Bagshot vs Goornong

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 Bagshot: a median of $1.19 million, against $627,000 in Goornong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Goornong 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

Goornong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Bagshot is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Goornong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($626,750 vs $1,190,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goornong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Goornong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 128 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (164.1 km vs 169.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goornong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Bagshot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.3% vs 9.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bagshot Goornong
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.

Bagshot Goornong
Walkability 10 / 30
Bagshot — Walkability: 10/100 Goornong — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 18 / 70
Bagshot — Safety: 18/100 Goornong — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Bagshot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goornong — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 53 / 89
Bagshot — Low flood risk: 53/100 Goornong — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Goornong has more residents (718 vs 355); Bagshot rents higher ($400/wk vs $245/wk).

Bagshot Goornong
Population 355 718
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.3% +9.8%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $90,480/yr
+3% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+39% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bagshot Goornong
0-4 3.9% / 7.9%
Bagshot — 0-4: 3.9% Goornong — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 16.6% / 12.7%
Bagshot — 5-14: 16.6% Goornong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.3% / 6.7%
Bagshot — 15-19: 7.3% Goornong — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 3.4% / 5.4%
Bagshot — 20-24: 3.4% Goornong — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.7% / 11.4%
Bagshot — 25-34: 12.7% Goornong — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 11.3% / 12.5%
Bagshot — 35-44: 11.3% Goornong — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 15.2% / 12.8%
Bagshot — 45-54: 15.2% Goornong — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.2% / 15.2%
Bagshot — 55-64: 17.2% Goornong — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.4% / 9.3%
Bagshot — 65-74: 10.4% Goornong — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 2.3% / 4.3%
Bagshot — 75-84: 2.3% Goornong — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.8% / —
Bagshot — 85+: 0.8% Goornong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bagshot 63.9% couple families
Bagshot — Couple Families: 63.9% Bagshot — Lone Person: 16.4% Bagshot — One Parent Families: 13.1% Bagshot — Group Household: 6.6% Bagshot — Other Families: 0.0%
Goornong 55.6% couple families
Goornong — Couple Families: 55.6% Goornong — Lone Person: 28.3% Goornong — One Parent Families: 9.1% Goornong — Group Household: 4.8% Goornong — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bagshot 8.1% renting
Bagshot — Owned Outright: 37.8% Bagshot — Mortgage: 54.1% Bagshot — Renting: 8.1%
Goornong 9.5% renting
Goornong — Owned Outright: 35.1% Goornong — Mortgage: 55.4% Goornong — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bagshot Goornong
England 0.8% / 2.2%
Bagshot — England: 0.8% Goornong — England: 2.2%
India 1.4% / —
Bagshot — India: 1.4% Goornong — India: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Bagshot — New Zealand: not among its largest Goornong — New Zealand: 1.1%
Brazil 0.8% / —
Bagshot — Brazil: 0.8% Goornong — Brazil: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Bagshot — Thailand: not among its largest Goornong — Thailand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bagshot Goornong
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 20.8%
Bagshot — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Goornong — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 8.4%
Bagshot — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Goornong — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.8%
Bagshot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Goornong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.8%
Bagshot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Goornong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.7%
Bagshot — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Goornong — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bagshot 100.0% houses
Bagshot — Houses: 100.0%
Goornong 100.0% houses
Goornong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bagshot Goornong
Median house price $1,190,000 $626,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $465,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 3 sales
 20 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Bagshot Goornong
Rural and farming 86% 85%
Parks and recreation 9% 11%
Residential 3% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Bagshot Goornong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Goornong is more walkable (30 vs 10).

Bagshot Goornong
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goornong carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Bagshot carries more flood risk (47 vs 11).

Bagshot Goornong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
11/100
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

Bagshot Goornong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bagshot

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

Schools in Goornong

  • Goornong Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bagshot Goornong
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 9 8

Mobility

Bagshot sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 164.1 km).

Bagshot Goornong
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Melbourne 169.2 km
+3% vs other
 164.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 128 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
 0.0%
postcode 3557
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
 53
postcode 3557

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.

Bagshot Goornong
Car (driver) 75.2% / 76.9%
Bagshot — Car (driver): 75.2% Goornong — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 18.2%
Bagshot — Worked from Home: 19.7% Goornong — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only 1.9% / 3.3%
Bagshot — Walked Only: 1.9% Goornong — Walked Only: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 1.7%
Bagshot — Car (passenger): 3.2% Goornong — Car (passenger): 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Bagshot Goornong
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 146 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bagshot Goornong
Connectivity score 81/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
433 premises
 0%
301 premises

Climate

Bagshot Goornong
Annual rainfall 553 mm 438 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Bagshot Goornong
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Bagshot Goornong
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bagshot Goornong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bagshot

Rural

Goornong

Rural Trains

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