Coghills Creek VIC 3364

Located in Victoria, Coghills Creek sits 136 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 35 minutes by car. The locality has 80 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $81,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality grew 12.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. Coghills Creek is characterised by no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.

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Is Coghills Creek safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Coghills Creek sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 100% on the prior year.

2 offences

100.0% since 2025
Theft 2 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Coghills Creek is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 17% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Coghills Creek.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
32
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Ballarat: council population

The whole council area, not just Coghills Creek · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
122,661
+1.7% in a year
Change
+2,102
people since 2024
Density
166
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+568
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,047
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+487
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
7/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
7/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Coghills Creek is home to 80 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

80

12.7% since 2016

Median Age

42

8.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$81,224/yr

7.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$1,950/mo

136.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

3.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,636/yr

65.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

21.4%

64.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

28

21.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

28.8%

121.5% since 2016

Work From Home

32.4%

9.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 28 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 21 (70.0%)
Mortgage 9 (30.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
87.5%
English Spoken at Home
97.5%
Employment Rate
60.6%
20.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
41.2%

Occupations

Managers 10 (25.6%)
Professionals 8 (20.5%)
Technicians & Trades 8 (20.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (17.9%)

Religion

No Religion 37 (46.2%)
Christianity 35 (43.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (10.0%)
5-14 5 (6.2%)
15-19 7 (8.8%)
20-24 3 (3.8%)
25-34 12 (15.0%)
35-44 10 (12.5%)
45-54 6 (7.5%)
55-64 11 (13.8%)
65-74 21 (26.2%)
75-84 6 (7.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 7 (46.7%)
One Parent Families 5 (33.3%)
Lone Person 3 (20.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 20 (58.8%)
Worked from Home 11 (32.4%)
Walked Only 3 (8.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 17 (21.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (15.0%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (7.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 4 (14.3%)
2 cars 15 (53.6%)
3 cars 4 (14.3%)
4+ cars 8 (28.6%)

Council Rates

Ballarat
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,086 a year through Ballarat based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,086/yr
8% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.425¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Coghills Creek's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Ballarat

The whole council area, not just Coghills Creek · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,451 new dwellings were approved across Ballarat. That mix is 1,134 houses and 317 units. Approvals are up 41.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,451dwellings
+41.8% YoY
Houses
1,134
detached dwellings
Units
317
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Clunes, 9.1 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
410 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
537 mm
84 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 3364, 13 of 2,413 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (40 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.13%
2023
0.13%
2024
0.21%
2025
0.54%

Rooftop solar

53
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.0 kW each

In postcode 3364, 527 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 991 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 38 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
45
2020
41
2021
48
2022
42
2023
35
2024
31
2025
25
2026
20

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3364 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 15, in 2005-06.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Ballarat

Currently held by Catherine King Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Catherine King 60.7% 39.3% -2.3
2022 Catherine King 63.0% 37.0% -2.7
2019 Catherine King 61.0% 39.0% -3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Ripon District

Currently held by Martha Haylett Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Martha Haylett ALP 53.0% 53.0% 47.0%
2018 Louise Staley LP 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Louise Staley LP 50.8% 49.2% 50.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Coghills Creek

Is Coghills Creek a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Coghills Creek is low (35/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Coghills Creek?

Coghills Creek has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Coghills Creek?

Coghills Creek, VIC had a population of 80 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Coghills Creek, VIC?

The postcode for Coghills Creek, VIC is 3364.

How far is Coghills Creek from Melbourne?

Coghills Creek is 136 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 96 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Coghills Creek?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Coghills Creek was $81,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Coghills Creek?

The median age of residents in Coghills Creek was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Coghills Creek at risk of bushfire?

Coghills Creek has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Coghills Creek?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Coghills Creek, Clunes (9.1 km away), 537 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Coghills Creek?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Coghills Creek belong to?

Coghills Creek sits within the Ballarat local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Coghills Creek?

The average residential rates bill through Ballarat is $2,086 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Coghills Creek?

Across Ballarat, 1,451 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 41.8% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Coghills Creek in?

Coghills Creek sits within the federal Division of Ballarat, currently held by Catherine King (Australian Labor Party).

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