Barkers Creek
VIC 3451 · Mount Alexander
487 (2021) → 515 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Barkers Creek is a moderate growth suburb in Mount Alexander, VIC 3451, about 110km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Barkers Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 10/100, and is about 108km inland. Barkers Creek has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.49%), New Zealand (1.64%), USA (1.03%), Japan (0.82%), France (0.62%)
Top languages: Japan (1.23%), Spanish (0.82%), French (0.62%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1060 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Harcourt Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1012
- Castlemaine Secondary College-Junior CampusSecondary · Government · 4km
- Castlemaine North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1113
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.5kmICSEA 1052
- Castlemaine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1058
- Winters Flat Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1072
- Castlemaine Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1049
- Chewton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1082
- Olivet Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.5kmICSEA 1053
- Campbells Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1006
- Castlemaine Steiner School & KindergartenCombined · Independent · 9.9kmICSEA 1099
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Barkers Creek
How far is Barkers Creek from Melbourne CBD?
Barkers Creek is about 109.9 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Barkers Creek?
Barkers Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Barkers Creek?
Barkers Creek has a transport score of 10/100 and 1 bus stops.