VIC · Hepburn Council
Creswick, 3363
Current weather
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95% humidity · 24.4 km/h wind · 9.2° / 6.2° today · 14.1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Creswick is a smaller suburban community in the Hepburn area, home to around 3,279 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 313 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+12%), roughly 95.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, many local shops, services and recreation venues, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- 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)
- 91 / 11 / 89
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 313
- Against the person
- 34
- Against property
- 235
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 95.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 96 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +11.8%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
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) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,009
- Creswick North Primary SchoolPrimary
- Creswick Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Augustine's SchoolPrimary
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 · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA 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 · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 21/04/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.MELBOURNE ROAD, ST GEORGES STREET21 Apr 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
61 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- The Farmers ArmsAlcohol
31 Albert Street, Creswick
- Bendigo BankATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- Commonwealth BankBank
Albert Street, Creswick
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Wash
- Creswick Bowling Club/Albert StBus stop
- Creswick Station/Victoria StBus stop
- Cushing Ave/Albert StBus stop
- Drummond St/Victoria StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- 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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
10 state 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 · Period: current · Updated on site
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 39
- 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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 53.2/100
- National rank
- 1377th in Australia
- State rank
- 309th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #12 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #48 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime25
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime26
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime18
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime61
- B49 Other Theftcrime50
- CALEMBEEN PARKheritageNH0398
- CRESWICK RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXheritageNH1669
- CRESWICK TOWN HALL AND FORMER MUNICIPAL OFFICESheritageNH0576
- FORMER CRESWICK GOLD OFFICEheritageNH0595
- HUMBUG HILL HYDRAULIC GOLD SLUICING SITEheritageNH1228
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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