Chum CreekVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3777 · Yarra Ranges
Daily life in Chum Creek is likely to be quiet and community-oriented, with a significant portion of the population working from home (20.1%). Commuting is primarily done by car, with 57.6% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is minimal at 0.6%. The suburb's rural setting and high percentage of home ownership contribute to a stable and settled community feel.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Chum Creek
Houses · 9 houses changed hands in Chum Creek over the 12 months to August 2026, at a median of $820,000 — too few for that figure to be more than a rough guide.
Houses
$820k
median of 9 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $725k and $900k.
Last sold one to two months ago
9 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
- Houses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses |
|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $870k |
| 2025 · part year | $750k |
| 2024 | $833k |
| 2023 | $730k |
| 2022 | $660k |
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Chum Creek
In Chum Creek, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $732,000 from 6 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $732k | 6 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
1 school · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Chum Creek
All schools · Chum Creek has a single school, with 67 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
67
2025 · +19.6% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
+26.4%
67 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+27.7%
60 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Chum Creek have grown 19.6% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2016 | 64 |
| 2017 | 66 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 64 |
| 2025 | 67 |
Which schools in Chum Creek are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 13 | 56 |
| 2016 | 58 | 6 | 64 |
| 2017 | 55 | 11 | 66 |
| 2018 | 56 | 11 | 67 |
| 2019 | 64 | 5 | 69 |
| 2020 | 47 | 6 | 53 |
| 2021 | 47 | 11 | 58 |
| 2022 | 50 | 5 | 55 |
| 2023 | 51 | 2 | 53 |
| 2024 | 54 | 10 | 64 |
| 2025 | 60 | 7 | 67 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
The school in Chum Creek
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 0 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum Creek Primary School | Government | Primary | 67 | +26.4% | +19.6% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Chum Creek
3 government catchments cover Chum Creek — 1 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Healesville High School.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Healesville High School | Secondary |
| Chum Creek Primary School | Primary |
| Healesville Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Chum Creek is a small rural community with a population of 980 people, characterized by a median age of 45, which is higher than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 51.0% male and 49.0% female residents. Family structures are prominent, with 79.7% of households being family households and an average of 2.7 people per household. The area is predominantly made up of separate houses, with 100% of dwellings being separate houses, and a high rate of home ownership, with 41.1% owned outright and 51.0% owned with a mortgage.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Chum Creek · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 80 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
| Investors | 50 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 79.7%
- Above average median household income of $1,902 per week
- Predominance of separate houses suitable for families
- Good balance of couples with and without children (43.5% and 40.5%)
Against the state
How Chum Creek differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 100% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 20.1% |
| Drove a car | 57.6% |
| Public transport | 0.6% |
| Walked only | 1.2% |
| Car passenger | 3.7% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Above average median household income of $1,902 per week (vs VIC $1,759)
- High home ownership with 92.1% of properties owned outright or with a mortgage
- Significant work-from-home culture with 20.1% of residents working remotely
- Predominantly English-speaking community with 91.4% speaking only English at home
- Low unemployment rate of 4.5% compared to the Victorian average of 5.0%
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age of 45 may not appeal to younger demographics
- Limited public transport options with only 0.6% using it for commuting
- Lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher (20.0% vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited diversity with 81.4% of residents born in Australia
- Higher prevalence of certain health conditions like arthritis (11.3%)
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
Want to dig into one address in Chum Creek?
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.