Pheasant Creek is a suburb in Murrindindi, Victoria (postcode 3757), located in the Hume & High Country region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 360 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)

360

Median age

Household income

$2,136/wk

Weekly rent

$300

Unemployment

2.4%

SEIFA IRSD decile

8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4

5.3%

5-14

14.2%

15-19

6.4%

20-24

5.3%

25-34

7.5%

35-44

15.6%

45-54

16.7%

55-64

13.9%

65-74

10.3%

75-84

2.8%

Housing tenure

Owned

41.3%

Mortgage

53.8%

Rented

3.8%

Key statistics

Indicator	Value
Postcode	3757
Population (2021)	360
Males	186 (51.7%)
Females	174 (48.3%)
Median age	40 years
Average household size	2.9
Median weekly household income	$2,136
Median weekly family income	$2,395
Median weekly rent	$300
Median monthly mortgage	$1,878
Labour force	167
Unemployment rate	2.4%
Participation rate	69.3%
Born overseas	7.2%
Separate houses	87.4%
Worked at home	24.7%
SEIFA IRSD decile	8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher	29.6%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent	52.9%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents	1.3%
Residents needing assistance with core activities	4.2%
Households with 2+ vehicles	83.8%
Distance from Melbourne CBD	47.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 40 years. Residents under 15: 19.4%. Residents aged 65 and over: 13.1%.

Age group	People	Share of population
0-4	19	5.3%
5-14	51	14.2%
15-19	23	6.4%
20-24	19	5.3%
25-34	27	7.5%
35-44	56	15.6%
45-54	60	16.7%
55-64	50	13.9%
65-74	37	10.3%
75-84	10	2.8%
85 and over	0	0.0%

Households and families

Household type	Count	Share of households
Total households	104
Average household size	2.9
One person	17	16.3%
Two persons	31	29.8%
Three persons	14	13.5%
Four persons	21	20.2%
Five persons	11	10.6%
Six or more persons	7	6.7%

Family type	Count	Share of families
Total families	86
Couples with children	5	5.8%
Couples without children	25	29.1%
One-parent families	15	17.4%
Other families	0	0.0%

Children ever born

Measure	Value
Average children per woman aged 15+	1.66
Women with no children	33.6%
Women with three or more children	28.7%

Marital status

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

Status	Share of adults
Married (registered marriage)	46.8%
Married (de facto)	16.3%
Not married	36.9%

Housing

Dwellings	Count	Share of dwellings
Total dwellings	119
Occupied	104	87.4%
Unoccupied	13	10.9%

Dwelling structure	Count	Share of dwellings
Separate house	104	87.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse	0	0.0%
Flat or apartment	0	0.0%
Other dwelling	0	0.0%

Tenure	Count	Share of households
Owned outright	43	41.3%
Owned with a mortgage	56	53.8%
Rented	4	3.8%
Other tenure	0	0.0%

Bedrooms per dwelling

Bedrooms	Share of dwellings
None or one bedroom	2.8%
Two bedrooms	12.3%
Three bedrooms	41.5%
Four or more bedrooms	43.4%

Employment

Labour force status	Count	Share
Labour force	167
Employed	162	97.0%
Unemployed	4	2.4%
Not in the labour force	74
Unemployment rate	2.4%
Participation rate	69.3%

35.2% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household income	Share of households
Under $650	3.4%
$650 to $1,499	25.8%
$1,500 to $2,999	40.4%
$3,000 or more	30.3%

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

Weekly personal income	Share of residents 15+
Under $500	34.2%
$500 to $999	19.3%
$1,000 to $1,999	33.3%
$2,000 or more	13.2%

Travel to work

Method	Count	Share of workers
Car driver	87	53.7%
Car passenger	3	1.9%
Train	0	0.0%
Bus	0	0.0%
Tram	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Walked only	5	3.1%
Worked at home	40	24.7%

Religious affiliation

Religion	Count	Share of residents
Christianity	96	26.7%
No religion	182	50.6%
Islam	0	0.0%
Hinduism	0	0.0%
Buddhism	0	0.0%
Judaism	0	0.0%
Other or not stated	82	22.8%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

Index	Score	Decile	Percentile
IRSD (disadvantage)	1051	8	74
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)	1018	7
IER (economic resources)	1079	9
IEO (education and occupation)	987	6

Where residents were born

92.3% of residents were born in Australia and 7.7% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Pheasant Creek are listed below.

Country of birth	People	Share of residents
England	6	2.0%
Italy	5	1.7%
India	5	1.7%
New Zealand	4	1.3%
Iraq	3	1.0%

Languages spoken at home

95.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Pheasant Creek are listed below. Across all households, 1.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Language	People	Share of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi	12	4.0%

Ancestry

Residents of Pheasant Creek most commonly report the following ancestries.

Ancestry	Responses	Share of responses
Australian	139	31.2%
English	133	29.8%
Irish	41	9.2%
Scottish	39	8.7%
German	17	3.8%
Italian	16	3.6%

Work and industry

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

Industry of employment	Workers	Share of workers
Construction	29	18.6%
Retail Trade	16	10.3%
Public Administration and Safety	16	10.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance	16	10.3%
Education and Training	14	9.0%
Manufacturing	13	8.3%

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

Occupation	Workers	Share of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers	40	24.7%
Managers	28	17.3%
Professionals	28	17.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers	24	14.8%
Clerical and Administrative Workers	14	8.6%
Sales Workers	12	7.4%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Pheasant Creek, 6.2% are at university or higher education, 16.2% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 77.5% are at school.

52.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of study	People	Share
Engineering and Related Technologies	28	21.5%
Architecture and Building	22	16.9%
Management and Commerce	21	16.2%
Health	14	10.8%
Education	14	10.8%
Society and Culture	12	9.2%

Long-term health conditions

58.9% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Pheasant Creek are listed below.

Health condition	People	Share of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	38	11.3%
Arthritis	26	7.7%
Asthma	21	6.2%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	12	3.6%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	9	2.7%
Cancer (including remission)	5	1.5%
Stroke	0	0.0%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	0	0.0%
Kidney disease	0	0.0%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	0	0.0%

20.3% of residents report one condition, 7.6% report two, and 2.7% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activity	Share
Volunteers for an organisation or group	17.6%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition	14.8%
Provides unpaid child care	60.2%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work	25.0%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force	1.8%

Moving and stability

Mobility	Share of residents
Same address 1 year ago	88.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last year	6.9%
Moved interstate in the last year	0.0%
Moved from overseas in the last year	0.0%
Same address 5 years ago	71.2%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years	26.3%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years	0.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years	0.0%

Photo: Pheasant Creek, Victoria. Credit: Graeme Bartlett / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Pheasant Creek recorded fewer than 10 offences in the 12 months to March 2026. Counts at this volume are not shown in detail.

Population too small for a reliable rate.

For context, the Murrindindi local government area recorded 5,576 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
23

2023
18

2024
16

2025
13

2026
5

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

Nearby suburbs

Kinglake Central (2.6 km)
Kinglake West (3.6 km)
Strathewen (7.6 km)
Kinglake (7.6 km)
Humevale (9.4 km)

Browse more suburbs in Murrindindi, or explore the wider Hume & High Country 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.

Pheasant Creek

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At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Households and families

Children ever born

Marital status

Housing

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

Household income

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

Where residents were born

Languages spoken at home

Ancestry

Work and industry

Education

Long-term health conditions

Community and care

Moving and stability

Crime and safety

Five-year trend

Location

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