Ladys Pass vs Toolleen
Toolleen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Ladys Pass. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ladys Pass, most households are people living alone. In Toolleen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ladys Pass tends to suit people living alone, while Toolleen suits families with children.
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
Toolleen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 40%)
- But Ladys Pass carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 70/100)
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
Toolleen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $400/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
- Ladys Pass sits closer to the CBD (145.7 km vs 156.5 km)
- Toolleen is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ladys Pass
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 70/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Toolleen is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Toolleen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs 6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ladys Pass and Toolleen 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
Toolleen has more residents (221 vs 118); Ladys Pass rents higher ($400/wk vs $260/wk).
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 | 221 +87% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.3% | +21.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 46 |
| Median household income | $67,600/yr | $74,360/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +35% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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 (3.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (26.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,007,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ladys Pass has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 86% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 13% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo | 264 across Campaspe |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% | +63% |
Ranking within VIC
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
Liveability
Toolleen is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Toolleen carries more crime risk (70 vs 21).
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Toolleen sits further from the CBD (156.5 km vs 145.7 km).
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 145.7 km | 156.5 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3523 | 0.6% postcode 3551 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3523 | 64 postcode 3551 |
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 (57.1%).
Setting
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 190 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 87 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr | $2,035/yr |
| Council | Greater Bendigo | Campaspe |
Federal electorate
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo | Nicholls |
| Member | Lisa Chesters | Sam Birrell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ladys Pass | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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