Suburbs Armstrong Creek (Vic.)

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Armstrong Creek VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Armstrong Creek, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Armstrong Creek VIC is 11,247 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Armstrong Creek is $997 per week ($51,844 per year). Median rent in Armstrong Creek is $420 per week ($1,820 per month). Armstrong Creek has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Armstrong Creek has a population density of 613.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Armstrong Creek is India. The most common religion is No Religion (57% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Armstrong Creek is $1,800.

There were 877 recorded offences in Armstrong Creek in 2025-25, a rate of 78 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (338 offences).

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📍 Armstrong Creek, Victoria — 38.2345°S, 144.3759°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (5)

Armstrong Creek Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Armstrong Creek Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$997/wk
$51,844 per year
#1245 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$420/wk
$1,820 per month
#1513 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
30years
8 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,800/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Armstrong Creek Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (5,454) Female 51.5% (5,786)

Population Density

613.2
people per km²
11,247 people · 18.3 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,285
Family income/wk

Armstrong Creek Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Armstrong Creek Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
17.0% 406 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
83.0% 1,981 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Armstrong Creek Country of Birth

Australia
89.0%
India
5.5%
England
3.6%
China
0.4%
Germany
0.4%
Iran
0.3%
Egypt
0.2%
Brazil
0.2%
Bangladesh
0.2%
Canada
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Armstrong Creek Religion

No Religion
57.2%
Catholic
21.0%
Anglican
5.7%
Not stated
5.0%
Christian (other)
3.8%
Hinduism
2.8%
Other Religions Tot
2.3%
Othr Rel Sikhism
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Armstrong Creek Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
10.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Armstrong Creek Languages Spoken at Home

Other
27.8%
IAL Punjabi
24.3%
SAL Tot
11.6%
Malayalam
11.0%
Hindi
7.4%
Mandarin
6.8%
IAL Sinhal
6.4%
Urdu
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Armstrong Creek Employment

💼
Employed full-time
48.0% 3,664 people
⏰
Employed part-time
29.7% 2,266 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.8% 212 people
🏠
Not in labour force
19.5% 1,492 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Armstrong Creek Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
32.1%
Bachelor Degree
31.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.0%
Postgraduate Degree
9.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.0%
Certificate I/II
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Armstrong Creek Occupation

Professionals
29.8%
Community & Personal Service
17.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.8%
Managers
11.4%
Clerical & Administrative
10.7%
Labourers
5.9%
Sales Workers
5.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Armstrong Creek Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.5%
Health
15.8%
Society & Culture
15.3%
Engineering
11.6%
Education
10.5%
Architecture & Building
8.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.7%
Creative Arts
4.6%
Information Technology
3.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Armstrong Creek Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Armstrong Creek Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.2%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
0.5%
$400-$499/wk
2.0%
$500-$649/wk
1.8%
$650-$799/wk
3.0%
$800-$999/wk
4.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
8.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
18.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
14.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.6%
$4,000+/wk
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Armstrong Creek Marital Status

💍
Married
45.5% 3,793
↔️
Separated
3.4% 285
📋
Divorced
7.0% 580
🕊️
Widowed
2.4% 203
👤
Never married
41.6% 3,467

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Armstrong Creek Ancestry

English
29.9%
Australian
29.0%
Irish
8.9%
Other
8.2%
Scottish
8.1%
German
3.7%
Italian
3.4%
Indian
2.8%
Dutch
2.1%
Filipino
1.8%
Chinese
1.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Armstrong Creek School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.7%
Pre-school
18.2%
Secondary — Government
15.1%
Vocational Education
13.4%
Primary — Catholic
11.1%
Secondary — Catholic
4.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Armstrong Creek Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.7% 1,015
✅
No need for assistance
95.3% 20,732

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Armstrong Creek Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.9% 959
—
Not a volunteer
88.1% 7,082

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Armstrong Creek Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
2.0%
$300-$449/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
0.6%
$600-$799/mo
2.0%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
29.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
37.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
8.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Armstrong Creek How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.6%
Did not go to work
14.8%
Car (passenger)
4.4%
Bus
0.7%
Train
0.7%
Walked only
0.6%
Truck
0.4%
Other
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Bicycle
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Armstrong Creek Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.2%
1 vehicle
27.2%
2 vehicles
53.5%
3 vehicles
12.7%
4+ vehicles
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Armstrong Creek Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.1%
2 bedrooms
1.5%
3 bedrooms
27.6%
4 bedrooms
67.8%
5 bedrooms
2.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Armstrong Creek Population Mobility

26.9%
moved in the last year
77.6%
moved in the last 5 years
3.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
79.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Armstrong Creek Indigenous Population

1.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
319
Indigenous residents
21,580
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Armstrong Creek Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,291
Asthma
515
Arthritis
189
Diabetes
181
Heart disease
136
Lung condition
117
Cancer
89
Kidney disease
71
Stroke
70
Dementia
31

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Armstrong Creek Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.7%
$1-$149/wk
3.3%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
1.9%
$400-$499/wk
2.4%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
11.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Armstrong Creek Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
57.5%
Couple — no children
21.6%
One parent — children under 15
9.5%
Couple — no children under 15
7.3%
One parent — no children under 15
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Armstrong Creek Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
1.8% 142
👤
Never served
98.1% 7,905

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Armstrong Creek Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.9% 871
—
Did not provide
89.1% 7,151

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Armstrong Creek Children Ever Born

No children
39.3%
1 child
15.8%
2 children
26.9%
3 children
12.8%
4 children
4.3%
5+ children
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Armstrong Creek When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
6
1951–1960
67
1961–1970
84
1971–1980
62
1981–1990
118
1991–2000
139
2001–2010
588
2011–2015
492
2016
78
2017
99
2018
118
2019
168
2020
45
2021
20

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Armstrong Creek Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.2%
5–14 hours
33.2%
15–29 hours
12.1%
30+ hours
8.0%
Did not do domestic work
23.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Armstrong Creek Household Size

1 person
13.6%
2 persons
31.2%
3 persons
21.9%
4 persons
22.2%
5 persons
8.2%
6+ persons
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Armstrong Creek Where Residents Moved From

Same address
7,814
Moved from VIC
2,348
Moved — same area (SA2)
300
Moved from overseas
81
Moved from NSW
41
Moved from QLD
29
Moved from SA
15
Moved from WA
11
Moved from ACT
6
Moved from TAS
5
Moved from NT
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Armstrong Creek Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.0%
Step family — no other children
8.0%
Blended family — no other children
5.2%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%
Other couple — children only
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Armstrong Creek Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 877 total

Theft
338
Assault
157
Justice Procedures
150
Property Damage
67
Break & Enter
60
Fraud
39
Drug Offences
37
Weapons
12
Public Order
12
Robbery
3
Other
2

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Armstrong Creek Schools

5
schools nearby
3
government
1049
avg ICSEA score
3,815
total students
Iona College Geelong Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,332 students
1078
ICSEA
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 504 students
1070
ICSEA
Armstrong Creek School Government
Primary · U, Prep-6 · 905 students
1023
ICSEA
Oberon High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,074 students
1023
ICSEA
Armstrong Creek School - Specialist P-12 Campus Government
Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Armstrong Creek Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,200/wk
Median Rent $420/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Armstrong Creek

≈ $9,533/month
Median rent $420/wk
Left after rent $1,780/wk
Rent share 19.1%

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Income: $920/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $20/wk
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Income: $1,004/wk Rent: $401/wk Save: $19/wk
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Income: $981/wk Rent: $401/wk Save: $19/wk
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Income: $900/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $70/wk
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Income: $896/wk Rent: $360/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $874/wk Rent: $370/wk Save: $50/wk

Armstrong Creek vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Albanvale
Pop: 5,641 Income: $488/wk Rent: $325/wk
Bendigo
Pop: 5,652 Income: $821/wk Rent: $290/wk
Diggers Rest
Pop: 5,669 Income: $970/wk Rent: $397/wk
Alphington
Pop: 5,702 Income: $1,199/wk Rent: $451/wk
Frankston North
Pop: 5,711 Income: $575/wk Rent: $315/wk
Caulfield
Pop: 5,748 Income: $978/wk Rent: $475/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Armstrong Creek

What is the population of Armstrong Creek VIC?

The population of Armstrong Creek VIC is 11,247 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 613.2 people per km².Armstrong Creek is ranked #511 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Armstrong Creek?

The median personal income in Armstrong Creek VIC is $997 per week, or $51,844 per year.The median household income is $2,200 per week.Family income is $2,285 per week.Armstrong Creek is ranked #1,245 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Armstrong Creek?

Median rent in Armstrong Creek VIC is $420 per week ($1,820 per month).Rent represents 19.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Armstrong Creek ranks #1,513 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Armstrong Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Armstrong Creek VIC is $1,800. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Armstrong Creek?

The median age in Armstrong Creek VIC is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Armstrong Creek a good suburb to live in?

Armstrong Creek is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 11,247.The median income is $997/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20068. All dollar figures in AUD.