Riddells Creek vs New Gisborne

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 Riddells Creek: a median of $1.06 million, against $881,000 in New Gisborne, though rent is higher in New Gisborne. On these figures, New Gisborne 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

New Gisborne

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 12)
  • But Riddells Creek has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

New Gisborne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($429,500 vs $655,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($881,000 vs $1,064,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Riddells Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $451/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

New Gisborne

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 54 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.3 km vs 62.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

New Gisborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 5.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Riddells Creek and New Gisborne 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 New Gisborne
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 New Gisborne
Walkability 0 / 13
Riddells Creek — Walkability: 0/100 New Gisborne — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 56 / 60
Riddells Creek — Safety: 56/100 New Gisborne — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 21 / 15
Riddells Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100 New Gisborne — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 86 / 100
Riddells Creek — Low flood risk: 86/100 New Gisborne — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Riddells Creek has more residents (4,390 vs 2,509); New Gisborne rents higher ($451/wk vs $400/wk).

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Population 4,390
+43% vs other
 2,509
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +5.1%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $111,800/yr $118,508/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $451/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
0-4 5.1% / 5.6%
Riddells Creek — 0-4: 5.1% New Gisborne — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.3% / 15.5%
Riddells Creek — 5-14: 14.3% New Gisborne — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 7.1% / 7.8%
Riddells Creek — 15-19: 7.1% New Gisborne — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.2% / 5.3%
Riddells Creek — 20-24: 5.2% New Gisborne — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.0% / 7.3%
Riddells Creek — 25-34: 9.0% New Gisborne — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 12.3% / 13.2%
Riddells Creek — 35-44: 12.3% New Gisborne — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.6% / 16.4%
Riddells Creek — 45-54: 15.6% New Gisborne — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.8% / 11.0%
Riddells Creek — 55-64: 14.8% New Gisborne — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 11.0% / 8.7%
Riddells Creek — 65-74: 11.0% New Gisborne — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.0% / 6.6%
Riddells Creek — 75-84: 5.0% New Gisborne — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 0.8% / 2.7%
Riddells Creek — 85+: 0.8% New Gisborne — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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%
New Gisborne 62.5% couple families
New Gisborne — Couple Families: 62.5% New Gisborne — Lone Person: 23.1% New Gisborne — One Parent Families: 12.3% New Gisborne — Group Household: 1.0% New Gisborne — Other Families: 1.0%
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%
New Gisborne 10.9% renting
New Gisborne — Owned Outright: 40.5% New Gisborne — Mortgage: 48.7% New Gisborne — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 13.6%
Riddells Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% New Gisborne — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 13.2%
Riddells Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% New Gisborne — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.6%
Riddells Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% New Gisborne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 4.3%
Riddells Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% New Gisborne — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.6%
Riddells Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% New Gisborne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

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 New Gisborne
England 4.2% / 3.3%
Riddells Creek — England: 4.2% New Gisborne — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Riddells Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% New Gisborne — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Riddells Creek — Scotland: 0.5% New Gisborne — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Riddells Creek — Germany: 0.5% New Gisborne — Germany: 0.4%
Italy 0.4% / 0.5%
Riddells Creek — Italy: 0.4% New Gisborne — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Riddells Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest New Gisborne — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

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%
New Gisborne 96.6% houses
New Gisborne — Houses: 96.6% New Gisborne — Townhouses: 2.7% New Gisborne — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Median house price $1,064,000 $881,000
Median unit price $590,000 $556,500
Median land price $655,000 $429,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 44 sales
 26 days
from 25 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 New Gisborne
3 bed $790K / $862K
Riddells Creek — 3 bed: $790K (25 sales) New Gisborne — 3 bed: $862K (20 sales)

25 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $915K
Riddells Creek — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales) New Gisborne — 4 bed: $915K (36 sales)

44 vs 36 sales

5 bed $1.08M / $1.23M
Riddells Creek — 5 bed: $1.08M (7 sales) New Gisborne — 5 bed: $1.23M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

New Gisborne has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 26%); Riddells Creek has more rural and farming land (48% vs 28%).

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Environmental 26% 53%
Rural and farming 48% 28%
Residential 15% 8%
Parks and recreation 8% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Industrial 0% 2%
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 New Gisborne
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 New Gisborne
Houses 2.8%
$640/wk on $1.2M
 3.2%
$765/wk on $1.25M
Units 3.6%
$470/wk on $679K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
House price Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 90% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

New Gisborne is more walkable (13 vs 0); New Gisborne scores higher overall (66 vs 47).

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Grade C B
Score 47/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Riddells Creek carries more flood risk (14 vs 0).

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
40/100
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
same for both

Schools

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Riddells Creek

  • Riddells Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in New Gisborne

  • Global Village Learning Independent · Combined above peers
  • New Gisborne Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Cross Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 12 36
Childcare 5 2
GPs 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 95 7

Mobility

Riddells Creek sits further from the CBD (62.2 km vs 57.3 km).

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.2 km
+8% vs other
 57.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 49 min
Public transport score 37/100
Rail
 87/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 18 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3431
 0.6%
postcode 3438
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3431
 54
postcode 3438

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 New Gisborne
Car (driver) 63.9% / 62.9%
Riddells Creek — Car (driver): 63.9% New Gisborne — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 29.4%
Riddells Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% New Gisborne — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.6%
Riddells Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7% New Gisborne — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 2.7% / 1.6%
Riddells Creek — Train: 2.7% New Gisborne — Train: 1.6%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.1%
Riddells Creek — Walked Only: 1.2% New Gisborne — Walked Only: 1.1%

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

Setting

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 448 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
Connectivity score 63/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,786 premises
 48%
1,337 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Riddells Creek New Gisborne
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

New Gisborne

Acreage Transport Hub

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