Marong vs Wilsons Hill
Marong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Wilsons Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Marong tends to suit families with children, while Wilsons Hill 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
Marong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wilsons Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($175/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 118 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157 km vs 159.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Marong carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
- Wilsons Hill has more residents already 65 and over (27% 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 14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marong and Wilsons Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Marong has more residents (2,005 vs 88); Marong rents higher ($350/wk vs $175/wk).
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,005 +96% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.6% | +14.3% |
| Median age | 31 | 39 |
| Median household income | $103,428/yr +18% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +50% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Property market
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $675,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $620,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 84% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 2% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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 | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 38% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 9% 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 51% of VIC |
Liveability
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Marong carries more flood risk (45 vs 0); Marong carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 12).
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wilsons Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Wilsons Hill sits further from the CBD (159.2 km vs 157 km).
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 157 km | 159.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 110 min | 118 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).
Setting
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 78/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 65% 913 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marong | Wilsons Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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