Axedale vs Longlea

Axedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Longlea. 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 Longlea: a median of $1.11 million, against $985,000 in Axedale, though rent is higher in Axedale. On these figures, Longlea 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

Longlea

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 69%)
  • But Axedale has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($985,000 vs $1,115,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (146.8 km vs 151.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Axedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs 12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Axedale and Longlea 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 Longlea
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 Longlea
Walkability 0 / 0
Axedale — Walkability: 0/100 Longlea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 89
Axedale — Safety: 76/100 Longlea — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Axedale — Low fire risk: 87/100 Longlea — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 86
Axedale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Longlea — Low flood risk: 86/100

Demographics

Axedale has more residents (984 vs 570); Axedale rents higher ($330/wk vs $210/wk).

Axedale Longlea
Population 984
+42% vs other
 570
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +12.6%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $100,516/yr $114,556/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+36% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Axedale Longlea
0-4 7.6% / 6.5%
Axedale — 0-4: 7.6% Longlea — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 16.2% / 16.0%
Axedale — 5-14: 16.2% Longlea — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 4.1% / 5.4%
Axedale — 15-19: 4.1% Longlea — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.3% / 3.9%
Axedale — 20-24: 3.3% Longlea — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 14.0% / 6.5%
Axedale — 25-34: 14.0% Longlea — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.4% / 13.3%
Axedale — 35-44: 11.4% Longlea — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.5% / 16.0%
Axedale — 45-54: 12.5% Longlea — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 13.0% / 15.8%
Axedale — 55-64: 13.0% Longlea — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 12.0% / 11.4%
Axedale — 65-74: 12.0% Longlea — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.2% / 4.4%
Axedale — 75-84: 4.2% Longlea — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 0.7%
Axedale — 85+: 0.7% Longlea — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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%
Longlea 71.5% couple families
Longlea — Couple Families: 71.5% Longlea — Lone Person: 22.3% Longlea — One Parent Families: 6.2% Longlea — Group Household: 0.0% Longlea — 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%
Longlea 5.4% renting
Longlea — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longlea — Mortgage: 54.1% Longlea — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Axedale Longlea
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 17.2%
Axedale — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Longlea — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 9.5%
Axedale — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Longlea — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 8.4%
Axedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Longlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.0%
Axedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Longlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.5%
Axedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Longlea — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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 Longlea
England 2.4% / 1.9%
Axedale — England: 2.4% Longlea — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Axedale — New Zealand: 0.7% Longlea — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.7%
Axedale — Scotland: 0.5% Longlea — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.5%
Axedale — Netherlands: 0.3% Longlea — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Axedale — South Africa: 0.5% Longlea — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Axedale — Philippines: 0.3% Longlea — 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%
Longlea 97.4% houses
Longlea — Houses: 97.4% Longlea — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Axedale Longlea
Median house price $985,000 $1,115,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $602,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 3 sales
 90 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Axedale has more rural and farming land (81% vs 67%).

Axedale Longlea
Rural and farming 81% 67%
Parks and recreation 15% 33%
Environmental 2% 0%
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 Longlea
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Axedale Longlea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Longlea scores higher overall (59 vs 53).

Axedale Longlea
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Longlea carries more flood risk (14 vs 0); Axedale carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Axedale Longlea
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
11/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
14/100
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 Longlea
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 Longlea

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

Amenities in the suburb

Axedale Longlea
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 9

Mobility

Longlea sits further from the CBD (151.2 km vs 146.8 km).

Axedale Longlea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.8 km 151.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min
same for both
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 Longlea
Car (driver) 77.9% / 74.6%
Axedale — Car (driver): 77.9% Longlea — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 19.0%
Axedale — Worked from Home: 16.4% Longlea — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.9%
Axedale — Car (passenger): 4.0% Longlea — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.3%
Axedale — Walked Only: 1.0% Longlea — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bicycle — / 1.3%
Axedale — Bicycle: not among its largest Longlea — Bicycle: 1.3%
Bus 0.7% / —
Axedale — Bus: 0.7% Longlea — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Axedale Longlea
Elevation 179 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Axedale

Family Rural

Longlea

Family Rural

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