Myers Flat vs Sailors Gully

Sailors Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Myers Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myers Flat, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myers Flat: a median of $740,000, against $538,000 in Sailors Gully, though rent is higher in Sailors Gully. On these figures, Myers Flat tends to suit couples, while Sailors Gully suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Sailors Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($537,500 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Myers Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sailors Gully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (159.1 km vs 165.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sailors Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Myers Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Myers Flat and Sailors 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.

Myers Flat Sailors 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.

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Walkability 0 / 20
Myers Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Sailors Gully — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 69 / 66
Myers Flat — Safety: 69/100 Sailors Gully — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Myers Flat — Low fire risk: 87/100 Sailors Gully — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 24 / 61
Myers Flat — Low flood risk: 24/100 Sailors Gully — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Sailors Gully rents higher ($290/wk vs $190/wk); Sailors Gully has more residents (743 vs 545).

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Population 545 743
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.7% +4.5%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $79,300/yr
+14% vs other
 $68,588/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $290/wk
+53% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
0-4 4.2% / 6.1%
Myers Flat — 0-4: 4.2% Sailors Gully — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 12.1% / 11.3%
Myers Flat — 5-14: 12.1% Sailors Gully — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.4% / 5.8%
Myers Flat — 15-19: 6.4% Sailors Gully — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.5% / 6.2%
Myers Flat — 20-24: 3.5% Sailors Gully — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 5.9% / 10.2%
Myers Flat — 25-34: 5.9% Sailors Gully — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.1% / 10.0%
Myers Flat — 35-44: 12.1% Sailors Gully — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 13.8% / 11.0%
Myers Flat — 45-54: 13.8% Sailors Gully — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 20.2% / 16.4%
Myers Flat — 55-64: 20.2% Sailors Gully — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 18.2% / 15.7%
Myers Flat — 65-74: 18.2% Sailors Gully — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 3.3% / 5.2%
Myers Flat — 75-84: 3.3% Sailors Gully — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.5% / 2.0%
Myers Flat — 85+: 1.5% Sailors Gully — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myers Flat 48.0% couple families
Myers Flat — Couple Families: 48.0% Myers Flat — Lone Person: 35.2% Myers Flat — One Parent Families: 10.4% Myers Flat — Other Families: 4.0% Myers Flat — Group Household: 2.4%
Sailors Gully 33.2% couple families
Sailors Gully — Couple Families: 33.2% Sailors Gully — Lone Person: 38.5% Sailors Gully — One Parent Families: 24.0% Sailors Gully — Other Families: 2.4% Sailors Gully — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myers Flat 8.4% renting
Myers Flat — Owned Outright: 53.4% Myers Flat — Mortgage: 38.2% Myers Flat — Renting: 8.4%
Sailors Gully 14.5% renting
Sailors Gully — Owned Outright: 38.4% Sailors Gully — Mortgage: 47.1% Sailors Gully — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 19.4%
Myers Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Sailors Gully — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 6.3%
Myers Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Sailors Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.5%
Myers Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Sailors Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.2%
Myers Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Sailors Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.0%
Myers Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Sailors Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
England 2.4% / 1.6%
Myers Flat — England: 2.4% Sailors Gully — England: 1.6%
Thailand 0.7% / 1.2%
Myers Flat — Thailand: 0.7% Sailors Gully — Thailand: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Myers Flat — New Zealand: 0.7% Sailors Gully — New Zealand: 0.7%
Myanmar — / 1.1%
Myers Flat — Myanmar: not among its largest Sailors Gully — Myanmar: 1.1%
China 0.7% / —
Myers Flat — China: 0.7% Sailors Gully — China: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Myers Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Sailors Gully — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myers Flat 93.8% houses
Myers Flat — Houses: 93.8% Myers Flat — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Sailors Gully 99.3% houses
Sailors Gully — Houses: 99.3% Sailors Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Median house price $740,000 $537,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Myers Flat has more rural and farming land (83% vs 0%).

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Rural and farming 83% 0%
Parks and recreation 12% 52%
Residential 1% 38%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Environmental 0% 3%
Other and special use 3% 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

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
House price — Higher than 39% of VIC
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Sailors Gully is more walkable (20 vs 0); Sailors Gully scores higher overall (44 vs 34).

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Grade C
same for both
Score 34/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Myers Flat carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Myers Flat carries more flood risk (76 vs 39).

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
76/100
 Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Myers Flat

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

Schools in Sailors Gully

  • Eaglehawk North Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Myers Flat sits further from the CBD (165.2 km vs 159.1 km).

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 165.2 km
+4% vs other
 159.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3556
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.

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Car (driver) 74.0% / 80.3%
Myers Flat — Car (driver): 74.0% Sailors Gully — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 13.1%
Myers Flat — Worked from Home: 16.5% Sailors Gully — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 6.6%
Myers Flat — Car (passenger): 3.0% Sailors Gully — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Myers Flat — Walked Only: 5.2% Sailors Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.3% / —
Myers Flat — Bus: 1.3% Sailors Gully — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Connectivity score 44/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
209 premises
 51%
366 premises

Climate

Myers Flat Sailors 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

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myers Flat Sailors Gully
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myers Flat

Rural

Sailors Gully

Acreage Affordable

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Myers Flat

Myers Flat vs Eaglehawk Myers Flat vs Maiden Gully Myers Flat vs Marong Myers Flat vs Woodvale Myers Flat vs Leichardt

Other comparisons with Sailors Gully

Sailors Gully vs Eaglehawk Sailors Gully vs Woodvale
Full data on Myers Flat Full data on Sailors Gully
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or