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VIC · Mount Alexander Council

Campbells Creek, 3451

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,151

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.5%

Median age

44

Median income

$1,399/wk

Employment rate

57.2%

University qualified

25.5%

Work from home

19.5%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$675,000

Languages at home

3.4%non-English

Most common: Spanish, Indonesian, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.7/100
Average

Top 36% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Country town
What Campbells Creek is known for: Green suburb, Country town

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Suburb profile

Campbells Creek is a regional town in Victoria, in Mount Alexander Council. Mount Alexander Shire is part of the surrounding geography.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for regional towns. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 86% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 81% below the peer median. Housing is expensive relative to comparable places, with median house prices 15% above the peer median.

Campbells Creek is a better fit for people who value heritage character and daily services more than lower housing costs.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Victoria (187)

Strengths

  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Housing is expensive relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Mount Alexander Shire

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Campbells Creek compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$675k

-2.5% change

Median rent (Census)

$320/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

2,151

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#36

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

52nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

73rd

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

15%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

52nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 36% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
1850th in Australia
State rank
451st in VIC
Peer rank
#36 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#169 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$675,000
Median price change
-2.5%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,151(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +3.5% over 5 years · 73th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+3.5%
Change in 1 year
+24
Change in 5 years
+72
Growth rank in VIC
73th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,300), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,071
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,399
Dwelling vacancy
7.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
65 of 879
Median monthly mortgage
$1,408
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$320
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39.8% / 45.6% / 14.6%
Employment rate
57.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
19.5% / 0.7% / 60.5%
Walked or cycled to work
3.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
790 / 19 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

25.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 19.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified25.5% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified9.3% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational19.9% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below45.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies17%
  • Society and culture16.2%
  • Health13.6%
  • Education13.5%
  • Management and commerce12.1%
  • Creative arts8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$51,500

40th percentile in VIC · -12% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,851

47th percentile in VIC · -11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

53rd percentile in VIC · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$99,512

76th percentile in VIC · +57% vs Australia

Residents with business income
18.0%

95th percentile in VIC · +73% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3451 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
3,538
Taxpayers reporting net rent
446
Median net rent
$1,170
Taxpayers reporting business income
636
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
-1%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+24%
Business income vs state median
+64%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

3.4% speak a language other than English at home; 12% born overseas

Language at home
1,915 English only · 68 other
Non-English at home
3.4%
Born overseas
239 (12%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
25 (1.2%)
Australian citizens
1,909
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish5 · 41.7%
  • Indonesian4 · 33.3%
  • Greek3 · 25%

Religion

64.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 64.4%, while Christianity accounts for 25.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion64.4%38.8%
Christianity25.8%40.9%
Other / not stated9.9%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic6.7%20.5%
Anglican6.1%6.5%
Uniting Church3.2%2.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%2.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
120
Against the person
31
Against property
45
Rate per 1,000 residents
55.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 67 residents
State crime-rate percentile
52.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-13%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
25
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
11.62

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage11
  • B49 Other Theft15
  • C32 Drug Possession9
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order18
  • Other Crimes Against The Person17

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,011
Median ICSEA percentile
52th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Campbells Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 174 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Campbells Creek Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Castlemaine Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Castlemaine Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Chewton Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Winters Flat Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Campbells Creek Post Office/Main Rd
  • Campbells Creek-Fryers Rd/Main Rd
  • Moscript St/Chapel St
  • Penhallurick St/Wilkie St
  • Silver St/Brigade Ave

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

17 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
21/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.48
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.97
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.45
Food & drink(2)
  • Five Flags MerchantsCafe

    151 Main Road, Campbells Creek

  • Five Flags HotelPub

    155 Main Road

Everyday services(1)
  • Campbells CreekPost office
Sport & outdoors(9)
  • Campbells Creek trailCycling route
  • Guildford I131 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Guildford I132 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Campbells Creek Recreation ReservePark
  • Playground
  • Campbells Creek Football ClubSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Post Box
  • Shelter
  • Trotting TrackTrack

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Campbells Creek Bowling Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Campbells Creek Bowling Club/Main Rd

    Lawn Bowls

  • Campbells Creek Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Campbells Creek Recreation ReservePark
  • Guildford I131 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Guildford I132 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Lindsay ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.3%
Woodland / forest cover
4.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Castlemaine Health (5.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
81
Participants per 1,000 residents
37.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
180 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
172 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • CASTLEMAINE PUBLIC CEMETERYNH1776
  • EUREKA REEF GOLD MINING PRECINCTNH1233
  • EUREKA REEF GOLD MINING PRECINCTNH1233
  • FORMER NEWSTEAD SHIRE CHAMBERSNH1367
  • POWELLS PREFABRICATED HOUSENH0839

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Bendigo
Member of Parliament
Lisa CHESTERS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,088
Turnout (2025)
94.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+51.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.6%Labor 51.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.5 km away).

Coalition 28.7%Labor 71.3%

19.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +71.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Campbells CreekLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Castlemaine SouthLabor 84.0% · Coalition 16.0% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
  • CastlemaineLabor 78.0% · Coalition 22.0% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
  • ChewtonLabor 80.8% · Coalition 19.2% TPP (2025)5.5 km away
  • GuildfordLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)6.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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