Maiden Gully vs Eaglehawk

Maiden Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Eaglehawk. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maiden Gully, most households are couple families. In Eaglehawk, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Maiden Gully: a median of $800,000, against $571,000 in Eaglehawk, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Maiden Gully tends to suit families with children and couples, while Eaglehawk suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Maiden Gully

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Eaglehawk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($571,000 vs $800,000)
  • has cheaper land ($305,500 vs $385,000)
  • But Maiden Gully leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eaglehawk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Maiden Gully leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Maiden Gully

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 119 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (152.1 km vs 158.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Maiden Gully carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 76/100)
  • Eaglehawk has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Maiden Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs -2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
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.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Walkability 30 / 24
Maiden Gully — Walkability: 30/100 Eaglehawk — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 77 / 24
Maiden Gully — Safety: 77/100 Eaglehawk — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 62 / 55
Maiden Gully — Low fire risk: 62/100 Eaglehawk — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 52 / 54
Maiden Gully — Low flood risk: 52/100 Eaglehawk — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Maiden Gully has higher household incomes ($114,868 vs $59,280); Maiden Gully rents higher ($380/wk vs $265/wk).

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Population 5,407 5,538
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% -2.7%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $114,868/yr
+48% vs other
 $59,280/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+30% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
0-4 6.8% / 5.4%
Maiden Gully — 0-4: 6.8% Eaglehawk — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 17.9% / 11.4%
Maiden Gully — 5-14: 17.9% Eaglehawk — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.7% / 5.0%
Maiden Gully — 15-19: 6.7% Eaglehawk — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.2% / 6.0%
Maiden Gully — 20-24: 5.2% Eaglehawk — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.1% / 13.2%
Maiden Gully — 25-34: 9.1% Eaglehawk — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.3% / 10.4%
Maiden Gully — 35-44: 15.3% Eaglehawk — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.3% / 12.1%
Maiden Gully — 45-54: 14.3% Eaglehawk — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.4% / 13.6%
Maiden Gully — 55-64: 11.4% Eaglehawk — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 9.5% / 13.2%
Maiden Gully — 65-74: 9.5% Eaglehawk — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 3.3% / 7.2%
Maiden Gully — 75-84: 3.3% Eaglehawk — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.5% / 2.5%
Maiden Gully — 85+: 0.5% Eaglehawk — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully 69.3% couple families
Maiden Gully — Couple Families: 69.3% Maiden Gully — Lone Person: 15.6% Maiden Gully — One Parent Families: 11.8% Maiden Gully — Group Household: 2.5% Maiden Gully — Other Families: 0.9%
Eaglehawk 28.3% couple families
Eaglehawk — Couple Families: 28.3% Eaglehawk — Lone Person: 47.1% Eaglehawk — One Parent Families: 18.9% Eaglehawk — Group Household: 3.9% Eaglehawk — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully 7.4% renting
Maiden Gully — Owned Outright: 36.7% Maiden Gully — Mortgage: 55.9% Maiden Gully — Renting: 7.4%
Eaglehawk 29.5% renting
Eaglehawk — Owned Outright: 37.8% Eaglehawk — Mortgage: 32.7% Eaglehawk — Renting: 29.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 18.3%
Maiden Gully — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Eaglehawk — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 6.9%
Maiden Gully — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Eaglehawk — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.5%
Maiden Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Eaglehawk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.8%
Maiden Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Eaglehawk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.7%
Maiden Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Eaglehawk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
England 1.4% / 1.8%
Maiden Gully — England: 1.4% Eaglehawk — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.7%
Maiden Gully — New Zealand: 0.6% Eaglehawk — New Zealand: 0.7%
India 0.7% / 0.3%
Maiden Gully — India: 0.7% Eaglehawk — India: 0.3%
Myanmar — / 0.8%
Maiden Gully — Myanmar: not among its largest Eaglehawk — Myanmar: 0.8%
Thailand — / 0.7%
Maiden Gully — Thailand: not among its largest Eaglehawk — Thailand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.3%
Maiden Gully — Philippines: 0.3% Eaglehawk — Philippines: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.2%
Maiden Gully — Netherlands: 0.3% Eaglehawk — Netherlands: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully 98.9% houses
Maiden Gully — Houses: 98.9% Maiden Gully — Townhouses: 0.0% Maiden Gully — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Eaglehawk 92.4% houses
Eaglehawk — Houses: 92.4% Eaglehawk — Townhouses: 7.2% Eaglehawk — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Median house price $800,000 $571,000
Median unit price — $395,500
Median land price $385,000 $305,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 73 sales
 25 days
from 58 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.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
3 bed $695K / $568K
Maiden Gully — 3 bed: $695K (32 sales) Eaglehawk — 3 bed: $568K (89 sales)

32 vs 89 sales

4 bed $812K / $630K
Maiden Gully — 4 bed: $812K (84 sales) Eaglehawk — 4 bed: $630K (46 sales)

84 vs 46 sales

Zoning mix

Maiden Gully has more rural and farming land (44% vs 23%).

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Rural and farming 44% 23%
Parks and recreation 31% 33%
Residential 22% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Industrial 1% 5%
Other and special use 0% 3%
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

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
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.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Houses 3.9%
$675/wk on $904K
 4.3%
$530/wk on $634K
Units — 4.4%
$390/wk on $464K

Ranking within VIC

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
House price Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 4% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Maiden Gully scores higher overall (55 vs 20).

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Grade B D
Score 55/100 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Eaglehawk carries more crime risk (76 vs 23).

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.4 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 0.7%

Schools in Maiden Gully

  • Maiden Gully Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist College Bendigo Catholic · Combined below peers

Schools in Eaglehawk

  • St Liborius' School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Eaglehawk Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Eaglehawk Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 5 3
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Eaglehawk sits further from the CBD (158.2 km vs 152.1 km).

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Walkability score 30/100 24/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.1 km 158.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 119 min
Public transport score 75/100 77/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 45.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 75.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
 0.2%
postcode 3556
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
 44
postcode 3556

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.

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Car (driver) 76.4% / 79.7%
Maiden Gully — Car (driver): 76.4% Eaglehawk — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 10.3%
Maiden Gully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Eaglehawk — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.4%
Maiden Gully — Car (passenger): 5.7% Eaglehawk — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.8%
Maiden Gully — Walked Only: 0.8% Eaglehawk — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 0.4% / 0.9%
Maiden Gully — Bus: 0.4% Eaglehawk — Bus: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.6% / 0.5%
Maiden Gully — Bicycle: 0.6% Eaglehawk — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Connectivity score 84/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
2,088 premises
 42%
2,908 premises

Climate

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
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

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

Federal electorate

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maiden Gully Eaglehawk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maiden Gully

Acreage Family

Eaglehawk

Acreage Affordable River

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