California Gully vs Eaglehawk

California Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Eaglehawk. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eaglehawk, about half of households are 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

Eaglehawk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

California Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($331,000 vs $395,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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

California Gully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 24/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (154.7 km vs 158.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • California Gully is more walkable (61/100 vs 24/100)
  • Eaglehawk has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

California Gully

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -2.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

California Gully Eaglehawk
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.

California Gully Eaglehawk
Walkability 61 / 24
California Gully — Walkability: 61/100 Eaglehawk — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 20 / 24
California Gully — Safety: 20/100 Eaglehawk — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 44 / 55
California Gully — Low fire risk: 44/100 Eaglehawk — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 64 / 54
California Gully — Low flood risk: 64/100 Eaglehawk — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Eaglehawk skews older (43 vs 39).

California Gully Eaglehawk
Population 4,476 5,538
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% -2.7%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $54,808/yr $59,280/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $251/wk $265/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

California Gully Eaglehawk
0-4 5.2% / 5.4%
California Gully — 0-4: 5.2% Eaglehawk — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.5% / 11.4%
California Gully — 5-14: 13.5% Eaglehawk — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.7% / 5.0%
California Gully — 15-19: 6.7% Eaglehawk — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.6% / 6.0%
California Gully — 20-24: 6.6% Eaglehawk — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.0% / 13.2%
California Gully — 25-34: 13.0% Eaglehawk — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.4% / 10.4%
California Gully — 35-44: 11.4% Eaglehawk — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 11.4% / 12.1%
California Gully — 45-54: 11.4% Eaglehawk — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.6% / 13.6%
California Gully — 55-64: 12.6% Eaglehawk — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 10.9% / 13.2%
California Gully — 65-74: 10.9% Eaglehawk — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.0% / 7.2%
California Gully — 75-84: 6.0% Eaglehawk — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.9% / 2.5%
California Gully — 85+: 2.9% Eaglehawk — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

California Gully 43.9% lone person
California Gully — Lone Person: 43.9% California Gully — Couple Families: 25.1% California Gully — One Parent Families: 24.6% California Gully — Group Household: 3.6% California Gully — Other Families: 2.8%
Eaglehawk 47.1% lone person
Eaglehawk — Lone Person: 47.1% Eaglehawk — Couple Families: 28.3% Eaglehawk — One Parent Families: 18.9% Eaglehawk — Group Household: 3.9% Eaglehawk — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

California Gully 35.0% renting
California Gully — Owned Outright: 31.6% California Gully — Mortgage: 33.4% California Gully — Renting: 35.0%
Eaglehawk 29.5% renting
Eaglehawk — Owned Outright: 37.8% Eaglehawk — Mortgage: 32.7% Eaglehawk — Renting: 29.5%
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.

California Gully Eaglehawk
England 1.1% / 1.8%
California Gully — England: 1.1% Eaglehawk — England: 1.8%
Thailand 2.0% / 0.7%
California Gully — Thailand: 2.0% Eaglehawk — Thailand: 0.7%
Myanmar 1.9% / 0.8%
California Gully — Myanmar: 1.9% Eaglehawk — Myanmar: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.7%
California Gully — New Zealand: 0.8% Eaglehawk — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
California Gully — Philippines: 0.5% Eaglehawk — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

California Gully Eaglehawk
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.3%
California Gully — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Eaglehawk — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.9%
California Gully — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Eaglehawk — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.5%
California Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Eaglehawk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.7%
California Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Eaglehawk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.8%
California Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Eaglehawk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

California Gully 95.4% houses
California Gully — Houses: 95.4% California Gully — Townhouses: 3.6% California Gully — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Eaglehawk 92.4% houses
Eaglehawk — Houses: 92.4% Eaglehawk — Townhouses: 7.2% Eaglehawk — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

California Gully Eaglehawk
Median house price $549,000 $571,000
Median unit price $331,000 $395,500
Median land price $305,000 $305,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 32 sales
 25 days
from 58 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

California Gully Eaglehawk
2 bed $382K / $428K
California Gully — 2 bed: $382K (17 sales) Eaglehawk — 2 bed: $428K (20 sales)

17 vs 20 sales

3 bed $550K / $568K
California Gully — 3 bed: $550K (74 sales) Eaglehawk — 3 bed: $568K (89 sales)

74 vs 89 sales

4 bed $606K / $630K
California Gully — 4 bed: $606K (17 sales) Eaglehawk — 4 bed: $630K (46 sales)

17 vs 46 sales

Zoning mix

Eaglehawk has more rural and farming land (23% vs 0%).

California Gully Eaglehawk
Residential 71% 25%
Parks and recreation 11% 33%
Rural and farming 0% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 9%
Industrial 7% 5%
Other and special use 0% 3%
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

California Gully Eaglehawk
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

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.

California Gully Eaglehawk
Houses 5.1%
$540/wk on $550K
 4.3%
$530/wk on $634K
Units — 4.4%
$390/wk on $464K

Ranking within VIC

California Gully Eaglehawk
House price Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 4% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 47% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

California Gully is more walkable (61 vs 24).

California Gully Eaglehawk
Grade D
same for both
Score 22/100 20/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Eaglehawk carries more flood risk (46 vs 36); California Gully carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 45).

California Gully Eaglehawk
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
76/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

California Gully Eaglehawk
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 6.6 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.5% 0.7%

Schools in California Gully

  • California Gully Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Eaglehawk

  • St Liborius' School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Eaglehawk Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Eaglehawk Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

California Gully Eaglehawk
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 13 14

Mobility

Eaglehawk sits further from the CBD (158.2 km vs 154.7 km).

California Gully Eaglehawk
Walkability score 61/100 24/100
Distance to Melbourne 154.7 km 158.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 119 min
Public transport score 75/100 77/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 44.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 75.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3556
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.

California Gully Eaglehawk
Car (driver) 80.6% / 79.7%
California Gully — Car (driver): 80.6% Eaglehawk — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 10.3%
California Gully — Worked from Home: 9.0% Eaglehawk — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 6.4%
California Gully — Car (passenger): 7.1% Eaglehawk — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.8%
California Gully — Walked Only: 1.5% Eaglehawk — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 1.3% / 0.9%
California Gully — Bus: 1.3% Eaglehawk — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

California Gully Eaglehawk
Elevation 242 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

California Gully Eaglehawk
Connectivity score 76/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,273 premises
 42%
2,908 premises

Climate

California Gully Eaglehawk
Annual rainfall 598 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 3.1°C

Council rates

California Gully Eaglehawk
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

California Gully Eaglehawk
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

California Gully Eaglehawk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

California Gully

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Quiet River

Eaglehawk

Acreage Affordable River

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