Median house price
$595k
+10% change
VIC · Hepburn Council
Creswick, 3363
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,248
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.1%
Median age
50
Median income
$1,144/wk
Employment rate
46%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$595,000
Languages at home
3.5%non-English
Most common: German, Sinhalese, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Creswick is a mid-sized suburb in Hepburn Council with its own quieter rhythm. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Sport and recreation are easy to access, with local venues supporting active weekends and after-work routines. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability rates good overall, led by schools and education, while growth momentum, plus community and employment land closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.
At a glance
Creswick snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
3,248
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.6%
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
#7
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
75th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
65th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
51st
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
- 61.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 22% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 919th in Australia
- State rank
- 271st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #7 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #37 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
- $595,000
- Median price change
- +10.2%
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DFFH rent report and Valuer-General property sales report — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing / Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 4th Quarter 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases; council median rent fallback where suburb rent unavailable
Population
Estimated resident population
3,248(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +0.1% over 5 years · 65th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +0.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +29
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in VIC
- 65th 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 (~3,350), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,279
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,144
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 124 of 1,445
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 46%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,193 / 11 / 89 (+ 26 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 313
- Against the person
- 34
- Against property
- 235
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 96.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 96 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +11.8%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage25
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary26
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft18
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle61
- B49 Other Theft50
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · 2025 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,009
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 51th
School list
- Creswick Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 148 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
- St Augustine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 137 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Creswick North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 968 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 58 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
40 public transport stops in this suburb
- Creswick Railway Station
- Creswick Station
- Hyde Park St/Albert St
- Lakeside Dr/Midland Hwy
- White Hills Rd/Albert St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
108 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 2 libraries · 2 places of worship · 2 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 40 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 71/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.91
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2.44
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.66
Food & drink(8)
- Creswick BakeryCafe
61a Albert Street, Creswick
- Meg's PlaceCafe
56 Albert Street, Creswick
- Red Fox DeliCafe
67a Albert Street, Creswick
- Flemmo's TakawayFast food
Creswick - Maryborough Road
- Krackerjack'sFast food
18 Albert Street, Creswick
- The Farmers ArmsPub
Albert Street, Creswick
- Smokeytown CafeRestaurant
77 Albert Street, Creswick
- The Farmers ArmsRestaurant
Albert Street, Creswick
Shopping(4)
- Greenvale Quality MeatsButcher
34 Albert Street
- Reddy ExpressConvenience store
- Creswick Farmers' MarketMarketplace
- Creswick IGASupermarket
48 Albert Street, Creswick
Community(6)
- Elderly Cits.Community centre
- Men's ShedCommunity centre
- Creswick LibraryLibrary
Albert Street, Creswick
- Temporary Library (Room 123) till Feb 2025Library
- Creswick Primary SchoolSchool
67 Napier Street
- Creswick Town Hall MuseumTownhall
- Albert Street, Creswick
Health & services(2)
- Creswick Hospital and Nursing HomeHospital
- Creswick Hospital and Nursing HomeHospital
Cushing Avenue, Creswick
Sport & outdoors(19)
- Creswick Community Gymnasium (Building 754)Gym
4 Water Street, Creswick
- Apex ParkPark
- Creswick Skate and Splash ParkPark
- Park (5)
- Apex Park PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground
- Hammon Park Pump TrackSports centre
- Hepburn ShireSports centre
- Northcott ParkSports field
- Skate ParkSports field
- Sports field
- (Diving tower, restricted)Swimming pool
- childrenSwimming pool
- InfantsSwimming pool
- Swimming pool
Transport(16)
14 bus stops · 2 train stations
Other(35)
- The Farmers ArmsAlcohol
31 Albert Street, Creswick
- Bendigo BankATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- Commonwealth BankBank
Albert Street, Creswick
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Wash
- Creswick Caravan Park and Camping GroundCamp Site
- Cushing Avenue, Creswick
- Creswick Caravan Park and Camping GroundCaravan Site
- Charity (2)
- ChargefoxEV charging
- Creswick CFAFire station
- Albert Street, Creswick
- The American HotelHotel
Albert Street, Creswick
- Historic MarkerInformation
- InfolinkInformation
Albert Street, Creswick
- Coin LaundryLaundry
- Creswick RSLLicensed Club
- Creswick MotelMotel
- Creswick MotelMotel
- Albert Street, Creswick
- Creswick NewsagencyNewsagent
Albert Street, Creswick
- Hammon Park TrailheadParking
- IGAParking
- InfoLink CarpakParking
Victoria Street, Creswick
- Parking (16)
- Staff & Student Car ParkParking
- ShellPetrol station
- St Andrew's Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
Midland Highway, Creswick
- St Augstine's catholic ChurchPlace of worship
Napier Street
- Police StationPolice
137 Napier Street
- Creswick LPOPost office
- Hepburn ShirePublic toilets
- Hepburn Shire councilPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- The University of Melbourne, Creswick CampusUniversity
4 Water Street, Creswick
- Flemmo's Video HireVideo
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Australasia No.1 Mine Historic ReservePark
- Australasian No. 2 Deep Lead Mine Historic ReservePark
- Creswick Natural Features ReserveNature reserve
- Creswick North Natural Features ReserveNature reserve
- Creswick Skate and Splash ParkPark
- Koala ParkPark
- Long Point Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 41
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Andrew's Uniting Church
Midland Highway, Creswick
- St Augstine's catholic Church
Napier Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Creswick Hospital and Nursing Home (0.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Creswick Hospital and Nursing HomeCushing AvenueHospital
- Creswick Hospital and Nursing HomeHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 87
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 26° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 128 mm · ~16 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 124 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 149 mm · ~19 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 182 mm · ~23 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
1 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
July 2021
- Construction of a storage shed85 SPITTLE ROAD CRESWICK 3363Withdrawn
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs council/API access
Heritage
10 heritage places
- CALEMBEEN PARKNH0398
- CRESWICK RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXNH1669
- CRESWICK TOWN HALL AND FORMER MUNICIPAL OFFICESNH0576
- FORMER CRESWICK GOLD OFFICENH0595
- HUMBUG HILL HYDRAULIC GOLD SLUICING SITENH1228
- NEW AUSTRALIAN #2 DEEP LEAD SITE/MEMORIALNH1302
- OLD STATE NURSERY OFFICENH1192
- RAIL BRIDGENH1432
- SAWPIT GULLY PLANTATIONNH1951
- SCHOOL OF FORESTRYNH1511
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Ballarat
- Member of Parliament
- Catherine KING (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 116,238
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.3 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 39.3%Labor 60.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 14.4 km away).
Coalition 36.0%Labor 64.0%
3.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- CreswickLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Creswick NorthLabor 60.6% · Coalition 39.4% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- NewlynLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
- Miners RestLabor 59.6% · Coalition 40.4% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
- Wendouree NorthLabor 62.6% · Coalition 37.4% TPP (2025)12.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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