Cherokee, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 68
- Median age
- 49
- Household income
- $3,624/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 106%
- Renting
- 0%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Macedon Railway Station · 7.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Sunshine Hospital · 43.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
1 recorded incidents in 2023–24 · down 75.0% vs 2022–23
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Hesket Primary School
Secondary
Gisborne Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Riddells Creek
District population (2025)
4,589
+12% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Mar 2026)
43
houses 28 · other 15
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.