Adelaide Lead vs Bung Bong
Adelaide Lead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Bung Bong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bung Bong, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Adelaide Lead tends to suit families with children, while Bung Bong suits people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Adelaide Lead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (176.9 km vs 183.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bung Bong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 80/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.5% vs 4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Adelaide Lead and Bung Bong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bung Bong rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Adelaide Lead has more residents (85 vs 63).
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 +26% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +23.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 59 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +13% vs other | $50,908/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $160/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Bung Bong has more rural and farming land (78% vs 6%); Adelaide Lead has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 2%).
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 6% | 78% |
| Parks and recreation | 76% | 18% |
| Environmental | 16% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
Liveability
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Adelaide Lead carries more crime risk (80 vs 26).
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 5 |
Mobility
Adelaide Lead sits further from the CBD (183.7 km vs 176.9 km).
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.7 km +4% vs other | 176.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 132 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).
Setting
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 279 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm | 508 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Adelaide Lead | Bung Bong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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