Bung Bong vs Wareek

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 Wareek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bung Bong tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Wareek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs 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

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (176.9 km vs 190.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 138 min)
  • But Wareek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wareek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 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 5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bung Bong and Wareek 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 Wareek
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 Wareek
Walkability 0 / 10
Bung Bong — Walkability: 0/100 Wareek — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 74 / 79
Bung Bong — Safety: 74/100 Wareek — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 22 / 67
Bung Bong — Low fire risk: 22/100 Wareek — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 39 / 13
Bung Bong — Low flood risk: 39/100 Wareek — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Wareek skews older (61 vs 59).

Bung Bong Wareek
Population 63 72
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.5% +5.9%
Median age 59 61
Median household income $50,908/yr $54,132/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk
+6% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong Wareek
0-4 6.3% / 4.2%
Bung Bong — 0-4: 6.3% Wareek — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 12.7% / —
Bung Bong — 5-14: 12.7% Wareek — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 6.3% / —
Bung Bong — 15-19: 6.3% Wareek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 5.6%
Bung Bong — 20-24: not among its largest Wareek — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 4.8% / 12.5%
Bung Bong — 25-34: 4.8% Wareek — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 — / 12.5%
Bung Bong — 35-44: not among its largest Wareek — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 4.8% / 4.2%
Bung Bong — 45-54: 4.8% Wareek — 45-54: 4.2%
55-64 20.6% / 23.6%
Bung Bong — 55-64: 20.6% Wareek — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 23.8% / 26.4%
Bung Bong — 65-74: 23.8% Wareek — 65-74: 26.4%
75-84 14.3% / 8.3%
Bung Bong — 75-84: 14.3% Wareek — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / —
Bung Bong — 85+: not among its largest Wareek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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 Wareek
England 6.3% / 5.6%
Bung Bong — England: 6.3% Wareek — England: 5.6%

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

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%
Wareek 52.2% lone person
Wareek — Lone Person: 52.2% Wareek — Couple Families: 26.1% Wareek — One Parent Families: 21.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bung Bong 100.0% houses
Bung Bong — Houses: 100.0%
Wareek 100.0% houses
Wareek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bung Bong Wareek
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20.6% / 12.5%
Bung Bong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 20.6% Wareek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 15.3%
Bung Bong — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Wareek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 15.3%
Bung Bong — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Wareek — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 9.7%
Bung Bong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wareek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Bung Bong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Wareek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Wareek 9.1% renting
Wareek — Owned Outright: 57.6% Wareek — Mortgage: 33.3% Wareek — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Wareek has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 2%).

Bung Bong Wareek
Rural and farming 78% 81%
Parks and recreation 18% 0%
Environmental 2% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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 Wareek
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bung Bong Wareek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC

Liveability

Wareek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bung Bong Wareek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bung Bong carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 33); Wareek carries more flood risk (87 vs 61).

Bung Bong Wareek
Bushfire High
78/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
87/100
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 Wareek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bung Bong Wareek
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Wareek sits further from the CBD (190.3 km vs 176.9 km).

Bung Bong Wareek
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 176.9 km 190.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 138 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3465
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3465
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.

Bung Bong Wareek
Car (driver) 65.0% / 63.0%
Bung Bong — Car (driver): 65.0% Wareek — Car (driver): 63.0%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 37.0%
Bung Bong — Worked from Home: 20.0% Wareek — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Walked Only 15.0% / —
Bung Bong — Walked Only: 15.0% Wareek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Bung Bong Wareek
Elevation 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bung Bong Wareek
Connectivity score 18/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Bung Bong Wareek
Annual rainfall 508 mm 510 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Bung Bong Wareek
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bung Bong Wareek
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

Wareek

Retirees Rural

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