Strath Creek vs Flowerdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Strath Creek tends to suit share households.

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

Flowerdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Flowerdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Strath Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $286/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Strath Creek has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 88 min)
  • Flowerdale sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 103.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Strath Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.9% vs 14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Strath Creek Flowerdale
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.

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Strath Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Flowerdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 37
Strath Creek — Safety: 38/100 Flowerdale — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 20 / 4
Strath Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100 Flowerdale — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 46 / 68
Strath Creek — Low flood risk: 46/100 Flowerdale — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Flowerdale has more residents (790 vs 231); Flowerdale rents higher ($286/wk vs $250/wk).

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Population 231 790
+242% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.9% +14.7%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $71,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $63,596/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $286/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strath Creek Flowerdale
0-4 2.6% / 3.9%
Strath Creek — 0-4: 2.6% Flowerdale — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 14.3% / 9.4%
Strath Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Flowerdale — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 6.1% / 5.4%
Strath Creek — 15-19: 6.1% Flowerdale — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.1% / 4.9%
Strath Creek — 20-24: 6.1% Flowerdale — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.4% / 8.9%
Strath Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Flowerdale — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 8.2% / 13.7%
Strath Creek — 35-44: 8.2% Flowerdale — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 21.6% / 15.7%
Strath Creek — 45-54: 21.6% Flowerdale — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 22.9% / 17.6%
Strath Creek — 55-64: 22.9% Flowerdale — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 10.8% / 13.7%
Strath Creek — 65-74: 10.8% Flowerdale — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.1% / 6.3%
Strath Creek — 75-84: 6.1% Flowerdale — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 0.5%
Strath Creek — 85+: not among its largest Flowerdale — 85+: 0.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strath Creek 53.1% lone person
Strath Creek — Lone Person: 53.1% Strath Creek — Couple Families: 24.5% Strath Creek — One Parent Families: 12.2% Strath Creek — Group Household: 10.2%
Flowerdale 46.3% lone person
Flowerdale — Lone Person: 46.3% Flowerdale — Couple Families: 34.4% Flowerdale — One Parent Families: 15.1% Flowerdale — Group Household: 4.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strath Creek 12.7% renting
Strath Creek — Owned Outright: 58.7% Strath Creek — Mortgage: 28.6% Strath Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Flowerdale 8.4% renting
Flowerdale — Owned Outright: 45.8% Flowerdale — Mortgage: 45.8% Flowerdale — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Strath Creek Flowerdale
England 2.2% / 3.4%
Strath Creek — England: 2.2% Flowerdale — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.9%
Strath Creek — New Zealand: 1.7% Flowerdale — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany — / 1.1%
Strath Creek — Germany: not among its largest Flowerdale — Germany: 1.1%
Italy — / 0.9%
Strath Creek — Italy: not among its largest Flowerdale — Italy: 0.9%
Greece — / 0.8%
Strath Creek — Greece: not among its largest Flowerdale — Greece: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 18.4%
Strath Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Flowerdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.3%
Strath Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Flowerdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 7.6%
Strath Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Flowerdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.0%
Strath Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Flowerdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 0.9%
Strath Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Flowerdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strath Creek 100.0% houses
Strath Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Flowerdale 100.0% houses
Flowerdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Median house price — $582,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $245,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 65 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Strath Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 68%).

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Rural and farming 98% 68%
Parks and recreation 1% 31%
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

Strath Creek Flowerdale
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Strath Creek Flowerdale
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Strath Creek carries more flood risk (54 vs 32); Flowerdale carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 80).

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
54/100
 Low
32/100
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

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Strath Creek

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

Schools in Flowerdale

  • Flowerdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 22 33

Mobility

Strath Creek sits further from the CBD (103.4 km vs 88.8 km).

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 103.4 km
+14% vs other
 88.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
 0.3%
postcode 3717
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
 52
postcode 3717

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.

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Car (driver) 61.1% / 74.0%
Strath Creek — Car (driver): 61.1% Flowerdale — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 19.5%
Strath Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3% Flowerdale — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Strath Creek — Walked Only: 5.6% Flowerdale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Strath Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Flowerdale — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus — / 1.4%
Strath Creek — Bus: not among its largest Flowerdale — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
88 premises
 0%
412 premises

Climate

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Annual rainfall 540 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Council rates

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Strath Creek Flowerdale
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Strath Creek

Rural

Flowerdale

Affordable Rural

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