
Navarre — Houses: 95.3% Navarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Greens Creek 100.0% houses
Greens Creek — Houses: 100.0% Greens Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Navarre Greens Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 13.5%
Navarre — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Greens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 11.5%
Navarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Greens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 7.7%
Navarre — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Greens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Navarre Greens Creek
Median house price $315,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Navarre Greens Creek
Rural and farming 92% 96%
Environmental 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Navarre Greens Creek
New dwellings approved 28
across Northern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year -62%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Navarre Greens Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Navarre is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Navarre Greens Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Greens Creek carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 20); Greens Creek carries more flood risk (85 vs 73).

Navarre Greens Creek
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
85/100
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

Navarre Greens 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 Navarre

  • Navarre Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Greens Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Navarre Greens Creek
Parks & reserves 3 7
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Greens Creek sits further from the CBD (234.6 km vs 227.2 km).

Navarre Greens Creek
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 227.2 km 234.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3384
 0.0%
postcode 3387
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3384
 66
postcode 3387

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.

Navarre Greens Creek
Car (driver) 86.4% / 55.0%
Navarre — Car (driver): 86.4% Greens Creek — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 30.0%
Navarre — Worked from Home: 13.6% Greens Creek — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Car (passenger) — / 15.0%
Navarre — Car (passenger): not among its largest Greens Creek — Car (passenger): 15.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Navarre Greens Creek
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Navarre Greens Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Navarre Greens Creek
Annual rainfall 453 mm 554 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.0°C

Council rates

Navarre Greens Creek
Average residential rate $1,730/yr
same for both
Council Northern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Navarre Greens Creek
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Navarre

Retirees Rural

Greens Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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