Emu Creek vs Mandurang
Comparing Emu Creek and Mandurang, VIC: Emu Creek carries more flood risk (23 vs 0); Mandurang has more residents (753 vs 376); and Mandurang sits further from the CBD (145.1 km vs 141.8 km).
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
Emu Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
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
Emu Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (141.8 km vs 145.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mandurang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.5% vs 4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Emu Creek and Mandurang drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mandurang has more residents (753 vs 376); Mandurang has higher household incomes ($118,508 vs $102,076).
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 376 | 753 +100% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | +17.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 44 |
| Median household income | $102,076/yr | $118,508/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +3% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,017,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Emu Creek has more rural and farming land (73% vs 41%).
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 41% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 51% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 91% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
Liveability
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 67/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Emu Creek carries more flood risk (23 vs 0).
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | Low 23/100 | 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Bendigo Campus, 8.7 km | 1 Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.2% | 1.2% |
Amenities in the suburb
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Mandurang sits further from the CBD (145.1 km vs 141.8 km).
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 141.8 km | 145.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 102 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3551 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3551 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).
Setting
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 263 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 125 premises | 0% 270 premises |
Climate
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Emu Creek | Mandurang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Mandurang
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