Ferny Creek, Victoria

Ferny Creek
MelbourneVictoria
Ferny Creek is located in Melbourne
Ferny Creek
Ferny Creek
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Coordinates37°52′41″S 145°20′06″E / 37.878°S 145.335°E / -37.878; 145.335
Population1,524 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density287.5/km2 (745/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3786
Area5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)Casey
Suburbs around Ferny Creek:
Dandenong Ranges Sassafras
Dandenong Ranges Ferny Creek Dandenong Ranges
Upper Ferntree Gully Upwey Tecoma

Ferny Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Ferny Creek recorded a population of 1,524 at the 2021 census.[1]

The suburb is built around and to the south of Dunns Hill (height 561m) with most of Ferny Creek lying between 400 and 500 metres above sea level. It is named after Ferny Creek, a small stream which originates to the south of Dunns Hill in the centre of the suburb.

The suburb of Ferny Creek is largely surrounded by conservation zones and national parks, with the Dandenong Ranges national park on its northern and western sides, the Upwey habitat corridor to the south and Sherbrooke Forest to the east.

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Ferny Creek". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.