Marong vs Shelbourne

Marong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 50 in Shelbourne. 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 Shelbourne: a median of $889,000, against $675,000 in Marong, though rent is higher in Marong. On these figures, Marong tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Shelbourne suits 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

Marong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Marong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $888,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shelbourne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Marong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (157 km vs 160.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shelbourne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Marong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.6% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Marong and Shelbourne 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 Shelbourne
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 Shelbourne
Walkability 0 / 0
Marong — Walkability: 0/100 Shelbourne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 72
Marong — Safety: 66/100 Shelbourne — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 60 / 46
Marong — Low fire risk: 60/100 Shelbourne — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 55 / 38
Marong — Low flood risk: 55/100 Shelbourne — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Marong has more residents (2,005 vs 423); Marong rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Marong Shelbourne
Population 2,005
+79% vs other
 423
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.6% -6.4%
Median age 31 50
Median household income $103,428/yr
+11% vs other
 $91,780/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+43% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marong Shelbourne
0-4 10.9% / 4.5%
Marong — 0-4: 10.9% Shelbourne — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 16.6% / 11.6%
Marong — 5-14: 16.6% Shelbourne — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.1% / 6.1%
Marong — 15-19: 5.1% Shelbourne — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.0% / 4.3%
Marong — 20-24: 4.0% Shelbourne — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 19.5% / 5.9%
Marong — 25-34: 19.5% Shelbourne — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 16.6% / 11.8%
Marong — 35-44: 16.6% Shelbourne — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 8.0% / 16.3%
Marong — 45-54: 8.0% Shelbourne — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 8.7% / 18.7%
Marong — 55-64: 8.7% Shelbourne — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 7.8% / 13.0%
Marong — 65-74: 7.8% Shelbourne — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 2.5% / 7.1%
Marong — 75-84: 2.5% Shelbourne — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 0.6% / 0.9%
Marong — 85+: 0.6% Shelbourne — 85+: 0.9%

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%
Shelbourne 61.4% couple families
Shelbourne — Couple Families: 61.4% Shelbourne — Lone Person: 22.9% Shelbourne — One Parent Families: 10.8% Shelbourne — Group Household: 4.8% Shelbourne — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Shelbourne 2.0% renting
Shelbourne — Owned Outright: 52.3% Shelbourne — Mortgage: 45.7% Shelbourne — Renting: 2.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marong Shelbourne
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 19.9%
Marong — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Shelbourne — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 11.8%
Marong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Shelbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 9.9%
Marong — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Shelbourne — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.5%
Marong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Shelbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.2%
Marong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Shelbourne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

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 Shelbourne
England 1.2% / 3.5%
Marong — England: 1.2% Shelbourne — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Marong — New Zealand: 0.7% Shelbourne — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Marong — Netherlands: not among its largest Shelbourne — Netherlands: 0.7%
India 0.6% / —
Marong — India: 0.6% Shelbourne — India: not among its largest
Myanmar 0.6% / —
Marong — Myanmar: 0.6% Shelbourne — Myanmar: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Marong — Philippines: 0.5% Shelbourne — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marong 97.5% houses
Marong — Houses: 97.5% Marong — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Shelbourne 100.0% houses
Shelbourne — Houses: 100.0% Shelbourne — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marong Shelbourne
Median house price $675,000 $888,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $620,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 15 sales
 37 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Marong Shelbourne
Rural and farming 87% 93%
Parks and recreation 10% 7%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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 Shelbourne
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Marong Shelbourne
House price Higher than 38% of VIC —
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Marong Shelbourne
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Shelbourne carries more flood risk (62 vs 45); Shelbourne carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 40).

Marong Shelbourne
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Marong Shelbourne
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Marong

  • Marong Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Shelbourne

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

Amenities in the suburb

Marong Shelbourne
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Shelbourne sits further from the CBD (160.2 km vs 157 km).

Marong Shelbourne
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 157 km 160.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3515
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3515
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.

Marong Shelbourne
Car (driver) 79.8% / 70.7%
Marong — Car (driver): 79.8% Shelbourne — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 19.9%
Marong — Worked from Home: 14.3% Shelbourne — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.6%
Marong — Car (passenger): 4.6% Shelbourne — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.8%
Marong — Walked Only: 1.3% Shelbourne — Walked Only: 2.8%

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

Setting

Marong Shelbourne
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marong Shelbourne
Connectivity score 78/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
913 premises
 0%
173 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Marong Shelbourne
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

Shelbourne

Rural

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