Axe Creek vs Eppalock

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eppalock: a median of $941,000, against $845,000 in Axe Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Axe Creek tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Axe Creek carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)
  • Eppalock has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $941,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Axe Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.4% vs 8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Axe Creek and Eppalock drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Axe Creek Eppalock
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.

Axe Creek Eppalock
Walkability 0 / 0
Axe Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Eppalock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 47
Axe Creek — Safety: 83/100 Eppalock — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 89 / 88
Axe Creek — Low fire risk: 89/100 Eppalock — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 88 / 100
Axe Creek — Low flood risk: 88/100 Eppalock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eppalock has more residents (746 vs 452); Eppalock rents higher ($320/wk vs $270/wk).

Axe Creek Eppalock
Population 452 746
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +8.9%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $115,960/yr
+16% vs other
 $97,916/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $320/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek Eppalock
0-4 4.6% / 4.0%
Axe Creek — 0-4: 4.6% Eppalock — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.3% / 12.9%
Axe Creek — 5-14: 15.3% Eppalock — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 11.5% / 7.0%
Axe Creek — 15-19: 11.5% Eppalock — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.4% / 4.7%
Axe Creek — 20-24: 4.4% Eppalock — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.1% / 10.2%
Axe Creek — 25-34: 5.1% Eppalock — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.7% / 12.3%
Axe Creek — 35-44: 11.7% Eppalock — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 17.0% / 13.7%
Axe Creek — 45-54: 17.0% Eppalock — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 14.8% / 17.6%
Axe Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Eppalock — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 10.6% / 12.3%
Axe Creek — 65-74: 10.6% Eppalock — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 4.9% / 2.9%
Axe Creek — 75-84: 4.9% Eppalock — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.7% / 0.4%
Axe Creek — 85+: 0.7% Eppalock — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 74.8% couple families
Axe Creek — Couple Families: 74.8% Axe Creek — Lone Person: 17.5% Axe Creek — One Parent Families: 7.8% Axe Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Eppalock 58.9% couple families
Eppalock — Couple Families: 58.9% Eppalock — Lone Person: 22.8% Eppalock — One Parent Families: 15.8% Eppalock — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 4.5% renting
Axe Creek — Owned Outright: 43.3% Axe Creek — Mortgage: 52.2% Axe Creek — Renting: 4.5%
Eppalock 1.8% renting
Eppalock — Owned Outright: 39.6% Eppalock — Mortgage: 58.6% Eppalock — Renting: 1.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Axe Creek Eppalock
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 19.7%
Axe Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Eppalock — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 9.5%
Axe Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Eppalock — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 6.7%
Axe Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Eppalock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.8%
Axe Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Eppalock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.9%
Axe Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Eppalock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Axe Creek Eppalock
England 1.8% / 1.7%
Axe Creek — England: 1.8% Eppalock — England: 1.7%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Axe Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Eppalock — Netherlands: 1.2%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Axe Creek — Scotland: 1.1% Eppalock — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Axe Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Eppalock — New Zealand: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Axe Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Eppalock — South Africa: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Axe Creek — Germany: not among its largest Eppalock — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Axe Creek 97.9% houses
Axe Creek — Houses: 97.9% Axe Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Eppalock 100.0% houses
Eppalock — Houses: 100.0% Eppalock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Axe Creek Eppalock
Median house price $845,000 $941,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Axe Creek has more rural and farming land (85% vs 35%); Eppalock has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).

Axe Creek Eppalock
Rural and farming 85% 35%
Parks and recreation 14% 37%
Environmental 0% 28%
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

Axe Creek Eppalock
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Axe Creek Eppalock
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Axe Creek Eppalock
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Axe Creek carries more flood risk (12 vs 0); Eppalock carries more crime risk (53 vs 17).

Axe Creek Eppalock
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Low
12/100
 None
0/100
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

Axe Creek Eppalock
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Axe Creek

  • Eppalock Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Eppalock

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Axe Creek Eppalock
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Axe Creek Eppalock
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 138.3 km 137 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
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.

Axe Creek Eppalock
Car (driver) 74.4% / 73.8%
Axe Creek — Car (driver): 74.4% Eppalock — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 19.3%
Axe Creek — Worked from Home: 21.3% Eppalock — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.4%
Axe Creek — Car (passenger): 4.3% Eppalock — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Axe Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Eppalock — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Axe Creek Eppalock
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Axe Creek Eppalock
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Axe Creek Eppalock
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Axe Creek Eppalock
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Axe Creek Eppalock
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Axe Creek Eppalock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Axe Creek

River Rural

Eppalock

Rural

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