Bung Bong vs Avoca

Avoca is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Bung Bong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bung Bong, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Avoca, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bung Bong tends to suit people living alone.

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

Avoca

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Bung Bong carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $210/wk)

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

  • Bung Bong sits closer to the CBD (176.9 km vs 183.1 km)
  • Avoca is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 32%)
  • But Avoca is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bung Bong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.5% vs 13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bung Bong Avoca
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.

Bung Bong Avoca
Walkability 0 / 42
Bung Bong — Walkability: 0/100 Avoca — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 74 / 41
Bung Bong — Safety: 74/100 Avoca — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 22 / 25
Bung Bong — Low fire risk: 22/100 Avoca — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 39 / 100
Bung Bong — Low flood risk: 39/100 Avoca — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avoca has more residents (1,356 vs 63); Avoca rents higher ($210/wk vs $160/wk).

Bung Bong Avoca
Population 63 1,356
+2052% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.5% +13.7%
Median age 59 51
Median household income $50,908/yr
+6% vs other
 $47,996/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk $210/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong Avoca
0-4 6.3% / 4.9%
Bung Bong — 0-4: 6.3% Avoca — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.7% / 11.1%
Bung Bong — 5-14: 12.7% Avoca — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 6.3% / 5.5%
Bung Bong — 15-19: 6.3% Avoca — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Bung Bong — 20-24: not among its largest Avoca — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 4.8% / 9.0%
Bung Bong — 25-34: 4.8% Avoca — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 — / 8.7%
Bung Bong — 35-44: not among its largest Avoca — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 4.8% / 12.7%
Bung Bong — 45-54: 4.8% Avoca — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 20.6% / 12.5%
Bung Bong — 55-64: 20.6% Avoca — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 23.8% / 19.5%
Bung Bong — 65-74: 23.8% Avoca — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 14.3% / 9.4%
Bung Bong — 75-84: 14.3% Avoca — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 3.6%
Bung Bong — 85+: not among its largest Avoca — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong 100.0% lone person
Bung Bong — Lone Person: 100.0% Bung Bong — Couple Families: 0.0% Bung Bong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bung Bong — Group Household: 0.0% Bung Bong — Other Families: 0.0%
Avoca 52.0% lone person
Avoca — Lone Person: 52.0% Avoca — Couple Families: 29.2% Avoca — One Parent Families: 15.7% Avoca — Group Household: 2.1% Avoca — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong 12.0% renting
Bung Bong — Owned Outright: 72.0% Bung Bong — Mortgage: 16.0% Bung Bong — Renting: 12.0%
Avoca 16.7% renting
Avoca — Owned Outright: 53.7% Avoca — Mortgage: 29.6% Avoca — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Bung Bong Avoca
England 6.3% / 3.1%
Bung Bong — England: 6.3% Avoca — England: 3.1%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Bung Bong — New Zealand: not among its largest Avoca — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Bung Bong — Scotland: not among its largest Avoca — Scotland: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Bung Bong — Philippines: not among its largest Avoca — Philippines: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Bung Bong — South Africa: not among its largest Avoca — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bung Bong Avoca
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.0%
Bung Bong — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Avoca — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20.6% / 6.0%
Bung Bong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 20.6% Avoca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 6.3%
Bung Bong — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Avoca — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 1.9%
Bung Bong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Avoca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Bung Bong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Avoca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong 100.0% houses
Bung Bong — Houses: 100.0% Bung Bong — Townhouses: 0.0% Bung Bong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Avoca 94.5% houses
Avoca — Houses: 94.5% Avoca — Townhouses: 3.4% Avoca — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bung Bong Avoca
Median house price — $397,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $128,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Bung Bong Avoca
Rural and farming 78% 77%
Parks and recreation 18% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Environmental 2% 1%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Bung Bong Avoca
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
 45
across Pyrenees
Approvals change year on year +129% +100%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bung Bong Avoca
Houses — 3.2%
$370/wk on $604K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bung Bong Avoca
House price — Higher than 8% of VIC
Income Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 58% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 14% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Avoca is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Bung Bong Avoca
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bung Bong carries more flood risk (61 vs 0); Avoca carries more crime risk (59 vs 26).

Bung Bong Avoca
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 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

Bung Bong Avoca
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bung Bong

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

Schools in Avoca

  • Avoca Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bung Bong Avoca
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 13

Mobility

Avoca sits further from the CBD (183.1 km vs 176.9 km).

Bung Bong Avoca
Walkability score 0/100 42/100
Distance to Melbourne 176.9 km 183.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3465
 0.0%
postcode 3467
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3465
 55
postcode 3467

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.

Bung Bong Avoca
Car (driver) 65.0% / 72.3%
Bung Bong — Car (driver): 65.0% Avoca — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 12.8%
Bung Bong — Worked from Home: 20.0% Avoca — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Walked Only 15.0% / 6.8%
Bung Bong — Walked Only: 15.0% Avoca — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Bung Bong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Avoca — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bicycle — / 1.5%
Bung Bong — Bicycle: not among its largest Avoca — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Bung Bong Avoca
Elevation 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bung Bong Avoca
Connectivity score 18/100 89/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 59%
745 premises

Climate

Bung Bong Avoca
Annual rainfall 508 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bung Bong Avoca
Average residential rate $1,555/yr $1,584/yr
Council Central Goldfields Pyrenees

Federal electorate

Bung Bong Avoca
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bung Bong Avoca
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bung Bong

Retirees Rural

Avoca

Affordable Quiet Retirees River Rural

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