Mandurang vs Kangaroo Flat

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mandurang, most households are couple families. In Kangaroo Flat, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mandurang: a median of $1.02 million, against $595,000 in Kangaroo Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mandurang 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

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Mandurang carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mandurang leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Kangaroo Flat has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $1,017,500)

Weighs house 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 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $310/wk)
  • But Mandurang leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kangaroo Flat

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)
  • But Mandurang carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Mandurang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mandurang 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.

Mandurang 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.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Walkability 0 / 75
Mandurang — Walkability: 0/100 Kangaroo Flat — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 82 / 21
Mandurang — Safety: 82/100 Kangaroo Flat — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mandurang — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kangaroo Flat — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 48
Mandurang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kangaroo Flat — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Kangaroo Flat has more residents (11,328 vs 753); Mandurang has higher household incomes ($118,508 vs $59,488).

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Population 753 11,328
+1404% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +9.0%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $118,508/yr
+50% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+8% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
0-4 5.0% / 5.4%
Mandurang — 0-4: 5.0% Kangaroo Flat — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 17.7% / 10.7%
Mandurang — 5-14: 17.7% Kangaroo Flat — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.7% / 4.9%
Mandurang — 15-19: 5.7% Kangaroo Flat — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.2% / 5.0%
Mandurang — 20-24: 5.2% Kangaroo Flat — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 6.4% / 13.2%
Mandurang — 25-34: 6.4% Kangaroo Flat — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.8% / 11.2%
Mandurang — 35-44: 11.8% Kangaroo Flat — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.1% / 10.4%
Mandurang — 45-54: 14.1% Kangaroo Flat — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 19.4% / 11.8%
Mandurang — 55-64: 19.4% Kangaroo Flat — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 12.1% / 13.0%
Mandurang — 65-74: 12.1% Kangaroo Flat — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.9% / 10.0%
Mandurang — 75-84: 3.9% Kangaroo Flat — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 0.9% / 4.6%
Mandurang — 85+: 0.9% Kangaroo Flat — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandurang 67.9% couple families
Mandurang — Couple Families: 67.9% Mandurang — Lone Person: 19.5% Mandurang — One Parent Families: 9.4% Mandurang — Group Household: 3.1% Mandurang — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Mandurang 6.2% renting
Mandurang — Owned Outright: 44.6% Mandurang — Mortgage: 49.2% Mandurang — Renting: 6.2%
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.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 17.0%
Mandurang — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Kangaroo Flat — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 7.2%
Mandurang — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Kangaroo Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.8%
Mandurang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Kangaroo Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 1.9%
Mandurang — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Kangaroo Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / 1.7%
Mandurang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Kangaroo Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
England 2.0% / 1.7%
Mandurang — England: 2.0% Kangaroo Flat — England: 1.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.1%
Mandurang — Philippines: 0.8% Kangaroo Flat — Philippines: 1.1%
India — / 1.2%
Mandurang — India: not among its largest Kangaroo Flat — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.6%
Mandurang — New Zealand: 0.5% Kangaroo Flat — New Zealand: 0.6%
Myanmar — / 1.1%
Mandurang — Myanmar: not among its largest Kangaroo Flat — Myanmar: 1.1%
Thailand 0.5% / 0.6%
Mandurang — Thailand: 0.5% Kangaroo Flat — Thailand: 0.6%
China 0.7% / —
Mandurang — China: 0.7% Kangaroo Flat — China: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Mandurang — Scotland: 0.5% Kangaroo Flat — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mandurang 98.8% houses
Mandurang — Houses: 98.8% Mandurang — Townhouses: 0.0% Mandurang — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
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

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Median house price $1,017,500 $595,000
Median unit price — $427,500
Median land price — $333,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 104 sales

Zoning mix

Mandurang has more rural and farming land (41% vs 5%).

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Parks and recreation 51% 38%
Residential 5% 41%
Rural and farming 41% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 12%
Industrial 0% 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

Mandurang 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.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Houses — 4.2%
$550/wk on $680K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
House price — Higher than 21% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 13% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 47% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Kangaroo Flat is more walkable (75 vs 0); Mandurang scores higher overall (67 vs 32).

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Grade B C
Score 67/100 32/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kangaroo Flat carries more flood risk (52 vs 0); Kangaroo Flat carries more crime risk (79 vs 18).

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 High
79/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.2% 0.7%

Schools in Mandurang

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

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

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

Mobility

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Walkability score 0/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 145.1 km 144.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 100 min
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.

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Car (driver) 71.5% / 77.5%
Mandurang — Car (driver): 71.5% Kangaroo Flat — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 12.2%
Mandurang — Worked from Home: 22.9% Kangaroo Flat — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 6.6%
Mandurang — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kangaroo Flat — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.4%
Mandurang — Walked Only: 0.9% Kangaroo Flat — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.5%
Mandurang — Bus: not among its largest Kangaroo Flat — Bus: 1.5%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.5%
Mandurang — Bicycle: 0.9% Kangaroo Flat — Bicycle: 0.5%

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

Setting

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Elevation 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Connectivity score 30/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
270 premises
 51%
5,883 premises

Climate

Mandurang 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mandurang Kangaroo Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mandurang

Acreage Family Professionals

Kangaroo Flat

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre Retirees River

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