Diggora vs Lockington

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Lockington tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Diggora is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
  • Lockington has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

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

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

Diggora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 161 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (202.1 km vs 215.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lockington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Lockington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -17.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Diggora Lockington
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.

Diggora Lockington
Walkability 0 / 0
Diggora — Walkability: 0/100 Lockington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 73
Diggora — Safety: 80/100 Lockington — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 81 / 86
Diggora — Low fire risk: 81/100 Lockington — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 72 / 66
Diggora — Low flood risk: 72/100 Lockington — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

Lockington has more residents (850 vs 78); Diggora has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,936).

Diggora Lockington
Population 78 850
+990% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.0% +5.2%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Diggora Lockington
0-4 — / 5.3%
Diggora — 0-4: not among its largest Lockington — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 6.4% / 13.2%
Diggora — 5-14: 6.4% Lockington — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.7% / 6.1%
Diggora — 15-19: 7.7% Lockington — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.8% / 5.5%
Diggora — 20-24: 3.8% Lockington — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 16.7% / 8.9%
Diggora — 25-34: 16.7% Lockington — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 9.0% / 9.1%
Diggora — 35-44: 9.0% Lockington — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.4% / 11.8%
Diggora — 45-54: 15.4% Lockington — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 19.2% / 16.2%
Diggora — 55-64: 19.2% Lockington — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 11.5% / 14.0%
Diggora — 65-74: 11.5% Lockington — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.8% / 6.8%
Diggora — 75-84: 3.8% Lockington — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 3.1%
Diggora — 85+: not among its largest Lockington — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Diggora 30.8% lone person
Diggora — Lone Person: 30.8% Diggora — One Parent Families: 46.2% Diggora — Couple Families: 23.1% Diggora — Group Household: 0.0%
Lockington 40.6% lone person
Lockington — Lone Person: 40.6% Lockington — One Parent Families: 19.6% Lockington — Couple Families: 36.5% Lockington — Group Household: 3.2%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Diggora 24.0% renting
Diggora — Owned Outright: 40.0% Diggora — Mortgage: 36.0% Diggora — Renting: 24.0%
Lockington 17.8% renting
Lockington — Owned Outright: 48.3% Lockington — Mortgage: 33.9% Lockington — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Diggora 100.0% houses
Diggora — Houses: 100.0% Diggora — Townhouses: 0.0% Diggora — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lockington 97.4% houses
Lockington — Houses: 97.4% Lockington — Townhouses: 2.3% Lockington — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Diggora Lockington
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 17.6%
Diggora — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Lockington — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 5.6%
Diggora — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Lockington — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.9%
Diggora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Lockington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 0.6%
Diggora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Lockington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Diggora — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lockington — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Diggora Lockington
Median house price — $380,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Diggora Lockington
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Diggora Lockington
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Diggora Lockington
House price — Higher than 5% of VIC
Income Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 96% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Diggora Lockington
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Diggora Lockington
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Diggora Lockington
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 Diggora

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

Schools in Lockington

  • Lockington Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Diggora Lockington
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lockington sits further from the CBD (215.6 km vs 202.1 km).

Diggora Lockington
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 202.1 km 215.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
 0.0%
postcode 3563
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
 61
postcode 3563

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.

Diggora Lockington
Car (driver) 75.8% / 67.8%
Diggora — Car (driver): 75.8% Lockington — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 23.7%
Diggora — Worked from Home: 12.1% Lockington — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Walked Only 12.1% / 5.0%
Diggora — Walked Only: 12.1% Lockington — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Diggora — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lockington — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Diggora Lockington
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Diggora Lockington
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
389 premises

Climate

Diggora Lockington
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Diggora Lockington
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Diggora Lockington
Division Bendigo Nicholls
Member Lisa Chesters Sam Birrell
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Diggora Lockington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Diggora

Rural

Lockington

Affordable Rural

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