Riddells Creek vs Mount Macedon

Riddells Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Mount Macedon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Macedon: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.06 million in Riddells Creek, though rent is higher in Riddells Creek. On these figures, Riddells Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Riddells Creek has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • Mount Macedon carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Riddells Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($655,000 vs $1,800,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,064,000 vs $1,420,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Macedon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Riddells Creek sits closer to the CBD (62.2 km vs 64.5 km)
  • Mount Macedon is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Macedon

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Riddells Creek has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Mount Macedon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Riddells Creek and Mount Macedon 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 Mount Macedon
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 Mount Macedon
Walkability 0 / 17
Riddells Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Macedon — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 56 / 79
Riddells Creek — Safety: 56/100 Mount Macedon — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 21 / 15
Riddells Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100 Mount Macedon — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 86 / 88
Riddells Creek — Low flood risk: 86/100 Mount Macedon — Low flood risk: 88/100

Demographics

Riddells Creek has more residents (4,390 vs 1,450); Mount Macedon has higher household incomes ($137,644 vs $111,800).

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Population 4,390
+67% vs other
 1,450
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +8.6%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $111,800/yr $137,644/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+18% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Riddells Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Mount Macedon — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.3% / 13.3%
Riddells Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Mount Macedon — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.1% / 5.6%
Riddells Creek — 15-19: 7.1% Mount Macedon — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.2% / 2.1%
Riddells Creek — 20-24: 5.2% Mount Macedon — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 9.0% / 6.3%
Riddells Creek — 25-34: 9.0% Mount Macedon — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 12.3% / 12.1%
Riddells Creek — 35-44: 12.3% Mount Macedon — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 15.6% / 15.2%
Riddells Creek — 45-54: 15.6% Mount Macedon — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 14.8% / 16.8%
Riddells Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Mount Macedon — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.0% / 16.1%
Riddells Creek — 65-74: 11.0% Mount Macedon — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 5.0% / 6.6%
Riddells Creek — 75-84: 5.0% Mount Macedon — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 0.8% / 0.8%
Riddells Creek — 85+: 0.8% Mount Macedon — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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%
Mount Macedon 60.1% couple families
Mount Macedon — Couple Families: 60.1% Mount Macedon — Lone Person: 28.4% Mount Macedon — One Parent Families: 8.3% Mount Macedon — Group Household: 3.2% Mount Macedon — 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%
Mount Macedon 7.3% renting
Mount Macedon — Owned Outright: 45.5% Mount Macedon — Mortgage: 47.2% Mount Macedon — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 19.6%
Riddells Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Mount Macedon — Bachelor Degree: 19.6%
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 8.6%
Riddells Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Mount Macedon — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.0%
Riddells Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mount Macedon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 9.5%
Riddells Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Mount Macedon — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.7%
Riddells Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Mount Macedon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

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

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 Mount Macedon
England 4.2% / 6.8%
Riddells Creek — England: 4.2% Mount Macedon — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.7%
Riddells Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Mount Macedon — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Riddells Creek — Scotland: 0.5% Mount Macedon — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Riddells Creek — Germany: 0.5% Mount Macedon — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Riddells Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Mount Macedon — Netherlands: 0.8%
China 0.3% / 0.4%
Riddells Creek — China: 0.3% Mount Macedon — China: 0.4%
Italy 0.4% / —
Riddells Creek — Italy: 0.4% Mount Macedon — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

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%
Mount Macedon 98.4% houses
Mount Macedon — Houses: 98.4% Mount Macedon — Townhouses: 0.8% Mount Macedon — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Median house price $1,064,000 $1,420,500
Median unit price $590,000 —
Median land price $655,000 $1,800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 44 sales
 56 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
3 bed $790K / $1.27M
Riddells Creek — 3 bed: $790K (25 sales) Mount Macedon — 3 bed: $1.27M (7 sales)

25 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $1.33M
Riddells Creek — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales) Mount Macedon — 4 bed: $1.33M (12 sales)

44 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Riddells Creek has more rural and farming land (48% vs 0%); Mount Macedon has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 26%).

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Parks and recreation 8% 49%
Rural and farming 48% 0%
Environmental 26% 48%
Residential 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
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 Mount Macedon
Houses 2.8%
$640/wk on $1.2M
 4.8%
$1,900/wk on $2.05M
Units 3.6%
$470/wk on $679K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
House price Higher than 70% of VIC —
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 50% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Mount Macedon is more walkable (17 vs 0); Mount Macedon scores higher overall (66 vs 47).

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Grade C B
Score 47/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Riddells Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 21).

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
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 Mount Macedon
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Riddells Creek

  • Riddells Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Macedon

  • Braemar College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mount Macedon Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 12 6
Childcare 5 1
GPs 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 95 13

Mobility

Mount Macedon sits further from the CBD (64.5 km vs 62.2 km).

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.2 km 64.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3431
 2.2%
postcode 3441
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3431
 32
postcode 3441

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 Mount Macedon
Car (driver) 63.9% / 49.0%
Riddells Creek — Car (driver): 63.9% Mount Macedon — Car (driver): 49.0%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 43.4%
Riddells Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% Mount Macedon — Worked from Home: 43.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.5%
Riddells Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7% Mount Macedon — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.5%
Riddells Creek — Walked Only: 1.2% Mount Macedon — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train 2.7% / 0.7%
Riddells Creek — Train: 2.7% Mount Macedon — Train: 0.7%

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

Setting

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 690 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
Connectivity score 63/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,786 premises
 51%
655 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Riddells Creek Mount Macedon
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

Mount Macedon

Acreage Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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