Riddells Creek vs Kerrie

Riddells Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Kerrie. 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, Riddells Creek tends to suit families with children, while Kerrie suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Riddells Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)
  • But Kerrie carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Riddells Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 52%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kerrie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Riddells Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 60 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerrie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Riddells Creek has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Riddells Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Riddells Creek and Kerrie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
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.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Walkability 0 / 0
Riddells Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kerrie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 66
Riddells Creek — Safety: 56/100 Kerrie — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 21 / 21
Riddells Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100 Kerrie — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 86 / 100
Riddells Creek — Low flood risk: 86/100 Kerrie — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Riddells Creek has more residents (4,390 vs 83); Riddells Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $210/wk).

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Population 4,390
+98% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +2.5%
Median age 42 56
Median household income $111,800/yr
+17% vs other
 $93,132/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+48% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
0-4 5.1% / —
Riddells Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Kerrie — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.3% / 12.0%
Riddells Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Kerrie — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.1% / 3.6%
Riddells Creek — 15-19: 7.1% Kerrie — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.2% / 3.6%
Riddells Creek — 20-24: 5.2% Kerrie — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.0% / 6.0%
Riddells Creek — 25-34: 9.0% Kerrie — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 12.3% / 4.8%
Riddells Creek — 35-44: 12.3% Kerrie — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 15.6% / 16.9%
Riddells Creek — 45-54: 15.6% Kerrie — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.8% / 22.9%
Riddells Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Kerrie — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 11.0% / 19.3%
Riddells Creek — 65-74: 11.0% Kerrie — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 5.0% / 8.4%
Riddells Creek — 75-84: 5.0% Kerrie — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 0.8% / —
Riddells Creek — 85+: 0.8% Kerrie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek 59.6% couple families
Riddells Creek — Couple Families: 59.6% Riddells Creek — Lone Person: 23.1% Riddells Creek — One Parent Families: 14.4% Riddells Creek — Group Household: 2.0% Riddells Creek — Other Families: 1.0%
Kerrie 60.0% couple families
Kerrie — Couple Families: 60.0% Kerrie — Lone Person: 40.0% Kerrie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kerrie — Group Household: 0.0% Kerrie — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek 11.7% renting
Riddells Creek — Owned Outright: 38.8% Riddells Creek — Mortgage: 49.5% Riddells Creek — Renting: 11.7%
Kerrie 25.0% renting
Kerrie — Owned Outright: 50.0% Kerrie — Mortgage: 25.0% Kerrie — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 12.0%
Riddells Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Kerrie — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 15.7%
Riddells Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Kerrie — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.6%
Riddells Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Kerrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 4.8%
Riddells Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Kerrie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Riddells Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Kerrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
England 4.2% / 4.8%
Riddells Creek — England: 4.2% Kerrie — England: 4.8%
South Africa — / 7.2%
Riddells Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Kerrie — South Africa: 7.2%
Germany 0.5% / 3.6%
Riddells Creek — Germany: 0.5% Kerrie — Germany: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Riddells Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Kerrie — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Riddells Creek — Scotland: 0.5% Kerrie — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Riddells Creek — Italy: 0.4% Kerrie — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek 94.4% houses
Riddells Creek — Houses: 94.4% Riddells Creek — Townhouses: 5.3% Riddells Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Kerrie 100.0% houses
Kerrie — Houses: 100.0% Kerrie — Townhouses: 0.0% Kerrie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Median house price $1,064,000 —
Median unit price $590,000 —
Median land price $655,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 44 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kerrie has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 26%); Riddells Creek has more rural and farming land (48% vs 5%).

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Environmental 26% 93%
Rural and farming 48% 5%
Residential 15% 0%
Parks and recreation 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Riddells Creek Kerrie
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Houses 2.8%
$640/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units 3.6%
$470/wk on $679K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Riddells Creek Kerrie
House price Higher than 70% of VIC —
Income Higher than 85% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 50% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Riddells Creek carries more flood risk (14 vs 0); Riddells Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 34).

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Bushfire High
79/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Riddells Creek

  • Riddells Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kerrie

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

Amenities in the suburb

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 95 0

Mobility

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 62.2 km 62.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3431
 0.7%
postcode 3434
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3431
 49
postcode 3434

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.

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Car (driver) 63.9% / 53.3%
Riddells Creek — Car (driver): 63.9% Kerrie — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 35.6%
Riddells Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% Kerrie — Worked from Home: 35.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 11.1%
Riddells Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kerrie — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Train 2.7% / —
Riddells Creek — Train: 2.7% Kerrie — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Riddells Creek — Walked Only: 1.2% Kerrie — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 602 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Connectivity score 63/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,786 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Riddells Creek Kerrie
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Riddells Creek

Acreage Outer River Trains

Kerrie

Retirees Rural

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