Ross Creek vs Napoleons

Ross Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Napoleons. 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 Ross Creek: a median of $772,000, against $690,000 in Napoleons, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ross Creek tends to suit families with children, while Napoleons suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ross Creek carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
  • Napoleons has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $772,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ross Creek carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
  • Napoleons has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Ross Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ross Creek and Napoleons 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 Napoleons
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 Napoleons
Walkability 0 / 0
Ross Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Napoleons — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 62
Ross Creek — Safety: 73/100 Napoleons — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 26 / 20
Ross Creek — Low fire risk: 26/100 Napoleons — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 78 / 39
Ross Creek — Low flood risk: 78/100 Napoleons — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Ross Creek has more residents (1,221 vs 555); Ross Creek rents higher ($310/wk vs $200/wk).

Ross Creek Napoleons
Population 1,221
+55% vs other
 555
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +0.4%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $107,380/yr
+17% vs other
 $89,336/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+35% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek Napoleons
0-4 5.1% / 2.0%
Ross Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Napoleons — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 18.1% / 13.7%
Ross Creek — 5-14: 18.1% Napoleons — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.5% / 6.8%
Ross Creek — 15-19: 7.5% Napoleons — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.9% / 6.3%
Ross Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Napoleons — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.5% / 6.5%
Ross Creek — 25-34: 6.5% Napoleons — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 14.0% / 9.9%
Ross Creek — 35-44: 14.0% Napoleons — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 17.9% / 15.7%
Ross Creek — 45-54: 17.9% Napoleons — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 15.6% / 15.5%
Ross Creek — 55-64: 15.6% Napoleons — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 9.4% / 15.1%
Ross Creek — 65-74: 9.4% Napoleons — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 2.0% / 5.4%
Ross Creek — 75-84: 2.0% Napoleons — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.4% / 1.4%
Ross Creek — 85+: 0.4% Napoleons — 85+: 1.4%

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

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%
Napoleons 61.5% couple families
Napoleons — Couple Families: 61.5% Napoleons — Lone Person: 23.8% Napoleons — One Parent Families: 8.5% Napoleons — Group Household: 6.2% Napoleons — 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%
Napoleons 1.6% renting
Napoleons — Owned Outright: 54.6% Napoleons — Mortgage: 43.8% Napoleons — Renting: 1.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ross Creek Napoleons
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 17.5%
Ross Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Napoleons — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.5%
Ross Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Napoleons — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.5%
Ross Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Napoleons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.8%
Ross Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Napoleons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.4%
Ross Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Napoleons — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

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

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.

Ross Creek Napoleons
England 1.7% / 2.9%
Ross Creek — England: 1.7% Napoleons — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.7%
Ross Creek — New Zealand: 0.8% Napoleons — New Zealand: 0.7%
Singapore 0.8% / —
Ross Creek — Singapore: 0.8% Napoleons — Singapore: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Ross Creek — Thailand: 0.7% Napoleons — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Ross Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Napoleons — Netherlands: 0.7%
Germany 0.4% / —
Ross Creek — Germany: 0.4% Napoleons — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

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%
Napoleons 98.4% houses
Napoleons — Houses: 98.4% Napoleons — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ross Creek Napoleons
Median house price $772,500 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Ross Creek Napoleons
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 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 Napoleons
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ross Creek Napoleons
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Ross Creek scores higher overall (43 vs 28).

Ross Creek Napoleons
Grade C D
Score 43/100 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Napoleons carries more flood risk (61 vs 22); Napoleons carries more crime risk (38 vs 27).

Ross Creek Napoleons
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 Napoleons
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ross Creek

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

Schools in Napoleons

  • Napoleons Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ross Creek Napoleons
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 2
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Ross Creek Napoleons
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 129.8 km 128.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 100 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 Napoleons
Car (driver) 82.9% / 73.8%
Ross Creek — Car (driver): 82.9% Napoleons — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 17.8%
Ross Creek — Worked from Home: 11.8% Napoleons — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.3%
Ross Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6% Napoleons — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.1%
Ross Creek — Walked Only: 1.6% Napoleons — Walked Only: 3.1%

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

Setting

Ross Creek Napoleons
Elevation 436 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Ross Creek Napoleons
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

Napoleons

Rural

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