Eaglehawk vs Myers Flat

Eaglehawk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Myers Flat. 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. In Myers Flat, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myers Flat: a median of $740,000, against $571,000 in Eaglehawk, though rent is higher in Eaglehawk. On these figures, Eaglehawk tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Myers Flat suits couples.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Myers Flat carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Eaglehawk has cheaper houses ($571,000 vs $740,000)
  • Myers Flat leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Myers Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $265/wk)
  • But Eaglehawk has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Eaglehawk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (158.2 km vs 165.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eaglehawk

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Myers Flat carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Myers Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
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.

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Walkability 24 / 0
Eaglehawk — Walkability: 24/100 Myers Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 69
Eaglehawk — Safety: 24/100 Myers Flat — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 55 / 87
Eaglehawk — Low fire risk: 55/100 Myers Flat — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 54 / 24
Eaglehawk — Low flood risk: 54/100 Myers Flat — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Eaglehawk has more residents (5,538 vs 545); Eaglehawk rents higher ($265/wk vs $190/wk).

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Population 5,538
+90% vs other
 545
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% +18.7%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $59,280/yr $79,300/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+28% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
0-4 5.4% / 4.2%
Eaglehawk — 0-4: 5.4% Myers Flat — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 11.4% / 12.1%
Eaglehawk — 5-14: 11.4% Myers Flat — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.0% / 6.4%
Eaglehawk — 15-19: 5.0% Myers Flat — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.0% / 3.5%
Eaglehawk — 20-24: 6.0% Myers Flat — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 13.2% / 5.9%
Eaglehawk — 25-34: 13.2% Myers Flat — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 10.4% / 12.1%
Eaglehawk — 35-44: 10.4% Myers Flat — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 12.1% / 13.8%
Eaglehawk — 45-54: 12.1% Myers Flat — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.6% / 20.2%
Eaglehawk — 55-64: 13.6% Myers Flat — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 13.2% / 18.2%
Eaglehawk — 65-74: 13.2% Myers Flat — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 7.2% / 3.3%
Eaglehawk — 75-84: 7.2% Myers Flat — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.5% / 1.5%
Eaglehawk — 85+: 2.5% Myers Flat — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Myers Flat 35.2% lone person
Myers Flat — Lone Person: 35.2% Myers Flat — Couple Families: 48.0% Myers Flat — One Parent Families: 10.4% Myers Flat — Group Household: 2.4% Myers Flat — Other Families: 4.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eaglehawk 29.5% renting
Eaglehawk — Owned Outright: 37.8% Eaglehawk — Mortgage: 32.7% Eaglehawk — Renting: 29.5%
Myers Flat 8.4% renting
Myers Flat — Owned Outright: 53.4% Myers Flat — Mortgage: 38.2% Myers Flat — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.3%
Eaglehawk — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Myers Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 8.1%
Eaglehawk — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Myers Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.3%
Eaglehawk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Myers Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.2%
Eaglehawk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Myers Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.5%
Eaglehawk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Myers Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
England 1.8% / 2.4%
Eaglehawk — England: 1.8% Myers Flat — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Eaglehawk — New Zealand: 0.7% Myers Flat — New Zealand: 0.7%
Thailand 0.7% / 0.7%
Eaglehawk — Thailand: 0.7% Myers Flat — Thailand: 0.7%
Myanmar 0.8% / —
Eaglehawk — Myanmar: 0.8% Myers Flat — Myanmar: not among its largest
China — / 0.7%
Eaglehawk — China: not among its largest Myers Flat — China: 0.7%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Eaglehawk — Philippines: 0.3% Myers Flat — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eaglehawk 92.4% houses
Eaglehawk — Houses: 92.4% Eaglehawk — Townhouses: 7.2% Eaglehawk — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Myers Flat 93.8% houses
Myers Flat — Houses: 93.8% Myers Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Myers Flat — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Median house price $571,000 $740,000
Median unit price $395,500 —
Median land price $305,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 58 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Myers Flat has more rural and farming land (83% vs 23%).

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Rural and farming 23% 83%
Parks and recreation 33% 12%
Residential 25% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 2%
Industrial 5% 0%
Other and special use 3%
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

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
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.

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Houses 4.3%
$530/wk on $634K
 —
Units 4.4%
$390/wk on $464K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
House price Higher than 20% of VIC —
Income Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools Higher than 4% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 47% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of VIC —

Liveability

Eaglehawk is more walkable (24 vs 0); Myers Flat scores higher overall (34 vs 20).

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Grade D C
Score 20/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eaglehawk carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 13); Eaglehawk carries more crime risk (76 vs 31).

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.7 km
 None

Schools in Eaglehawk

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

Schools in Myers Flat

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 14 3

Mobility

Myers Flat sits further from the CBD (165.2 km vs 158.2 km).

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 158.2 km 165.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 120 min
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.

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Car (driver) 79.7% / 74.0%
Eaglehawk — Car (driver): 79.7% Myers Flat — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 16.5%
Eaglehawk — Worked from Home: 10.3% Myers Flat — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 3.0%
Eaglehawk — Car (passenger): 6.4% Myers Flat — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 1.8% / 5.2%
Eaglehawk — Walked Only: 1.8% Myers Flat — Walked Only: 5.2%
Bus 0.9% / 1.3%
Eaglehawk — Bus: 0.9% Myers Flat — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Elevation 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Connectivity score 73/100 44/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,908 premises
 16%
209 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Eaglehawk Myers Flat
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eaglehawk

Acreage Affordable River

Myers Flat

Rural

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