Goornong vs Kamarooka
Goornong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Kamarooka. 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, Goornong tends to suit families with children, while Kamarooka 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
Goornong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 59/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
- But Kamarooka is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
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
Kamarooka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Goornong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 144 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (164.1 km vs 183.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Goornong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 59/100)
- But Kamarooka has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Goornong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.8% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goornong and Kamarooka 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
Goornong has more residents (718 vs 89); Goornong rents higher ($245/wk vs $205/wk).
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 718 +88% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.8% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr | $88,816/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +16% vs other | $205/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Property market
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $626,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $465,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Goornong has more rural and farming land (85% vs 54%).
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 54% |
| Parks and recreation | 11% | 37% |
| Environmental | 0% | 8% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Industrial | 1% | 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
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
Liveability
Goornong is more walkable (30 vs 0).
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 55/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Kamarooka carries more flood risk (63 vs 11); Kamarooka carries more crime risk (59 vs 30).
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Flood | Low 11/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Goornong
- Goornong Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Kamarooka
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 5 |
Mobility
Kamarooka sits further from the CBD (183.8 km vs 164.1 km).
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 30/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 164.1 km | 183.8 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 120 min | 144 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3557 | 0.0% postcode 3570 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3557 | 67 postcode 3570 |
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 (76.9%).
Setting
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 152 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 301 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 438 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goornong | Kamarooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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