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Suburb profile ·Golden Plains LGA · VIC ·3351

Ross Creek VIC 3351

Ross Creek is in Golden Plains LGA, VIC, postcode 3351, with population 1,221.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,221
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,817
82 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$310

Affordability

22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $260/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$107K household · yr+30.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$117K
Household
$107K

Growth outlook · Golden Plains LGA

Dwellings
+39.9%
9,410 → 13,160
+3,750 dwellings
Population
+36.8%
24,880 → 34,040
Households
+41.8%
8,770 → 12,440

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
803
2,988 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,988
Total incidents803· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault7642%
  • Sexual Offences2816%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter7642%

Full data detail

Ross Creek VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Ross Creek is a small community in Victoria within the Golden Plains local government area (postcode 3351). It is home to about 1,221 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Golden Plains LGA is below average at 2,988 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$310
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Population growth · Golden Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,620
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Golden Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)136
Houses135
Units1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Golden Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3351ATO
Negatively geared297 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,623/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains397
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,221
Median age40
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,065
Personal income · wk$823
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ross Creek for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Ross Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ross Creek in?

    Ross Creek is in the Golden Plains Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3351. Council-level context for Golden Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ross Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Ross Creek is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Ross Creek?

    Rent context available: Ross Creek has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Ross Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ross Creek show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ross Creek?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Ross Creek data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.