Junortoun vs Longlea

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Longlea: a median of $1.11 million, against $885,000 in Junortoun, though rent is higher in Junortoun. On these figures, Junortoun tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Junortoun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Junortoun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($885,000 vs $1,115,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Junortoun is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • Longlea sits closer to the CBD (151.2 km vs 155 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Junortoun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Junortoun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs 12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Junortoun Longlea
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.

Junortoun Longlea
Walkability 24 / 0
Junortoun — Walkability: 24/100 Longlea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 89
Junortoun — Safety: 80/100 Longlea — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Junortoun — Low fire risk: 100/100 Longlea — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 49 / 86
Junortoun — Low flood risk: 49/100 Longlea — Low flood risk: 86/100

Demographics

Junortoun has more residents (3,862 vs 570); Junortoun rents higher ($380/wk vs $210/wk).

Junortoun Longlea
Population 3,862
+85% vs other
 570
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% +12.6%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $112,840/yr $114,556/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+45% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Junortoun Longlea
0-4 5.7% / 6.5%
Junortoun — 0-4: 5.7% Longlea — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 16.1% / 16.0%
Junortoun — 5-14: 16.1% Longlea — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.6% / 5.4%
Junortoun — 15-19: 7.6% Longlea — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.7% / 3.9%
Junortoun — 20-24: 3.7% Longlea — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 6.0% / 6.5%
Junortoun — 25-34: 6.0% Longlea — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.8% / 13.3%
Junortoun — 35-44: 13.8% Longlea — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.2% / 16.0%
Junortoun — 45-54: 15.2% Longlea — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 11.4% / 15.8%
Junortoun — 55-64: 11.4% Longlea — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 11.4% / 11.4%
Junortoun — 65-74: 11.4% Longlea — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 7.6% / 4.4%
Junortoun — 75-84: 7.6% Longlea — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.6% / 0.7%
Junortoun — 85+: 1.6% Longlea — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Junortoun 63.5% couple families
Junortoun — Couple Families: 63.5% Junortoun — Lone Person: 25.8% Junortoun — One Parent Families: 9.2% Junortoun — Group Household: 1.0% Junortoun — Other Families: 0.5%
Longlea 71.5% couple families
Longlea — Couple Families: 71.5% Longlea — Lone Person: 22.3% Longlea — One Parent Families: 6.2% Longlea — Group Household: 0.0% Longlea — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Junortoun 4.8% renting
Junortoun — Owned Outright: 42.5% Junortoun — Mortgage: 52.7% Junortoun — Renting: 4.8%
Longlea 5.4% renting
Longlea — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longlea — Mortgage: 54.1% Longlea — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Junortoun Longlea
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 17.2%
Junortoun — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Longlea — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 9.5%
Junortoun — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Longlea — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.4%
Junortoun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Longlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.0%
Junortoun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Longlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.5%
Junortoun — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Longlea — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Junortoun Longlea
England 1.9% / 1.9%
Junortoun — England: 1.9% Longlea — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Junortoun — New Zealand: 1.1% Longlea — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.7%
Junortoun — Scotland: 0.4% Longlea — Scotland: 0.7%
India 0.6% / —
Junortoun — India: 0.6% Longlea — India: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Junortoun — Netherlands: not among its largest Longlea — Netherlands: 0.5%
China 0.4% / —
Junortoun — China: 0.4% Longlea — China: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Junortoun — Italy: 0.4% Longlea — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Junortoun 98.6% houses
Junortoun — Houses: 98.6% Junortoun — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Junortoun — Townhouses: 0.2%
Longlea 97.4% houses
Longlea — Houses: 97.4% Longlea — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Longlea — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Junortoun Longlea
Median house price $885,000 $1,115,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $510,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 37 sales
 90 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Longlea has more rural and farming land (67% vs 0%); Junortoun has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).

Junortoun Longlea
Rural and farming 0% 67%
Residential 43% 0%
Parks and recreation 21% 33%
Environmental 28% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Other and special use 3% 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

Junortoun Longlea
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Junortoun Longlea
House price Higher than 54% of VIC —
Income Higher than 86% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 80% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Junortoun is more walkable (24 vs 0); Junortoun scores higher overall (66 vs 59).

Junortoun Longlea
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Junortoun carries more flood risk (51 vs 14).

Junortoun Longlea
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Low
14/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Junortoun Longlea
Inside the suburb 1 0
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, 6.2 km
 None

Schools in Junortoun

  • Catherine McAuley College - Coolock Campus Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Longlea

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

Amenities in the suburb

Junortoun Longlea
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Junortoun sits further from the CBD (155 km vs 151.2 km).

Junortoun Longlea
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 155 km
+2% vs other
 151.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 108 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.

Junortoun Longlea
Car (driver) 73.4% / 74.6%
Junortoun — Car (driver): 73.4% Longlea — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 19.0%
Junortoun — Worked from Home: 20.7% Longlea — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.9%
Junortoun — Car (passenger): 4.9% Longlea — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.3%
Junortoun — Walked Only: 0.7% Longlea — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bicycle 0.2% / 1.3%
Junortoun — Bicycle: 0.2% Longlea — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Junortoun Longlea
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Junortoun Longlea
Connectivity score 60/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,355 premises
 0%
212 premises

Climate

Junortoun Longlea
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

Junortoun Longlea
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Junortoun Longlea
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Junortoun Longlea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Junortoun

Acreage

Longlea

Family Rural

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