Lillicur vs Bung Bong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bung Bong, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bung Bong tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.

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

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

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

Bung Bong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $210/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lillicur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (169.1 km vs 176.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bung Bong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Lillicur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (193.1% vs 23.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lillicur Bung Bong
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.

Lillicur Bung Bong
Walkability 0 / 0
Lillicur — Walkability: 0/100 Bung Bong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 74
Lillicur — Safety: 51/100 Bung Bong — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 19 / 22
Lillicur — Low fire risk: 19/100 Bung Bong — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 64 / 39
Lillicur — Low flood risk: 64/100 Bung Bong — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Lillicur has more residents (85 vs 63); Lillicur rents higher ($210/wk vs $160/wk).

Lillicur Bung Bong
Population 85
+26% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +193.1% +23.5%
Median age 58 59
Median household income $58,500/yr
+13% vs other
 $50,908/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+24% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lillicur Bung Bong
0-4 — / 6.3%
Lillicur — 0-4: not among its largest Bung Bong — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 8.2% / 12.7%
Lillicur — 5-14: 8.2% Bung Bong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 3.5% / 6.3%
Lillicur — 15-19: 3.5% Bung Bong — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.9% / —
Lillicur — 20-24: 5.9% Bung Bong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.5% / 4.8%
Lillicur — 25-34: 3.5% Bung Bong — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 8.2% / —
Lillicur — 35-44: 8.2% Bung Bong — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 11.8% / 4.8%
Lillicur — 45-54: 11.8% Bung Bong — 45-54: 4.8%
55-64 29.4% / 20.6%
Lillicur — 55-64: 29.4% Bung Bong — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 22.4% / 23.8%
Lillicur — 65-74: 22.4% Bung Bong — 65-74: 23.8%
75-84 7.1% / 14.3%
Lillicur — 75-84: 7.1% Bung Bong — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / —
Lillicur — 85+: not among its largest Bung Bong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

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.

Lillicur Bung Bong
England 9.4% / 6.3%
Lillicur — England: 9.4% Bung Bong — England: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lillicur 40.0% lone person
Lillicur — Lone Person: 40.0% Lillicur — Group Household: 25.0% Lillicur — One Parent Families: 20.0% Lillicur — Couple Families: 15.0%
Bung Bong 100.0% lone person
Bung Bong — Lone Person: 100.0% Bung Bong — Group Household: 0.0% Bung Bong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bung Bong — Couple Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lillicur 88.5% houses
Lillicur — Houses: 88.5% Lillicur — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Bung Bong 100.0% houses
Bung Bong — Houses: 100.0% Bung Bong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lillicur Bung Bong
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 15.9%
Lillicur — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Bung Bong — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 20.6%
Lillicur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Bung Bong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 12.7%
Lillicur — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Bung Bong — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Lillicur — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bung Bong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lillicur 0.0% renting
Lillicur — Owned Outright: 67.9% Lillicur — Mortgage: 32.1% Lillicur — Renting: 0.0%
Bung Bong 12.0% renting
Bung Bong — Owned Outright: 72.0% Bung Bong — Mortgage: 16.0% Bung Bong — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Bung Bong has more rural and farming land (78% vs 50%).

Lillicur Bung Bong
Rural and farming 50% 78%
Parks and recreation 46% 18%
Environmental 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Lillicur Bung Bong
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lillicur Bung Bong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Lillicur Bung Bong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lillicur carries more crime risk (49 vs 26); Bung Bong carries more flood risk (61 vs 36).

Lillicur Bung Bong
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Lillicur Bung Bong
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

Lillicur Bung Bong
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Bung Bong sits further from the CBD (176.9 km vs 169.1 km).

Lillicur Bung Bong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 169.1 km 176.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3371
 0.2%
postcode 3465
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3371
 36
postcode 3465

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.

Lillicur Bung Bong
Car (driver) 66.7% / 65.0%
Lillicur — Car (driver): 66.7% Bung Bong — Car (driver): 65.0%
Walked Only 33.3% / 15.0%
Lillicur — Walked Only: 33.3% Bung Bong — Walked Only: 15.0%
Worked from Home — / 20.0%
Lillicur — Worked from Home: not among its largest Bung Bong — Worked from Home: 20.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Lillicur Bung Bong
Elevation 305 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lillicur Bung Bong
Connectivity score 18/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Lillicur Bung Bong
Annual rainfall 508 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Lillicur Bung Bong
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Lillicur Bung Bong
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lillicur Bung Bong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lillicur

Retirees Rural

Bung Bong

Retirees Rural

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