Mandurang vs Strathfieldsaye

Strathfieldsaye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Mandurang. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mandurang: a median of $1.02 million, against $780,000 in Strathfieldsaye, though rent is higher in Strathfieldsaye. On these figures, Strathfieldsaye tends to suit 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

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,017,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandurang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.2% vs 17.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mandurang and Strathfieldsaye 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 Strathfieldsaye
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 Strathfieldsaye
Walkability 0 / 72
Mandurang — Walkability: 0/100 Strathfieldsaye — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 82 / 78
Mandurang — Safety: 82/100 Strathfieldsaye — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Mandurang — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathfieldsaye — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 100 / 49
Mandurang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Strathfieldsaye — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Strathfieldsaye has more residents (6,850 vs 753); Strathfieldsaye rents higher ($400/wk vs $310/wk).

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Population 753 6,850
+810% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +26.2%
Median age 44 36
Median household income $118,508/yr
+2% vs other
 $116,324/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $400/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
0-4 5.0% / 7.0%
Mandurang — 0-4: 5.0% Strathfieldsaye — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 17.7% / 18.0%
Mandurang — 5-14: 17.7% Strathfieldsaye — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 5.7% / 7.3%
Mandurang — 15-19: 5.7% Strathfieldsaye — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.2% / 4.7%
Mandurang — 20-24: 5.2% Strathfieldsaye — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.4% / 11.0%
Mandurang — 25-34: 6.4% Strathfieldsaye — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 11.8% / 14.6%
Mandurang — 35-44: 11.8% Strathfieldsaye — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 14.1% / 13.0%
Mandurang — 45-54: 14.1% Strathfieldsaye — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 19.4% / 10.3%
Mandurang — 55-64: 19.4% Strathfieldsaye — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 12.1% / 9.8%
Mandurang — 65-74: 12.1% Strathfieldsaye — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.9% / 3.5%
Mandurang — 75-84: 3.9% Strathfieldsaye — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 0.9% / 0.8%
Mandurang — 85+: 0.9% Strathfieldsaye — 85+: 0.8%

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%
Strathfieldsaye 66.0% couple families
Strathfieldsaye — Couple Families: 66.0% Strathfieldsaye — Lone Person: 17.0% Strathfieldsaye — One Parent Families: 14.3% Strathfieldsaye — Group Household: 2.2% Strathfieldsaye — Other Families: 0.4%
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%
Strathfieldsaye 13.2% renting
Strathfieldsaye — Owned Outright: 35.0% Strathfieldsaye — Mortgage: 51.9% Strathfieldsaye — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 14.6%
Mandurang — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Strathfieldsaye — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 14.4%
Mandurang — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Strathfieldsaye — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Mandurang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Strathfieldsaye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 3.3%
Mandurang — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Strathfieldsaye — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / 3.2%
Mandurang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Strathfieldsaye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

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 Strathfieldsaye
England 2.0% / 2.0%
Mandurang — England: 2.0% Strathfieldsaye — England: 2.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Mandurang — Philippines: 0.8% Strathfieldsaye — Philippines: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.6%
Mandurang — New Zealand: 0.5% Strathfieldsaye — New Zealand: 0.6%
China 0.7% / 0.3%
Mandurang — China: 0.7% Strathfieldsaye — China: 0.3%
India — / 0.9%
Mandurang — India: not among its largest Strathfieldsaye — India: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.3%
Mandurang — Scotland: 0.5% Strathfieldsaye — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Mandurang — South Africa: not among its largest Strathfieldsaye — South Africa: 0.5%

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 — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Mandurang — Townhouses: 0.0%
Strathfieldsaye 100.0% houses
Strathfieldsaye — Houses: 100.0% Strathfieldsaye — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Strathfieldsaye — Townhouses: 0.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Median house price $1,017,500 $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $332,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 81 sales

Zoning mix

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Parks and recreation 51% 27%
Rural and farming 41% 35%
Residential 5% 28%
Environmental 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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 Strathfieldsaye
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 Strathfieldsaye
Houses — 3.6%
$630/wk on $901K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
House price — Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Strathfieldsaye is more walkable (72 vs 0); Mandurang scores higher overall (67 vs 62).

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Strathfieldsaye carries more flood risk (51 vs 0); Strathfieldsaye carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
22/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.2% 2.0%

Schools in Mandurang

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

Schools in Strathfieldsaye

  • St Francis of the Fields School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Strathfieldsaye Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Walkability score 0/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 145.1 km 146 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
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.

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Car (driver) 71.5% / 71.8%
Mandurang — Car (driver): 71.5% Strathfieldsaye — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 20.7%
Mandurang — Worked from Home: 22.9% Strathfieldsaye — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.5%
Mandurang — Car (passenger): 3.7% Strathfieldsaye — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.0%
Mandurang — Walked Only: 0.9% Strathfieldsaye — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.3%
Mandurang — Bicycle: 0.9% Strathfieldsaye — Bicycle: 0.3%
Bus — / 0.7%
Mandurang — Bus: not among its largest Strathfieldsaye — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Elevation 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
Connectivity score 30/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
270 premises
 58%
2,881 premises

Climate

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mandurang Strathfieldsaye
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

Strathfieldsaye

Acreage Family Parks Quiet River

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