Creswick North zoning & planning overlays
Creswick North's median age of 27 is 9th-lowest in Victoria.
A planning-constraint profile of Creswick North
(Hepburn, VIC) - 11.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Creswick North's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Creswick North
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Creswick North at a glance
How Creswick North is zoned
Selling in Creswick North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 11.55 km², Creswick North is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 90,441 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Creswick North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Creswick North suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Creswick North's 55 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Creswick - Clunes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Creswick North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Creswick North itself.
7,467 in 2001 to 8,038 in 2025, up 8%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Creswick North data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Creswick North planning - frequently asked
Is Creswick North flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Creswick North, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Hepburn is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Creswick North bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Creswick North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hepburn average of 100%.
Is Creswick North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 49% of Creswick North in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Creswick North?
The dominant planning zone in Creswick North is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Creswick North have heritage-listed places?
Creswick North has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Creswick North?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Creswick North, the median lot size is about 90,441 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Creswick North?
At the 2021 Census Creswick North had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 27 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Creswick - Clunes statistical area, which contains Creswick North, went from 7,467 people in 2001 to 8,038 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Creswick North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Creswick North scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Creswick North?
Median household income in Creswick North was $2,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,400 for the typical suburb in Hepburn. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,534 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendonald Ballarat |
2.7 km | 8% | 100% |
| Allendale | 3.3 km | 1% | 100% |
| Broomfield | 3.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lawrence | 4.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Smokeytown | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Creswick | 6.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Ascot (Ballarat) Ballarat |
6.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Springmount | 7.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kingston | 7.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Tourello Ballarat |
7.8 km | 3% | 100% |