Maiden Gully vs Kangaroo Flat

Maiden Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Kangaroo Flat. 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 Kangaroo Flat, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Maiden Gully: a median of $800,000, against $595,000 in Kangaroo Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Maiden Gully tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kangaroo Flat 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

They split

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

  • Maiden Gully carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 79/100)
  • Kangaroo Flat has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $800,000)
  • has cheaper land ($333,000 vs $385,000)
  • But Maiden Gully leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Maiden Gully leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 30/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (144.3 km vs 152.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • But Maiden Gully carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 79/100)

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

Maiden Gully and Kangaroo Flat 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 Kangaroo Flat
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 Kangaroo Flat
Walkability 30 / 75
Maiden Gully — Walkability: 30/100 Kangaroo Flat — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 77 / 21
Maiden Gully — Safety: 77/100 Kangaroo Flat — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Maiden Gully — Low fire risk: 62/100 Kangaroo Flat — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 48
Maiden Gully — Low flood risk: 52/100 Kangaroo Flat — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Kangaroo Flat has more residents (11,328 vs 5,407); Maiden Gully has higher household incomes ($114,868 vs $59,488).

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Population 5,407 11,328
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +9.0%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $114,868/yr
+48% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+25% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
0-4 6.8% / 5.4%
Maiden Gully — 0-4: 6.8% Kangaroo Flat — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 17.9% / 10.7%
Maiden Gully — 5-14: 17.9% Kangaroo Flat — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.7% / 4.9%
Maiden Gully — 15-19: 6.7% Kangaroo Flat — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.2% / 5.0%
Maiden Gully — 20-24: 5.2% Kangaroo Flat — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.1% / 13.2%
Maiden Gully — 25-34: 9.1% Kangaroo Flat — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.3% / 11.2%
Maiden Gully — 35-44: 15.3% Kangaroo Flat — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.3% / 10.4%
Maiden Gully — 45-54: 14.3% Kangaroo Flat — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 11.4% / 11.8%
Maiden Gully — 55-64: 11.4% Kangaroo Flat — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.5% / 13.0%
Maiden Gully — 65-74: 9.5% Kangaroo Flat — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.3% / 10.0%
Maiden Gully — 75-84: 3.3% Kangaroo Flat — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 0.5% / 4.6%
Maiden Gully — 85+: 0.5% Kangaroo Flat — 85+: 4.6%

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%
Kangaroo Flat 28.8% couple families
Kangaroo Flat — Couple Families: 28.8% Kangaroo Flat — Lone Person: 46.9% Kangaroo Flat — One Parent Families: 18.4% Kangaroo Flat — Group Household: 4.1% Kangaroo Flat — 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%
Kangaroo Flat 28.8% renting
Kangaroo Flat — Owned Outright: 39.8% Kangaroo Flat — Mortgage: 31.3% Kangaroo Flat — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 17.0%
Maiden Gully — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Kangaroo Flat — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 7.2%
Maiden Gully — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Kangaroo Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.8%
Maiden Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Kangaroo Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.7%
Maiden Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kangaroo Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.9%
Maiden Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Kangaroo Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

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 Kangaroo Flat
England 1.4% / 1.7%
Maiden Gully — England: 1.4% Kangaroo Flat — England: 1.7%
India 0.7% / 1.2%
Maiden Gully — India: 0.7% Kangaroo Flat — India: 1.2%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.1%
Maiden Gully — Philippines: 0.3% Kangaroo Flat — Philippines: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.6%
Maiden Gully — New Zealand: 0.6% Kangaroo Flat — New Zealand: 0.6%
Myanmar — / 1.1%
Maiden Gully — Myanmar: not among its largest Kangaroo Flat — Myanmar: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.4%
Maiden Gully — Netherlands: 0.3% Kangaroo Flat — Netherlands: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.6%
Maiden Gully — Thailand: not among its largest Kangaroo Flat — Thailand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

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%
Kangaroo Flat 89.6% houses
Kangaroo Flat — Houses: 89.6% Kangaroo Flat — Townhouses: 9.4% Kangaroo Flat — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Median house price $800,000 $595,000
Median unit price — $427,500
Median land price $385,000 $333,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 73 sales
 26 days
from 104 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 Kangaroo Flat
3 bed $695K / $580K
Maiden Gully — 3 bed: $695K (32 sales) Kangaroo Flat — 3 bed: $580K (221 sales)

32 vs 221 sales

4 bed $812K / $685K
Maiden Gully — 4 bed: $812K (84 sales) Kangaroo Flat — 4 bed: $685K (81 sales)

84 vs 81 sales

5 bed $938K / $710K
Maiden Gully — 5 bed: $938K (18 sales) Kangaroo Flat — 5 bed: $710K (6 sales)

18 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Maiden Gully has more rural and farming land (44% vs 5%).

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Rural and farming 44% 5%
Residential 22% 41%
Parks and recreation 31% 38%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 12%
Industrial 1% 3%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 Kangaroo Flat
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 Kangaroo Flat
Houses 3.9%
$675/wk on $904K
 4.2%
$550/wk on $680K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
House price Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 13% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Kangaroo Flat is more walkable (75 vs 30); Maiden Gully scores higher overall (55 vs 32).

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Grade B C
Score 55/100 32/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Maiden Gully carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Kangaroo Flat carries more crime risk (79 vs 23).

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.4 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.6 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 Kangaroo Flat

  • Kangaroo Flat Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • OneSchool Global Vic - Bendigo Centre Independent · Combined
  • Weeroona College Bendigo - Bendigo FLO Government · Secondary
  • Bendigo Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 14
Childcare 5 9
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 16

Mobility

Maiden Gully sits further from the CBD (152.1 km vs 144.3 km).

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Walkability score 30/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.1 km
+5% vs other
 144.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 100 min
Public transport score 75/100 77/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 45.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 134.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
 0.4%
postcode 3555
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
 38
postcode 3555

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 Kangaroo Flat
Car (driver) 76.4% / 77.5%
Maiden Gully — Car (driver): 76.4% Kangaroo Flat — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 12.2%
Maiden Gully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Kangaroo Flat — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.6%
Maiden Gully — Car (passenger): 5.7% Kangaroo Flat — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.4%
Maiden Gully — Walked Only: 0.8% Kangaroo Flat — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 0.4% / 1.5%
Maiden Gully — Bus: 0.4% Kangaroo Flat — Bus: 1.5%
Bicycle 0.6% / 0.5%
Maiden Gully — Bicycle: 0.6% Kangaroo Flat — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
Connectivity score 84/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
2,088 premises
 51%
5,883 premises

Climate

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Maiden Gully Kangaroo Flat
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

Kangaroo Flat

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre Retirees River

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