Marong vs Maiden Gully

Marong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Maiden Gully. 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 Maiden Gully: a median of $800,000, against $675,000 in Marong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marong 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

Maiden Gully

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Marong has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $800,000)
  • Maiden Gully has cheaper land ($385,000 vs $620,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Marong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maiden Gully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (152.1 km vs 157 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maiden Gully

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Marong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.6% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marong Maiden Gully
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.

Marong Maiden Gully
Walkability 0 / 30
Marong — Walkability: 0/100 Maiden Gully — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 66 / 77
Marong — Safety: 66/100 Maiden Gully — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 60 / 62
Marong — Low fire risk: 60/100 Maiden Gully — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 55 / 52
Marong — Low flood risk: 55/100 Maiden Gully — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Maiden Gully has more residents (5,407 vs 2,005); Maiden Gully skews older (37 vs 31).

Marong Maiden Gully
Population 2,005 5,407
+170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.6% +8.3%
Median age 31 37
Median household income $103,428/yr $114,868/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $380/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marong Maiden Gully
0-4 10.9% / 6.8%
Marong — 0-4: 10.9% Maiden Gully — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 16.6% / 17.9%
Marong — 5-14: 16.6% Maiden Gully — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 5.1% / 6.7%
Marong — 15-19: 5.1% Maiden Gully — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.0% / 5.2%
Marong — 20-24: 4.0% Maiden Gully — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 19.5% / 9.1%
Marong — 25-34: 19.5% Maiden Gully — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 16.6% / 15.3%
Marong — 35-44: 16.6% Maiden Gully — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 8.0% / 14.3%
Marong — 45-54: 8.0% Maiden Gully — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 8.7% / 11.4%
Marong — 55-64: 8.7% Maiden Gully — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 7.8% / 9.5%
Marong — 65-74: 7.8% Maiden Gully — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 2.5% / 3.3%
Marong — 75-84: 2.5% Maiden Gully — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.6% / 0.5%
Marong — 85+: 0.6% Maiden Gully — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marong 67.2% couple families
Marong — Couple Families: 67.2% Marong — Lone Person: 20.0% Marong — One Parent Families: 9.8% Marong — Group Household: 2.2% Marong — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marong 11.4% renting
Marong — Owned Outright: 24.0% Marong — Mortgage: 64.6% Marong — Renting: 11.4%
Maiden Gully 7.4% renting
Maiden Gully — Owned Outright: 36.7% Maiden Gully — Mortgage: 55.9% Maiden Gully — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marong Maiden Gully
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 18.6%
Marong — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Maiden Gully — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 10.6%
Marong — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Maiden Gully — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.6%
Marong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Maiden Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.6%
Marong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Maiden Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.4%
Marong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Maiden Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Marong Maiden Gully
England 1.2% / 1.4%
Marong — England: 1.2% Maiden Gully — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.6%
Marong — New Zealand: 0.7% Maiden Gully — New Zealand: 0.6%
India 0.6% / 0.7%
Marong — India: 0.6% Maiden Gully — India: 0.7%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Marong — Philippines: 0.5% Maiden Gully — Philippines: 0.3%
Myanmar 0.6% / —
Marong — Myanmar: 0.6% Maiden Gully — Myanmar: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Marong — Netherlands: not among its largest Maiden Gully — Netherlands: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marong 97.5% houses
Marong — Houses: 97.5% Marong — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Maiden Gully 98.9% houses
Maiden Gully — Houses: 98.9% Maiden Gully — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marong Maiden Gully
Median house price $675,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $620,000 $385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 15 sales
 35 days
from 73 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.

Marong Maiden Gully
3 bed $635K / $695K
Marong — 3 bed: $635K (15 sales) Maiden Gully — 3 bed: $695K (32 sales)

15 vs 32 sales

4 bed $692K / $812K
Marong — 4 bed: $692K (18 sales) Maiden Gully — 4 bed: $812K (84 sales)

18 vs 84 sales

Zoning mix

Marong has more rural and farming land (87% vs 44%).

Marong Maiden Gully
Rural and farming 87% 44%
Parks and recreation 10% 31%
Residential 2% 22%
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

Marong Maiden Gully
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.

Marong Maiden Gully
Houses — 3.9%
$675/wk on $904K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Marong Maiden Gully
House price Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 93% 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 40).

Marong Maiden Gully
Grade C B
Score 40/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Marong carries more crime risk (34 vs 23).

Marong Maiden Gully
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Marong Maiden Gully
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.4 km

Schools in Marong

  • Marong Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Maiden Gully

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

Amenities in the suburb

Marong Maiden Gully
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 3 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Marong sits further from the CBD (157 km vs 152.1 km).

Marong Maiden Gully
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Melbourne 157 km
+3% vs other
 152.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3515
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3515
 64
postcode 3551

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.

Marong Maiden Gully
Car (driver) 79.8% / 76.4%
Marong — Car (driver): 79.8% Maiden Gully — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 15.9%
Marong — Worked from Home: 14.3% Maiden Gully — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.7%
Marong — Car (passenger): 4.6% Maiden Gully — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.8%
Marong — Walked Only: 1.3% Maiden Gully — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Marong — Bicycle: not among its largest Maiden Gully — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Marong Maiden Gully
Connectivity score 78/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
913 premises
 49%
2,088 premises

Climate

Marong Maiden Gully
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Marong

Acreage Family Young Families

Maiden Gully

Acreage Family

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