Redesdale vs Myrtle Creek
Myrtle Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Redesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Redesdale, most households are people living alone. In Myrtle Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Redesdale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Myrtle 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
Myrtle Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 41%)
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Redesdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtle Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Redesdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (117.6 km vs 132.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 99 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Redesdale has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)
- Myrtle Creek carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Redesdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.6% vs 1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Redesdale and Myrtle 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
Redesdale rents higher ($320/wk vs $0/wk); Redesdale has more residents (299 vs 68).
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 299 +77% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.6% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 57 | 50 |
| Median household income | $61,360/yr | $67,184/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $799,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Redesdale has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 8%).
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 63% | 72% |
| Environmental | 29% | 8% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 20% |
| 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
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
Liveability
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Redesdale carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 14); Redesdale carries more crime risk (51 vs 31).
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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
| Redesdale | Myrtle 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 Redesdale
- Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Myrtle Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 1 |
Mobility
Myrtle Creek sits further from the CBD (132.5 km vs 117.6 km).
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 117.6 km | 132.5 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 99 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 3444 | 0.6% postcode 3551 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3444 | 64 postcode 3551 |
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 (61.7%).
Setting
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 312 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 269 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 183 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Redesdale | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Redesdale | Myrtle 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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