Riddells Creek
Victoria · Macedon Ranges · Melbourne - North West
This profile uses the ABS Riddells Creek statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Riddells Creek is a locality in the Macedon Ranges area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Riddells Creek SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Riddells Creek SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Riddells Creek Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Riddells Creek.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Riddells Creek (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Riddells Creek
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment285ICSEA1040
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSSchoolsOUT! Riddell's CreekCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Riddells Creek
- Exceeding NQSRiddells Creek KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Riddells Creek
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Riddells CreekCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Riddells Creek
- Not yet ratedGumboots Early Learning Riddells CreekCentre-Based Care · 119 places · Riddells Creek
- Not yet ratedMacedon Ranges Montessori Inc.Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Riddells Creek
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 153
- vs previous year
- +49%
- vs 2021
- 95
- Property and deception offences 86
- Crimes against the person 31
- Justice procedures offences 25
- Drug offences 5
- Public order and security offences 5
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 4
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Riddells Creek SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 42.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Riddells Creek SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $720,000
- House price YoY
- -9.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+69Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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