Axe Creek vs Sedgwick
Axe Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Sedgwick. 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 Sedgwick: a median of $1.55 million, against $845,000 in Axe Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Axe Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Axe Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 74%)
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 $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Axe Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $335/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sedgwick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (134.9 km vs 138.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Axe Creek and Sedgwick 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
Sedgwick has more residents (614 vs 452); Sedgwick rents higher ($335/wk vs $270/wk).
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 452 | 614 +36% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +28.4% | +12.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $115,960/yr | $124,332/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $335/wk +24% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $612,500 |
Zoning mix
Axe Creek has more rural and farming land (85% vs 73%).
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 19% |
| Environmental | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| 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 | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of VIC | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 56% 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 46% of VIC |
Liveability
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 65/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Axe Creek carries more flood risk (12 vs 0); Sedgwick carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 11).
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Sedgwick
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 same for both | |
Mobility
Axe Creek sits further from the CBD (138.3 km vs 134.9 km).
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 138.3 km +2% vs other | 134.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 96 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).
Setting
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 318 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 145 premises | 0% 219 premises |
Climate
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm | 598 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C | 27.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Axe Creek | Sedgwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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