Hesket
VIC 3442 · Macedon Ranges
178 (2021) → 190 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hesket is a high growth suburb in Macedon Ranges, VIC 3442, about 59km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Hesket are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 59km inland. Hesket has an overall score of 29/100, 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 (3.37%), Singapore (3.37%), Canada (2.25%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.25%)
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 1103 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Hesket Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1074
Nearby (within 10km)
- Braemar CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1120
- Newham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1092
- Alice Miller School - Candlebark CampusCombined · Independent · 5.5km
- Braemar College - Woodend CampusCombined · Independent · 6.1km
- Mount Macedon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1138
- Woodend Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 1091
- St Ambrose's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.9kmICSEA 1113
- Macedon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 1096
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Hesket
How far is Hesket from Melbourne CBD?
Hesket is about 59.1 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 189 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Hesket?
Hesket has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1074 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hesket?
Hesket has a transport score of 0/100.