Long Gully vs West Bendigo

Long Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in West Bendigo. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Gully, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in West Bendigo: a median of $612,000, against $520,000 in Long Gully, though rent is higher in Long Gully. On these figures, Long Gully tends to suit families with children and 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

Long Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)

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 houses ($520,000 vs $611,888)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Long Gully has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 25%)
  • West Bendigo leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

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 38/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Long Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Long Gully and West 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 West 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 West Bendigo
Walkability 75 / 38
Long Gully — Walkability: 75/100 West Bendigo — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 16 / 14
Long Gully — Safety: 16/100 West Bendigo — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 42 / 37
Long Gully — Low fire risk: 42/100 West Bendigo — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 59 / 69
Long Gully — Low flood risk: 59/100 West Bendigo — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Long Gully has more residents (3,420 vs 378); West Bendigo has higher household incomes ($69,836 vs $51,428).

Long Gully West Bendigo
Population 3,420
+89% vs other
 378
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +0.8%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $51,428/yr $69,836/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+6% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Long Gully West Bendigo
0-4 6.2% / 5.6%
Long Gully — 0-4: 6.2% West Bendigo — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.1% / 8.5%
Long Gully — 5-14: 12.1% West Bendigo — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 5.2% / 5.6%
Long Gully — 15-19: 5.2% West Bendigo — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.3% / 6.6%
Long Gully — 20-24: 7.3% West Bendigo — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 14.7% / 14.8%
Long Gully — 25-34: 14.7% West Bendigo — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 11.1% / 12.4%
Long Gully — 35-44: 11.1% West Bendigo — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.1% / 10.8%
Long Gully — 45-54: 11.1% West Bendigo — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 11.1% / 16.4%
Long Gully — 55-64: 11.1% West Bendigo — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 11.1% / 11.1%
Long Gully — 65-74: 11.1% West Bendigo — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 7.0% / 5.8%
Long Gully — 75-84: 7.0% West Bendigo — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.6% / 2.1%
Long Gully — 85+: 2.6% West Bendigo — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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%
West Bendigo 44.9% lone person
West Bendigo — Lone Person: 44.9% West Bendigo — Couple Families: 29.7% West Bendigo — One Parent Families: 18.6% West Bendigo — Group Household: 3.4% West Bendigo — Other Families: 3.4%
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%
West Bendigo 24.8% renting
West Bendigo — Owned Outright: 37.6% West Bendigo — Mortgage: 37.6% West Bendigo — Renting: 24.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Long Gully West Bendigo
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 20.4%
Long Gully — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% West Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.6%
Long Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% West Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.3%
Long Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% West Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.9%
Long Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% West Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
Long Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% West Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Long Gully West Bendigo
England 1.5% / 2.1%
Long Gully — England: 1.5% West Bendigo — England: 2.1%
Myanmar 1.5% / 1.3%
Long Gully — Myanmar: 1.5% West Bendigo — Myanmar: 1.3%
Thailand 1.6% / —
Long Gully — Thailand: 1.6% West Bendigo — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.1%
Long Gully — Scotland: not among its largest West Bendigo — Scotland: 1.1%
India 0.6% / —
Long Gully — India: 0.6% West Bendigo — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Long Gully — Philippines: 0.5% West Bendigo — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

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%
West Bendigo 93.6% houses
West Bendigo — Houses: 93.6% West Bendigo — Townhouses: 3.8% West Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Long Gully West Bendigo
Median house price $520,000 $611,888
Median unit price $400,000 —
Median land price $217,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

West Bendigo has more rural and farming land (11% vs 0%).

Long Gully West Bendigo
Residential 57% 27%
Parks and recreation 13% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 8%
Rural and farming 0% 11%
Industrial 9% 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

Long Gully West 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 West Bendigo
Houses 4.4%
$480/wk on $562K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Long Gully West Bendigo
House price Higher than 15% of VIC —
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 42% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of VIC —

Liveability

Long Gully is more walkable (75 vs 38).

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

Risk profile

Long Gully carries more flood risk (41 vs 31).

Long Gully West Bendigo
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
86/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Long Gully West Bendigo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.4 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.3 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 West Bendigo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Long Gully West Bendigo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 10 4
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 3

Mobility

Long Gully West Bendigo
Walkability score 75/100 38/100
Distance to Melbourne 153 km 151.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 111 min
Public transport score 74/100 26/100
Peak arrivals per hour 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 West Bendigo
Car (driver) 75.8% / 84.9%
Long Gully — Car (driver): 75.8% West Bendigo — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 9.9%
Long Gully — Worked from Home: 10.5% West Bendigo — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 3.3%
Long Gully — Car (passenger): 7.9% West Bendigo — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.0%
Long Gully — Walked Only: 2.2% West Bendigo — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 1.6% / —
Long Gully — Bus: 1.6% West Bendigo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Long Gully West Bendigo
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Long Gully West Bendigo
Connectivity score 64/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,810 premises
 53%
215 premises

Climate

Long Gully West Bendigo
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Long Gully West 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 West 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

West Bendigo

Acreage Parks River

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