Maiden Gully vs Myers Flat

Maiden Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Myers Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maiden Gully, most households are couple families. In Myers Flat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Maiden Gully tends to suit families with children and couples, while Myers Flat suits people living alone 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

Maiden Gully

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Myers Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maiden Gully

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (152.1 km vs 165.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Maiden Gully is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • Myers Flat has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Myers Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maiden Gully and Myers 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 Myers 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 Myers Flat
Walkability 30 / 0
Maiden Gully — Walkability: 30/100 Myers Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 69
Maiden Gully — Safety: 77/100 Myers Flat — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 62 / 87
Maiden Gully — Low fire risk: 62/100 Myers Flat — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 52 / 24
Maiden Gully — Low flood risk: 52/100 Myers Flat — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Maiden Gully has more residents (5,407 vs 545); Maiden Gully rents higher ($380/wk vs $190/wk).

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Population 5,407
+90% vs other
 545
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +18.7%
Median age 37 50
Median household income $114,868/yr
+31% vs other
 $79,300/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+50% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
0-4 6.8% / 4.2%
Maiden Gully — 0-4: 6.8% Myers Flat — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 17.9% / 12.1%
Maiden Gully — 5-14: 17.9% Myers Flat — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.7% / 6.4%
Maiden Gully — 15-19: 6.7% Myers Flat — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.2% / 3.5%
Maiden Gully — 20-24: 5.2% Myers Flat — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 9.1% / 5.9%
Maiden Gully — 25-34: 9.1% Myers Flat — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 15.3% / 12.1%
Maiden Gully — 35-44: 15.3% Myers Flat — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.3% / 13.8%
Maiden Gully — 45-54: 14.3% Myers Flat — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 11.4% / 20.2%
Maiden Gully — 55-64: 11.4% Myers Flat — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 9.5% / 18.2%
Maiden Gully — 65-74: 9.5% Myers Flat — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 3.3% / 3.3%
Maiden Gully — 75-84: 3.3% Myers Flat — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.5% / 1.5%
Maiden Gully — 85+: 0.5% Myers Flat — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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%
Myers Flat 48.0% couple families
Myers Flat — Couple Families: 48.0% Myers Flat — Lone Person: 35.2% Myers Flat — One Parent Families: 10.4% Myers Flat — Group Household: 2.4% Myers Flat — Other Families: 4.0%
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%
Myers Flat 8.4% renting
Myers Flat — Owned Outright: 53.4% Myers Flat — Mortgage: 38.2% Myers Flat — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 21.3%
Maiden Gully — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Myers Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 8.1%
Maiden Gully — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Myers Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.3%
Maiden Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Myers Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.2%
Maiden Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Myers Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.5%
Maiden Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Myers Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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 Myers Flat
England 1.4% / 2.4%
Maiden Gully — England: 1.4% Myers Flat — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.7%
Maiden Gully — New Zealand: 0.6% Myers Flat — New Zealand: 0.7%
China 0.1% / 0.7%
Maiden Gully — China: 0.1% Myers Flat — China: 0.7%
India 0.7% / —
Maiden Gully — India: 0.7% Myers Flat — India: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Maiden Gully — Thailand: not among its largest Myers Flat — Thailand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Maiden Gully — Philippines: 0.3% Myers Flat — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Maiden Gully — Netherlands: 0.3% Myers Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maiden Gully 98.9% houses
Maiden Gully — Houses: 98.9% Maiden Gully — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Myers Flat 93.8% houses
Myers Flat — Houses: 93.8% Myers Flat — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Median house price $800,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $385,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 73 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Myers Flat has more rural and farming land (83% vs 44%).

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Rural and farming 44% 83%
Parks and recreation 31% 12%
Residential 22% 1%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
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 Myers 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 Myers Flat
Houses 3.9%
$675/wk on $904K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
House price Higher than 48% of VIC —
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC —

Liveability

Maiden Gully is more walkable (30 vs 0); Maiden Gully scores higher overall (55 vs 34).

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Grade B C
Score 55/100 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Maiden Gully carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 13); Myers Flat carries more flood risk (76 vs 48).

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.4 km
 None

Schools in Maiden Gully

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

Schools in Myers Flat

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

Amenities in the suburb

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Myers Flat sits further from the CBD (165.2 km vs 152.1 km).

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.1 km 165.2 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 120 min
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 Myers Flat
Car (driver) 76.4% / 74.0%
Maiden Gully — Car (driver): 76.4% Myers Flat — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 16.5%
Maiden Gully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Myers Flat — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 3.0%
Maiden Gully — Car (passenger): 5.7% Myers Flat — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 0.8% / 5.2%
Maiden Gully — Walked Only: 0.8% Myers Flat — Walked Only: 5.2%
Bus 0.4% / 1.3%
Maiden Gully — Bus: 0.4% Myers Flat — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Maiden Gully — Bicycle: 0.6% Myers Flat — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maiden Gully Myers Flat
Connectivity score 84/100 44/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
2,088 premises
 16%
209 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Maiden Gully Myers 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 Myers 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

Myers Flat

Rural

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