Running Creek VIC 3691
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Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Running Creek · 233 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Running Creek is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 36 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $866 a week, with median rent near $195 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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: Running Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 24.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 24.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 24.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 38.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Running Creek
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 4 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Running Creek
| House | 15 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Running Creek
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Running Creek
| Australian | 25 |
|---|---|
| English | 11 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Running Creek
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Running Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Running Creek
| Car | 11 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,429 bird observations recorded near Running Creek — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (56)
- Australian Magpie (55)
- Common Starling (52)
- Grey Fantail (52)
- Magpie-lark (51)
- Straw-necked Ibis (50)
- Willie Wagtail (50)
- House Sparrow (49)
- Pacific Black Duck (49)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (49)
- Welcome Swallow (49)
- Crimson Rosella (48)
- Galah (48)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Running Creek
- White-faced Heron (48)
- European Goldfinch (47)
- Laughing Kookaburra (47)
- Masked Lapwing (47)
- Pied Currawong (47)
- Red-browed Finch (47)
- White-browed Scrubwren (47)
- Australian Raven (46)
- Australian White Ibis (45)
- Restless Flycatcher (45)
- White-throated Treecreeper (45)
- Australian Wood Duck (44)
- Eurasian Blackbird (44)
- White-necked Heron (44)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (43)
- Striated Thornbill (43)
- Eastern Rosella (42)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Running Creek:
- Upper Gundowring (3.3 km)
- Mongans Bridge (5.4 km)
- Kancoona (6.8 km)
- Coral Bank (8.9 km)
- Dederang (9.1 km)
- Kergunyah South (13.9 km)
- Havilah (16.4 km)
- Glen Creek (16.7 km)
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Streets
- Hobbs Lane (2)
- Kiewa Valley Highway (19)
- Running Creek Road (3)
