Dales Creek

Dales Creek is a suburb in Moorabool, Victoria (postcode 3341), located in the Ballarat region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 403 people.

At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Median age: 40 years. Residents under 15: 21.6%. Residents aged 65 and over: 10.7%.

Households and families

Children ever born

Of the 64 couple families with children in Dales Creek, 9.4% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Dales Creek.

Housing

Monthly mortgage repayments

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

31.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Dales Creek are distributed across the following weekly bands.

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

Where residents were born

90.9% of residents were born in Australia and 9.1% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Dales Creek are listed below.

Languages spoken at home

99.2% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Dales Creek are listed below. Across all households, 0.0% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Ancestry

Residents of Dales Creek most commonly report the following ancestries.

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Dales Creek residents are listed below.

The most common occupations among Dales Creek residents are listed below.

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Dales Creek, 8.5% are at university or higher education, 9.4% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 78.3% are at school.

45.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Dales Creek residents with qualifications are listed below.

Long-term health conditions

55.9% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Dales Creek are listed below.

18.7% of residents report one condition, 6.7% report two, and 4.0% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Dales Creek contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Moving and stability

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 23 offences in Dales Creek in the 12 months to March 2026.

Population too small for a reliable rate.

For context, the Moorabool local government area recorded 8,361 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby suburbs

• Greendale (2.0 km)
• Blackwood (3.8 km)
• Lerderderg (6.4 km)
• Korobeit (7.0 km)
• Colbrook (7.2 km)

Browse more suburbs in Moorabool, or explore the wider Ballarat region of Victoria.

Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.