Falls Creek VIC 3699
604 addresses · 18 streets
Indi Electorate › Unincorporated Vic LGA › Falls Creek · 230 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Falls Creek is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 326 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $539 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 47% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Falls Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 medical clinic
1 gym
Getting around. Airport: Mount Hotham Airport, 21.2 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 59.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 70.3%
Population by age in Falls Creek
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 20 |
| 20-24 | 67 |
| 25-34 | 82 |
| 35-44 | 45 |
| 45-54 | 39 |
| 55-64 | 24 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Falls Creek
| House | 5 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 21 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Falls Creek
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Falls Creek
| English | 112 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 94 |
| Ancestry NS | 76 |
| Irish | 32 |
| Other | 26 |
| Chinese | 16 |
Housing tenure in Falls Creek
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Falls Creek
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Falls Creek
| Car | 9 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 112 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Falls Creek
| Taiwan | 12 |
|---|---|
| England | 11 |
| China | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 4 |
Languages used at home in Falls Creek
| Mandarin | 14 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 8 |
| Cantonese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,427 bird observations recorded near Falls Creek — most often seen:
- Flame Robin (280)
- Little Raven (233)
- Pied Currawong (142)
- Brown Thornbill (128)
- Crimson Rosella (122)
- Grey Fantail (118)
- Australian Magpie (115)
- Red Wattlebird (111)
- Silvereye (109)
- White-browed Scrubwren (91)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (85)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (79)
- Nankeen Kestrel (71)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Falls Creek
- Striated Pardalote (66)
- Crescent Honeyeater (61)
- Grey Currawong (54)
- Pacific Black Duck (53)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (50)
- Great Cormorant (50)
- Olive Whistler (47)
- Spotted Pardalote (41)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (40)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (40)
- Common Starling (38)
- South-eastern White-browed Scrubwren (36)
- Australian Pipit (35)
- Eastern Spinebill (35)
- Australian Raven (34)
- White-throated Treecreeper (32)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (31)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Falls Creek:
- Bogong (8.2 km)
- Shannonvale (14.8 km)
- Mount Beauty (16.8 km)
- Glen Valley (16.9 km)
- Dinner Plain (18 km)
- Hotham Heights (18 km)
- Tawonga South (18.4 km)
- Harrietville (19.1 km)
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Streets
- Arlberg Street (9)
- Bogong High Plains Road (40)
- Christie Street (25)
- Falls Creek Road (127)
- Heart Attack Hill Trail (28)
- Lower Lake Road (1)
- Mt Mckay Summit Road (1)
- Parallel Street (63)
- Schuss Street (77)
- Sitzmark Street (31)
- Slalom Street (111)
- Snow Gums Lane (12)
- Snowgum Lane (3)
- Telemark Street (6)
- Transfer Station Road (1)
- Treatment Plant Road (1)
- Village Bowl Court (66)
- Windy Corner Car Park Road (2)
