Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$465,000
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The quick read on
Icy Creek
VIC 3833 · Baw Baw
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $465,000
- Population
- 28
- Postcode
- 3833
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Icy Creek, Victoria
Property market insights for Icy Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Icy Creek VIC
The median house price in Icy Creek, VIC is currently $465,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Icy Creek safe?
The overall rate for Icy Creek is 3,038 offences per 100,000 residents — 25% 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 Icy Creek.
Overall crime rate
3,038
offences per 100,000 residents
25% belowRest of Vic.
Icy CreekRest 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 Icy Creek?
Icy Creek VIC 3833 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
28 people call Icy Creek home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $649 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 28
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.4%Above
15–340.0%Below
35–5432.1%Above
55–7450.0%Above
75 and over10.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses130.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright66.7%Above
Paying a mortgage33.3%Below
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car30.8%Below
Two cars84.6%Above
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home100.0%Above
Drove to work0.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Icy Creek
100.0% of workers in Icy Creek worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
39.3% of people in Icy Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Icy Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Icy Creek VIC 3833.
Is Icy Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.4% of Icy Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
10 family households lived in Icy Creek; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Icy Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Icy Creek had 28 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
60.7% 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 Icy Creek?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 130.0% of occupied private dwellings in Icy Creek.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Icy Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
66.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Icy Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Icy Creek had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 53.8% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Two-person households represented 23.1%, while 38.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Icy Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
100.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
0.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Icy Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 30.8% of the total.
84.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Icy Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
27.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 72.7% reported a different address.
32.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Icy Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
96.4% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Icy Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
32.1% of Icy Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 67.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Icy Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Icy Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 21.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Icy Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Managers accounted for 50.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Icy Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 43.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
12.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 12.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 20.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Icy Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
17.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 28.6% arthritis and 17.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Icy Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Icy Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $649 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Icy Creek compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 100.0% in Icy Creek, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 66.7% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Icy Creek, 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 Icy Creek
Is Icy Creek expensive?
The median house price is $465,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Icy Creek good for families?
The Census counted 10 local families, and 21.4% 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 Icy Creek?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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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2 streets in Icy Creek
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- Mt Baw Baw Tourist Road
- Willow Grove Rd
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