Ross Creek vs Cambrian Hill

Comparing Ross Creek and Cambrian Hill, VIC: Ross Creek has more residents (1,221 vs 292); Cambrian Hill carries more flood risk (43 vs 22); and Ross Creek sits further from the CBD (129.8 km vs 124.5 km).

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

Ross Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 52/100)

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

Cambrian Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cambrian Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 103 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (124.5 km vs 129.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ross Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Cambrian Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.3% vs 5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
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.

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Ross Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Cambrian Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 48
Ross Creek — Safety: 73/100 Cambrian Hill — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 26 / 37
Ross Creek — Low fire risk: 26/100 Cambrian Hill — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 78 / 57
Ross Creek — Low flood risk: 78/100 Cambrian Hill — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Ross Creek has more residents (1,221 vs 292); Ross Creek rents higher ($310/wk vs $260/wk).

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Population 1,221
+76% vs other
 292
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +16.3%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $107,380/yr
+1% vs other
 $106,184/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+16% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
0-4 5.1% / 3.8%
Ross Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Cambrian Hill — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 18.1% / 19.2%
Ross Creek — 5-14: 18.1% Cambrian Hill — 5-14: 19.2%
15-19 7.5% / 5.8%
Ross Creek — 15-19: 7.5% Cambrian Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.9% / 4.5%
Ross Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Cambrian Hill — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.5% / 9.6%
Ross Creek — 25-34: 6.5% Cambrian Hill — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 14.0% / 11.3%
Ross Creek — 35-44: 14.0% Cambrian Hill — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 17.9% / 19.9%
Ross Creek — 45-54: 17.9% Cambrian Hill — 45-54: 19.9%
55-64 15.6% / 8.9%
Ross Creek — 55-64: 15.6% Cambrian Hill — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 9.4% / 8.2%
Ross Creek — 65-74: 9.4% Cambrian Hill — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 2.0% / 5.1%
Ross Creek — 75-84: 2.0% Cambrian Hill — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 0.4% / —
Ross Creek — 85+: 0.4% Cambrian Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek 67.3% couple families
Ross Creek — Couple Families: 67.3% Ross Creek — Lone Person: 19.6% Ross Creek — One Parent Families: 10.0% Ross Creek — Group Household: 2.1% Ross Creek — Other Families: 1.1%
Cambrian Hill 69.6% couple families
Cambrian Hill — Couple Families: 69.6% Cambrian Hill — Lone Person: 20.3% Cambrian Hill — One Parent Families: 10.1% Cambrian Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Cambrian Hill — 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.

Ross Creek 4.0% renting
Ross Creek — Owned Outright: 39.4% Ross Creek — Mortgage: 56.6% Ross Creek — Renting: 4.0%
Cambrian Hill 3.5% renting
Cambrian Hill — Owned Outright: 34.1% Cambrian Hill — Mortgage: 62.4% Cambrian Hill — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek 98.5% houses
Ross Creek — Houses: 98.5% Ross Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Cambrian Hill 100.0% houses
Cambrian Hill — Houses: 100.0% Cambrian Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 16.8%
Ross Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Cambrian Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.6%
Ross Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Cambrian Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.2%
Ross Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Cambrian Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.4%
Ross Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Cambrian Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.7%
Ross Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Cambrian Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Median house price $772,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ross Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Rural and farming 100% 88%
Residential 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cambrian Hill carries more flood risk (43 vs 22); Cambrian Hill carries more crime risk (52 vs 27).

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Ballarat, 9.1 km

Schools in Ross Creek

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School-Ross Creek Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Cambrian Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Ross Creek sits further from the CBD (129.8 km vs 124.5 km).

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 129.8 km
+4% vs other
 124.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 97 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Car (driver) 82.9% / 71.5%
Ross Creek — Car (driver): 82.9% Cambrian Hill — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 23.1%
Ross Creek — Worked from Home: 11.8% Cambrian Hill — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.4%
Ross Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6% Cambrian Hill — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.6% / —
Ross Creek — Walked Only: 1.6% Cambrian Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Elevation 436 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 396 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
438 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ross Creek Cambrian Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ross Creek

Acreage Family

Cambrian Hill

Family Rural

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