| Type: | town |
| Chum Creek | |
| State: | vic |
| Lga: | Shire of Yarra Ranges |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne |
| Coordinates: | -37.606°N 145.488°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Postcode: | 3777 |
| Pop: | 981 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Stategov: | Eildon |
| Fedgov: | McEwen |
| Dist1: | 65 |
| Location1: | Melbourne |
| Dist2: | 5 |
| Location2: | Healesville |
| Near-Nw: | Toolangi |
| Near-N: | Toolangi |
| Near-Ne: | Toolangi |
| Near-W: | Dixons Creek |
| Near-E: | Healesville |
| Near-Sw: | Dixons Creek |
| Near-S: | Healesville |
| Near-Se: | Healesville |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
Chum Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 50 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chum Creek recorded a population of 981 at the 2021 census.[1]
In the mid-1850s traces of gold were found in the creek.[2] In 1891 a sawmill was established and tree cutting gave way to clearing and farming selections.[2] In 1892 the area was surveyed for selections.[2] In 1897 the school was opened and there was an early Methodist church.[2] In the 1930s Lake Yambunga was excavated for swimming and camping.[2] In 1937 a new Presbyterian church was built.[2]
In the 2016 Census, there were 983 people in Chum Creek. 79.9% of people were born in Australia and 90.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 46.2%, Catholic 13.7% and Anglican 11.8%.[3]