Eppalock vs Myrtle Creek
Eppalock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Myrtle Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Myrtle Creek tends to suit 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
Myrtle Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eppalock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtle Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Myrtle Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 115 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (132.5 km vs 137 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myrtle Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eppalock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.9% vs 1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eppalock and Myrtle Creek 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
Eppalock rents higher ($320/wk vs $0/wk); Eppalock has more residents (746 vs 68).
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 746 +91% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 50 |
| Median household income | $97,916/yr +31% vs other | $67,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (11.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $941,250 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Myrtle Creek has more rural and farming land (72% vs 35%); Eppalock has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 8%).
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 35% | 72% |
| Parks and recreation | 37% | 20% |
| Environmental | 28% | 8% |
| 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
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo | 102 across Mount Alexander |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% | -7% |
Ranking within VIC
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
Liveability
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Eppalock carries more crime risk (53 vs 31).
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Eppalock sits further from the CBD (137 km vs 132.5 km).
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 137 km +3% vs other | 132.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 115 min | 99 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 (73.8%).
Setting
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 269 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 275 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr | $1,885/yr |
| Council | Greater Bendigo | Mount Alexander |
Federal electorate
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eppalock | Myrtle Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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