Axedale vs Eppalock

Axedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in 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. On these figures, Axedale tends to suit families with children.

Axedale and Eppalock are small rural Victorian towns with notably different risk profiles. Axedale has a larger population of 984 compared to Eppalock's 746, and carries lower crime risk at 26 versus 40. Eppalock is closer to the CBD at 137 km against Axedale's 146.8 km, and has a slightly younger median age of 43 years to Axedale's 37 years. Both suburbs sit in the same socio-economic decile and share minimal walkability, making them car-dependent communities suited to those seeking quieter, more isolated living rather than urban convenience.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Axedale has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 115 min)
  • Eppalock sits closer to the CBD (137 km vs 146.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs 8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Axedale 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.

Axedale 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.

Axedale Eppalock
Walkability 0 / 0
Axedale — Walkability: 0/100 Eppalock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 47
Axedale — Safety: 76/100 Eppalock — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 87 / 88
Axedale — Low fire risk: 87/100 Eppalock — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Axedale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Eppalock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Axedale has more residents (984 vs 746); Eppalock skews older (43 vs 37).

Axedale Eppalock
Population 984
+24% vs other
 746
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +8.9%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $100,516/yr
+3% vs other
 $97,916/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+3% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Axedale Eppalock
0-4 7.6% / 4.0%
Axedale — 0-4: 7.6% Eppalock — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 16.2% / 12.9%
Axedale — 5-14: 16.2% Eppalock — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.1% / 7.0%
Axedale — 15-19: 4.1% Eppalock — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.3% / 4.7%
Axedale — 20-24: 3.3% Eppalock — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 14.0% / 10.2%
Axedale — 25-34: 14.0% Eppalock — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.4% / 12.3%
Axedale — 35-44: 11.4% Eppalock — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 12.5% / 13.7%
Axedale — 45-54: 12.5% Eppalock — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.0% / 17.6%
Axedale — 55-64: 13.0% Eppalock — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 12.0% / 12.3%
Axedale — 65-74: 12.0% Eppalock — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 4.2% / 2.9%
Axedale — 75-84: 4.2% Eppalock — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.7% / 0.4%
Axedale — 85+: 0.7% Eppalock — 85+: 0.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Axedale 59.6% couple families
Axedale — Couple Families: 59.6% Axedale — Lone Person: 25.0% Axedale — One Parent Families: 9.2% Axedale — Group Household: 4.8% Axedale — Other Families: 1.3%
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% Eppalock — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Axedale 7.1% renting
Axedale — Owned Outright: 39.1% Axedale — Mortgage: 53.8% Axedale — Renting: 7.1%
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.

Axedale Eppalock
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 19.7%
Axedale — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Eppalock — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 9.5%
Axedale — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Eppalock — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.7%
Axedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Eppalock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.8%
Axedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Eppalock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.9%
Axedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% 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.

Axedale Eppalock
England 2.4% / 1.7%
Axedale — England: 2.4% Eppalock — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.9%
Axedale — New Zealand: 0.7% Eppalock — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.3% / 1.2%
Axedale — Netherlands: 0.3% Eppalock — Netherlands: 1.2%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.4%
Axedale — South Africa: 0.5% Eppalock — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Axedale — Scotland: 0.5% Eppalock — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Axedale — Germany: not among its largest Eppalock — Germany: 0.4%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Axedale — Philippines: 0.3% Eppalock — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Axedale 99.7% houses
Axedale — Houses: 99.7% Axedale — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Eppalock 100.0% houses
Eppalock — Houses: 100.0% Eppalock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Axedale Eppalock
Median house price $985,000 $941,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $602,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Axedale has more rural and farming land (81% vs 35%); Eppalock has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 2%).

Axedale Eppalock
Rural and farming 81% 35%
Parks and recreation 15% 37%
Environmental 2% 28%
Residential 1% 0%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Axedale Eppalock
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Axedale Eppalock
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eppalock carries more crime risk (53 vs 24).

Axedale Eppalock
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Axedale

  • Axedale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Eppalock

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

Amenities in the suburb

Axedale Eppalock
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Axedale sits further from the CBD (146.8 km vs 137 km).

Axedale Eppalock
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.8 km
+7% vs other
 137 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 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.

Axedale Eppalock
Car (driver) 77.9% / 73.8%
Axedale — Car (driver): 77.9% Eppalock — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 19.3%
Axedale — Worked from Home: 16.4% Eppalock — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.4%
Axedale — Car (passenger): 4.0% Eppalock — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 1.0% / 3.4%
Axedale — Walked Only: 1.0% Eppalock — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 0.7% / —
Axedale — Bus: 0.7% Eppalock — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Axedale Eppalock
Elevation 179 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Axedale 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Axedale

Family Rural

Eppalock

Rural

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