Fish Creek VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Fish Creek VIC is 858 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Fish Creek is $687 per week ($35,724 per year). Median rent in Fish Creek is $235 per week ($1,018 per month). Fish Creek has a median age of 51 years, older than the national median of 38. Fish Creek has a population density of 5.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Fish Creek is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fish Creek is $1,400.

There were 20 recorded offences in Fish Creek in 2025-25, a rate of 23 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (8 offences).

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Fish Creek Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Fish Creek Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$687/wk
$35,724 per year
#5697 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$235/wk
$1,018 per month
#6749 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
51years
13 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Fish Creek Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (430) Female 49.8% (426)

Population Density

5.4
people per km²
858 people · 157.6 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,760
Family income/wk

Fish 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)

Fish Creek Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
68.9% 184 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
31.1% 83 dwellings

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

Fish Creek Country of Birth

Australia
95.6%
England
3.0%
Germany
1.4%

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

Fish Creek Religion

No Religion
52.4%
Catholic
17.7%
Not stated
10.9%
Anglican
8.6%
Uniting Church
5.9%
Christian (other)
2.0%
Baptist
1.7%
Buddhism
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Fish Creek Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
57.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
21.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.9%

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

Fish Creek Languages Spoken at Home

Other
38.5%
German
30.8%
Italian
30.8%

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

Fish Creek Employment

💼
Employed full-time
30.9% 190 people
Employed part-time
26.3% 162 people
🔍
Unemployed
0.5% 3 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.3% 260 people

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

Fish Creek Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
36.5%
Bachelor Degree
23.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.3%
Postgraduate Degree
11.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.6%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

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

Fish Creek Occupation

Managers
25.5%
Professionals
24.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.3%
Clerical & Administrative
9.5%
Community & Personal Service
9.1%
Labourers
8.4%
Sales Workers
4.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.0%

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

Fish Creek Field of Study

Agriculture & Environment
17.5%
Education
13.9%
Engineering
12.4%
Health
11.2%
Society & Culture
10.4%
Architecture & Building
10.0%
Management & Commerce
10.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.0%
Creative Arts
4.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.2%
Information Technology
1.6%

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

Fish Creek Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Fish Creek Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.9%
$400-$499/wk
10.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
8.0%
$800-$999/wk
12.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.5%
$4,000+/wk
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Fish Creek Marital Status

💍
Married
51.5% 372
↔️
Separated
5.0% 36
📋
Divorced
7.6% 55
🕊️
Widowed
5.9% 43
👤
Never married
30.0% 217

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Fish Creek Ancestry

English
32.7%
Australian
27.9%
Irish
12.6%
Scottish
9.3%
Dutch
4.7%
Italian
3.9%
German
3.2%
Other
3.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.3%
New Zealander
0.5%
South African
0.4%
Filipino
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Fish Creek School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
48.6%
Secondary — Government
23.3%
Pre-school
8.2%
Vocational Education
8.2%
Secondary — Catholic
7.5%
Primary — Catholic
4.1%

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

Fish Creek Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.2% 82
No need for assistance
94.8% 1,506

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

Fish Creek Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
31.3% 205
Not a volunteer
68.7% 449

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Fish Creek Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.2%
$450-$599/mo
6.9%
$600-$799/mo
9.7%
$800-$999/mo
11.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
20.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Fish Creek How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.3%
Did not go to work
16.1%
Walked only
8.0%
Motorbike/Scooter
2.2%
Car (passenger)
1.8%
Train
1.5%
Truck
1.1%

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

Fish Creek Car Ownership

1 vehicle
29.2%
2 vehicles
43.2%
3 vehicles
17.4%
4+ vehicles
10.2%

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

Fish Creek Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.9%
2 bedrooms
11.9%
3 bedrooms
61.4%
4 bedrooms
20.7%
5 bedrooms
5.0%

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

Fish Creek Population Mobility

8.6%
moved in the last year
29.6%
moved in the last 5 years
1.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Fish Creek Indigenous Population

1.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
18
Indigenous residents
1,550
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Fish Creek Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
71
Arthritis
40
Asthma
38
Heart disease
34
Lung condition
27
Diabetes
23
Cancer
12
Stroke
12
Kidney disease
10

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

Fish Creek Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.4%
$1-$149/wk
4.4%
$150-$299/wk
10.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.7%
$400-$499/wk
5.5%
$500-$649/wk
6.8%
$650-$799/wk
10.8%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Fish Creek Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.2%
Couple — no children
37.6%
Couple — no children under 15
15.4%
One parent — no children under 15
5.3%
One parent — children under 15
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Fish Creek Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.7% 18
👤
Never served
97.3% 638

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Fish Creek Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
17.0% 110
Did not provide
83.0% 538

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Fish Creek Children Ever Born

No children
27.3%
1 child
7.1%
2 children
28.2%
3 children
22.1%
4 children
10.1%
5+ children
5.2%

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

Fish Creek When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
19
1961–1970
17
1971–1980
14
1981–1990
7
1991–2000
3
2001–2010
14
2011–2015
3
2019
6

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

Fish Creek Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.8%
5–14 hours
30.6%
15–29 hours
20.0%
30+ hours
13.9%
Did not do domestic work
16.8%

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

Fish Creek Household Size

1 person
26.7%
2 persons
41.9%
3 persons
13.7%
4 persons
8.8%
5 persons
5.2%
6+ persons
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Fish Creek Where Residents Moved From

Same address
712
Moved — same area (SA2)
32
Moved from VIC
22
Moved from QLD
4
Moved from NSW
3

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

Fish Creek Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.9%
Step family — no other children
8.3%
Blended family — no other children
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Fish Creek Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 20 total

Assault
8
Theft
8
Property Damage
4

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Fish Creek Rent Prices & Affordability

18%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,281/wk
Median Rent $235/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.3%

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

If you earn X in Fish Creek

≈ $5,551/month
Median rent $235/wk
Left after rent $1,046/wk
Rent share 18.3%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Fish Creek vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Frequently Asked Questions About Fish Creek

What is the population of Fish Creek VIC?

The population of Fish Creek VIC is 858 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 5.4 people per km².Fish Creek is ranked #4,186 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Fish Creek?

The median personal income in Fish Creek VIC is $687 per week, or $35,724 per year.The median household income is $1,281 per week.Family income is $1,760 per week.Fish Creek is ranked #5,697 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Fish Creek?

Median rent in Fish Creek VIC is $235 per week ($1,018 per month).Rent represents 18.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Fish Creek ranks #6,749 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Fish Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fish Creek VIC is $1,400. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Fish Creek?

The median age in Fish Creek VIC is 51 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Fish Creek a good suburb to live in?

Fish Creek is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 858.The median income is $687/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.3% 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: 20921. All dollar figures in AUD.