Wattle Flat vs Creswick

Creswick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Wattle Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattle Flat, most households are couple families. In Creswick, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wattle Flat tends to suit couples, while Creswick suits people living alone and 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

Creswick

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Wattle Flat is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wattle Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 90 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.3 km vs 121.3 km)
  • But Creswick is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Creswick

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 15%)
  • But Wattle Flat carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wattle Flat Creswick
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.

Wattle Flat Creswick
Walkability 0 / 79
Wattle Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Creswick — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 43 / 22
Wattle Flat — Safety: 43/100 Creswick — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 18 / 32
Wattle Flat — Low fire risk: 18/100 Creswick — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 73
Wattle Flat — Low flood risk: 100/100 Creswick — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Creswick rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Creswick has more residents (3,279 vs 104).

Wattle Flat Creswick
Population 104 3,279
+3053% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +3.4%
Median age 54 50
Median household income $117,000/yr
+49% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent — $275/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat Creswick
0-4 — / 5.1%
Wattle Flat — 0-4: not among its largest Creswick — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.4% / 10.4%
Wattle Flat — 5-14: 15.4% Creswick — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.8% / 4.7%
Wattle Flat — 15-19: 5.8% Creswick — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.8% / 3.5%
Wattle Flat — 20-24: 4.8% Creswick — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 5.8% / 8.8%
Wattle Flat — 25-34: 5.8% Creswick — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 4.8% / 10.1%
Wattle Flat — 35-44: 4.8% Creswick — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 19.2% / 13.4%
Wattle Flat — 45-54: 19.2% Creswick — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 25.0% / 15.0%
Wattle Flat — 55-64: 25.0% Creswick — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 15.4% / 15.7%
Wattle Flat — 65-74: 15.4% Creswick — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 — / 9.2%
Wattle Flat — 75-84: not among its largest Creswick — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / 4.3%
Wattle Flat — 85+: not among its largest Creswick — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 73.9% couple families
Wattle Flat — Couple Families: 73.9% Wattle Flat — Lone Person: 13.0% Wattle Flat — One Parent Families: 13.0% Wattle Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Wattle Flat — Other Families: 0.0%
Creswick 32.0% couple families
Creswick — Couple Families: 32.0% Creswick — Lone Person: 49.3% Creswick — One Parent Families: 15.0% Creswick — Group Household: 3.3% Creswick — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 0.0% renting
Wattle Flat — Owned Outright: 41.0% Wattle Flat — Mortgage: 59.0% Wattle Flat — Renting: 0.0%
Creswick 19.0% renting
Creswick — Owned Outright: 44.9% Creswick — Mortgage: 36.1% Creswick — Renting: 19.0%
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.

Wattle Flat Creswick
England 2.9% / 3.2%
Wattle Flat — England: 2.9% Creswick — England: 3.2%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Wattle Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest Creswick — Netherlands: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Wattle Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest Creswick — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.6%
Wattle Flat — Germany: not among its largest Creswick — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Wattle Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Creswick — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Wattle Flat Creswick
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 17.4%
Wattle Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Creswick — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 8.1%
Wattle Flat — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Creswick — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.9%
Wattle Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Creswick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Wattle Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Creswick — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Wattle Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Creswick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 100.0% houses
Wattle Flat — Houses: 100.0% Wattle Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wattle Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Creswick 90.2% houses
Creswick — Houses: 90.2% Creswick — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% Creswick — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wattle Flat Creswick
Median house price — $575,000
Median unit price — $326,250
Median land price — $225,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 82 days
from 48 sales

Zoning mix

Wattle Flat has more rural and farming land (94% vs 46%).

Wattle Flat Creswick
Rural and farming 94% 46%
Parks and recreation 0% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 8%
Residential 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 4%
Other and special use 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

Wattle Flat Creswick
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
 104
across Hepburn
Approvals change year on year +4% -6%

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.

Wattle Flat Creswick
Houses — 3.0%
$410/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wattle Flat Creswick
House price — Higher than 17% of VIC
Income Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 92% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 56% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Creswick is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Wattle Flat Creswick
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Creswick carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); Creswick carries more crime risk (78 vs 57).

Wattle Flat Creswick
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
78/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
27/100
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

Wattle Flat Creswick
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wattle Flat

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

Schools in Creswick

  • Creswick North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Creswick Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wattle Flat Creswick
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 13
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 52

Mobility

Creswick sits further from the CBD (121.3 km vs 111.3 km).

Wattle Flat Creswick
Walkability score 0/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 111.3 km 121.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.6%
postcode 3363
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 51
postcode 3363

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.

Wattle Flat Creswick
Car (driver) 56.6% / 74.6%
Wattle Flat — Car (driver): 56.6% Creswick — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 35.8% / 16.0%
Wattle Flat — Worked from Home: 35.8% Creswick — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 4.4%
Wattle Flat — Car (passenger): 7.5% Creswick — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Wattle Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Creswick — Walked Only: 3.5%
Bus — / 0.8%
Wattle Flat — Bus: not among its largest Creswick — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Wattle Flat Creswick
Elevation 599 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wattle Flat Creswick
Connectivity score 28/100 92/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 86%
1,853 premises

Climate

Wattle Flat Creswick
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wattle Flat Creswick
Average residential rate $1,979/yr $1,748/yr
Council Moorabool Hepburn

Federal electorate

Wattle Flat Creswick
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wattle Flat Creswick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wattle Flat

Rural

Creswick

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees River

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