Leigh Creek
VIC 3352 · Moorabool
65 (2021) → 67 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Leigh Creek is a high growth suburb in Moorabool, VIC 3352, about 93km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Leigh Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 68km inland. Leigh Creek has an overall score of 20/100, 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
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 1014 (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)
- Warrenheip Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 905
- St Brendan's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1000
- Bungaree Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1063
- Glen Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1064
- St Francis Xavier SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5kmICSEA 1071
- Caledonian Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 985
- Woodmans Hill Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 973
- Little Bendigo Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 981
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.2kmICSEA 979
- Canadian Lead Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 968
- St Alipius' Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.5kmICSEA 1056
- Black Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1039
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 Leigh Creek
How far is Leigh Creek from Melbourne CBD?
Leigh Creek is about 92.7 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Leigh Creek?
Leigh Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Leigh Creek?
Leigh Creek has a transport score of 0/100.