Amherst vs 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, Bung Bong tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Amherst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Amherst

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.8 km vs 176.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bung Bong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 32%)

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 -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Amherst 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.

Amherst Bung Bong
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Amherst Bung Bong
Walkability 0 / 0
Amherst — Walkability: 0/100 Bung Bong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 74
Amherst — Safety: 74/100 Bung Bong — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 16 / 22
Amherst — Low fire risk: 16/100 Bung Bong — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 30 / 39
Amherst — Low flood risk: 30/100 Bung Bong — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Amherst rents higher ($200/wk vs $160/wk); Bung Bong has higher household incomes ($50,908 vs $44,200).

Amherst Bung Bong
Population 63
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +23.5%
Median age 57 59
Median household income $44,200/yr $50,908/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+20% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Amherst Bung Bong
0-4 6.3% / 6.3%
Amherst — 0-4: 6.3% Bung Bong — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 7.9% / 12.7%
Amherst — 5-14: 7.9% Bung Bong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 11.1% / 6.3%
Amherst — 15-19: 11.1% Bung Bong — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.8% / —
Amherst — 20-24: 4.8% Bung Bong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 4.8%
Amherst — 25-34: 7.9% Bung Bong — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 11.1% / —
Amherst — 35-44: 11.1% Bung Bong — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 7.9% / 4.8%
Amherst — 45-54: 7.9% Bung Bong — 45-54: 4.8%
55-64 28.6% / 20.6%
Amherst — 55-64: 28.6% Bung Bong — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 27.0% / 23.8%
Amherst — 65-74: 27.0% Bung Bong — 65-74: 23.8%
75-84 4.8% / 14.3%
Amherst — 75-84: 4.8% Bung Bong — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / —
Amherst — 85+: not among its largest Bung Bong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Amherst 38.9% lone person
Amherst — Lone Person: 38.9% Amherst — Couple Families: 33.3% Amherst — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Bung Bong 100.0% lone person
Bung Bong — Lone Person: 100.0% Bung Bong — Couple Families: 0.0% Bung Bong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Amherst 16.7% renting
Amherst — Owned Outright: 54.2% Amherst — Mortgage: 29.2% Amherst — Renting: 16.7%
Bung Bong 12.0% renting
Bung Bong — Owned Outright: 72.0% Bung Bong — Mortgage: 16.0% Bung Bong — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Amherst 100.0% houses
Amherst — Houses: 100.0%
Bung Bong 100.0% houses
Bung Bong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Amherst Bung Bong
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 15.9%
Amherst — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Bung Bong — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 20.6%
Amherst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bung Bong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 12.7%
Amherst — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Bung Bong — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Amherst — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bung Bong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Zoning mix

Bung Bong has more rural and farming land (78% vs 40%).

Amherst Bung Bong
Rural and farming 40% 78%
Parks and recreation 55% 18%
Environmental 4% 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

Amherst Bung Bong
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Amherst Bung Bong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC

Liveability

Amherst Bung Bong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Amherst Bung Bong
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
26/100
same for both
Flood High
70/100
 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

Amherst 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

Amherst Bung Bong
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Bung Bong sits further from the CBD (176.9 km vs 169.8 km).

Amherst Bung Bong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 169.8 km 176.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3371
 0.2%
postcode 3465
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3371
 36
postcode 3465

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.

Amherst Bung Bong
Car (driver) 100.0% / 65.0%
Amherst — Car (driver): 100.0% Bung Bong — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home — / 20.0%
Amherst — Worked from Home: not among its largest Bung Bong — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only — / 15.0%
Amherst — Walked Only: not among its largest Bung Bong — Walked Only: 15.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Amherst Bung Bong
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Amherst Bung Bong
Connectivity score 16/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Amherst Bung Bong
Annual rainfall 510 mm 508 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Council rates

Amherst Bung Bong
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Amherst Bung Bong
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Amherst Bung Bong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Amherst

Retirees Rural

Bung Bong

Retirees Rural

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