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Chum Creek VIC 3777

506 addresses · 29 streets

Casey Electorate › Yarra Ranges LGA › Chum Creek · 52 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Chum Creek is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 981 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,902 a week, with median rent near $361 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $832,500.

981Population
45Median age
$1,902Median household income / wk
$361Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Healesville - Yarra Glen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chum Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 52.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$832,500House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 55.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chum Creek

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Chum Creek VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Chum Creek
Population by age, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14132
15-1951
20-2446
25-34110
35-44104
45-54129
55-64158
65-74142
75-8455
85+16
Dwelling types in Chum Creek
Dwelling types, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House353
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chum Creek
Households by weekly income, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49993
$1,500-2,999130
$3,000+61
Top ancestries in Chum Creek
Top ancestries, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English454
Australian408
Irish113
Scottish95
Other73
German59
Housing tenure in Chum Creek
Housing tenure, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned145
Mortgage180
Rented23
Other4
Cars per household in Chum Creek
Cars per household, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
182
2127
376
4+66
Commute to work in Chum Creek
Commute to work, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car296
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home97
Top countries of birth in Chum Creek
Top countries of birth, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England57
New Zealand15
Netherlands13
Germany11
Poland7
France6
Languages used at home in Chum Creek
Languages used at home, Chum Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese12
German9
Polish9
Arabic6
Tagalog6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,021 bird observations recorded near Chum Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chum Creek

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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