Median price trend for houses
Based on 65 sales in the preceding 12 months
$598,000
Up 6.7% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $298k
- 2 bed
- $382k
- 3 bed
- $575k
- 4 bed
- $680k
- 5+ bed
- $790k
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The quick read on
Creswick
VIC 3363 · Ballarat
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $598,000
- Median unit
- $295,000
- Population
- 3,279
- Postcode
- 3363
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ABS 2021
Creswick, Victoria
Property market insights for Creswick
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Creswick VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 22 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Creswick, VIC is currently $598,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Creswick has a 12-month growth rate of 6.7% for houses and -19.7% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $298,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $382,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $575,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $680,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $790,000 in Creswick.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Creswick is $425 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Creswick is $295,000, which has decreased 19.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $260,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $358,000 in Creswick. The median rent for units and apartments in Creswick is $375 per week and has increased 3.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Creswick safe?
The overall rate for Creswick is 3,224 offences per 100,000 residents — 21% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Creswick.
Overall crime rate
3,224
offences per 100,000 residents
21% belowRest of Vic.
CreswickRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Creswick?
Creswick VIC 3363 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
3,279 people call Creswick home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,144 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,279
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $275 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.4%Below
15–3417.0%Below
35–5423.5%In line
55–7430.6%Above
75 and over13.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses90.3%In line
Townhouses0.8%Below
Apartments6.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.9%Above
Paying a mortgage36.1%Above
Renting19.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.7%In line
One car36.9%Above
Two cars35.2%Below
Three or more23.1%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.6%Below
Drove to work63.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%In line
Walked or cycled3.0%Below
What stands out in Creswick
13.6% of workers in Creswick worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Creswick residents were born in England.
47.6% of people in Creswick described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Creswick
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Creswick VIC 3363.
Is Creswick family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.4% of Creswick's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
849 family households lived in Creswick; 34.7% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
30.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Creswick?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Creswick had 3,279 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
44.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Creswick?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 90.3% of occupied private dwellings in Creswick.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Creswick?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
36.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Creswick?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Creswick had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 34.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 16.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Creswick?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
63.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Creswick?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
One-car households formed 36.9% of the total.
58.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Creswick, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.0% reported a different address.
10.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Creswick?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Creswick residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.0% of Creswick's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Creswick?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.2% of ancestry responses in Creswick.
Australian ancestry made up 38.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Creswick?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 11.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Creswick?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.4%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
23.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Creswick show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
47.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.7% reported asthma, 13.9% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Creswick?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Creswick?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,144 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $275 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Creswick compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.6% in Creswick, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 44.9% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 19.0% in Creswick, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Creswick
Is Creswick expensive?
The median house price is $598,000, while units and apartments sit at $295,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Creswick good for families?
The Census counted 849 local families, and 15.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Creswick?
Larger houses have a median around $790,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Creswick
143 streets in Creswick
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Rd
- Albert St
- Alexander Ct
- Alfred St
- Amos St
- Andrew St
- Anne St
- Armstrong St
- Ascot-Creswick Rd
- Augusta Dr
- Australasia Dr
- Ayres St
- Bald Hills Rd
- Ballarat Rd
- Barbys Rd
- Battery Cr
- Bell St
- Berry Mine Ln
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- Brawn Rd
- Bridge St
- Broomfield Rd
- Burke St
- Burnham Ln
- Cabbage Tree Rd
- Caddy Dr
- Cambridge St
- Camp St
- Carmody Dr
- Carpenter St
- Cassels Ln
- Castlemaine Rd
- Charles St
- Cheney St
- Church St
- Clifton Rd
- Clunes-Creswick Rd
- Clunes Rd
- Condo Dr
- Cooper St
- Creswick-Bungaree Rd
- Creswick-Dean Road
- Creswick-Newstead Rd
- Curtin Court
- Curtis St
- Cushing Ave
- Davies St
- Davis St
- Deep Lead Ln
- De Regt Dr
- Drummond St
- Elizabeth Rd
- Ellis Rd
- Exchange Ln
- Fisher Rd
- Fitzgerald St
- Ford St
- Forest Resort Midland Hwy
- Four Star Rd
- Frenchmans Rd
- Gardiner St
- Geddes Rd
- Gillies Rd
- Gillies Road
- Government Rd
- Haines St
- Hakea St
- Hall St
- Hammon St
- Harvey St
- Hepburn Ct
- Hickory Ln
- Hill St
- Hutchinson St
- Hyde Park Rd
- Johns Rd
- Jones Rd
- Jory St
- Kennedy Ln
- King St
- Lakeside Dr
- Lalor Ln
- Lees St
- Lewers St
- Liddicoat Rd
- Lindsay Ct
- Lindsay Park Dr
- Lionel St
- Little King St
- Luttet St
- Macs St
- Melbourne Rd
- Mendhams Dam Rd
- Midland Hwy
- Moores Rd
- Moore St
- Napier St
- North Pde
- North St
- Nuggety Gully Rd
- Oaktree Ln
- Orr St
- Oswin Dr
- Parkes Rd
- Pasco St
- Pearman St
- Penny Ln
- Phillip St
- Pollards Ln
- Porter St
- Pound Ln
- Prince St
- Quicks Ln
- Raglan St
- Railway Pde
- Red Streak Rd
- Reed St
- Richard Ct
- Rogers St
- Ryalls St
- Semmens Ave
- Short Street
- Slaty Creek Rd
- South St
- Speargrass Cr
- Spittle Rd
- Stevens St
- St Georges Lake Rd
- St Georges St
- Tait Dr
- Temple Rd
- The Board Walk
- Townsend Rd
- Turner Street
- Victoria St
- Voigts St
- Water St
- Webb St
- White Hills Rd
- White St
- Wild Orchid Rd
- Williams St
- Wills St
- Wright Ct
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