Long Gully vs North Bendigo

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Long Gully, most households own their home. In North Bendigo, about half of households rent.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Long Gully has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)
  • North Bendigo has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Long Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($217,500 vs $280,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Long Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Long Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Long Gully is more walkable (75/100 vs 67/100)
  • North Bendigo has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Long Gully North Bendigo
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.

Long Gully North Bendigo
Walkability 75 / 67
Long Gully — Walkability: 75/100 North Bendigo — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 16 / 23
Long Gully — Safety: 16/100 North Bendigo — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Long Gully — Low fire risk: 42/100 North Bendigo — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 56
Long Gully — Low flood risk: 59/100 North Bendigo — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

North Bendigo has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $51,428); North Bendigo has more residents (4,277 vs 3,420).

Long Gully North Bendigo
Population 3,420 4,277
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +5.4%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $51,428/yr $66,612/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $285/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Long Gully North Bendigo
0-4 6.2% / 5.4%
Long Gully — 0-4: 6.2% North Bendigo — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.1% / 10.2%
Long Gully — 5-14: 12.1% North Bendigo — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Long Gully — 15-19: 5.2% North Bendigo — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.3% / 7.9%
Long Gully — 20-24: 7.3% North Bendigo — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 14.7% / 17.2%
Long Gully — 25-34: 14.7% North Bendigo — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 11.1% / 11.4%
Long Gully — 35-44: 11.1% North Bendigo — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 11.1% / 11.4%
Long Gully — 45-54: 11.1% North Bendigo — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 11.1% / 11.0%
Long Gully — 55-64: 11.1% North Bendigo — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 11.1% / 9.2%
Long Gully — 65-74: 11.1% North Bendigo — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.0% / 6.0%
Long Gully — 75-84: 7.0% North Bendigo — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.6% / 4.7%
Long Gully — 85+: 2.6% North Bendigo — 85+: 4.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Long Gully 45.9% lone person
Long Gully — Lone Person: 45.9% Long Gully — Couple Families: 21.3% Long Gully — One Parent Families: 25.5% Long Gully — Group Household: 5.6% Long Gully — Other Families: 1.7%
North Bendigo 45.8% lone person
North Bendigo — Lone Person: 45.8% North Bendigo — Couple Families: 26.4% North Bendigo — One Parent Families: 18.9% North Bendigo — Group Household: 6.9% North Bendigo — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Long Gully 44.3% renting
Long Gully — Owned Outright: 28.5% Long Gully — Mortgage: 27.2% Long Gully — Renting: 44.3%
North Bendigo 46.5% renting
North Bendigo — Owned Outright: 27.4% North Bendigo — Mortgage: 26.2% North Bendigo — Renting: 46.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Long Gully North Bendigo
India 0.6% / 2.6%
Long Gully — India: 0.6% North Bendigo — India: 2.6%
England 1.5% / 1.6%
Long Gully — England: 1.5% North Bendigo — England: 1.6%
Myanmar 1.5% / 1.2%
Long Gully — Myanmar: 1.5% North Bendigo — Myanmar: 1.2%
Thailand 1.6% / 0.9%
Long Gully — Thailand: 1.6% North Bendigo — Thailand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.1%
Long Gully — Philippines: 0.5% North Bendigo — Philippines: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Long Gully North Bendigo
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 15.5%
Long Gully — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% North Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 10.2%
Long Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% North Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.1%
Long Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% North Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.5%
Long Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% North Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Long Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% North Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Long Gully 91.5% houses
Long Gully — Houses: 91.5% Long Gully — Townhouses: 6.1% Long Gully — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
North Bendigo 88.0% houses
North Bendigo — Houses: 88.0% North Bendigo — Townhouses: 9.6% North Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Long Gully North Bendigo
Median house price $520,000 $530,500
Median unit price $400,000 $427,500
Median land price $217,500 $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 22 sales
 28 days
from 44 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Long Gully North Bendigo
2 bed $458K / $465K
Long Gully — 2 bed: $458K (28 sales) North Bendigo — 2 bed: $465K (15 sales)

28 vs 15 sales

3 bed $526K / $518K
Long Gully — 3 bed: $526K (76 sales) North Bendigo — 3 bed: $518K (102 sales)

76 vs 102 sales

4 bed $680K / $644K
Long Gully — 4 bed: $680K (16 sales) North Bendigo — 4 bed: $644K (24 sales)

16 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Long Gully North Bendigo
Residential 57% 55%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 16%
Parks and recreation 13% 11%
Industrial 9% 12%
Other and special use 1% 5%
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

Long Gully North Bendigo
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Long Gully North Bendigo
Houses 4.4%
$480/wk on $562K
 4.3%
$505/wk on $615K
Units — 4.7%
$450/wk on $500K

Ranking within VIC

Long Gully North Bendigo
House price Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

North Bendigo scores higher overall (40 vs 22); Long Gully is more walkable (75 vs 67).

Long Gully North Bendigo
Grade D C
Score 22/100 40/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Long Gully carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).

Long Gully North Bendigo
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
77/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Long Gully North Bendigo
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.4 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.8% 1.3%

Schools in Long Gully

  • St Peter's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in North Bendigo

  • Lightning Reef Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kalianna School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Long Gully North Bendigo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 2 5
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 8

Mobility

Long Gully North Bendigo
Walkability score 75/100 67/100
Distance to Melbourne 153 km 154 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 114 min
Public transport score 74/100 75/100
Peak arrivals per hour 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3550
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3550
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.

Long Gully North Bendigo
Car (driver) 75.8% / 72.3%
Long Gully — Car (driver): 75.8% North Bendigo — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 11.3%
Long Gully — Worked from Home: 10.5% North Bendigo — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 6.8%
Long Gully — Car (passenger): 7.9% North Bendigo — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 2.2% / 7.0%
Long Gully — Walked Only: 2.2% North Bendigo — Walked Only: 7.0%
Bicycle 1.5% / 1.3%
Long Gully — Bicycle: 1.5% North Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.3%
Bus 1.6% / 1.1%
Long Gully — Bus: 1.6% North Bendigo — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Long Gully North Bendigo
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Long Gully North Bendigo
Connectivity score 64/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,810 premises
 35%
2,414 premises

Climate

Long Gully North Bendigo
Annual rainfall 598 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 3.1°C

Council rates

Long Gully North Bendigo
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Long Gully North Bendigo
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Long Gully North Bendigo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Long Gully

Affordable Gentrifying Large Blocks Parks River

North Bendigo

Affordable Large Blocks River

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