Neilborough vs Raywood
Raywood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Neilborough. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Raywood, most households are couple families. On these figures, Raywood tends to suit couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Neilborough carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 79/100)
- Raywood has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
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
Raywood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Neilborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (181.2 km vs 184.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Neilborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Neilborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.7% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Neilborough and Raywood 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
Neilborough has higher household incomes ($79,768 vs $62,660); Neilborough rents higher ($250/wk vs $220/wk).
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 379 +13% vs other | 329 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.7% | +3.5% |
| Median age | 53 | 47 |
| Median household income | $79,768/yr +21% vs other | $62,660/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +12% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Raywood has more rural and farming land (98% vs 63%); Neilborough has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 63% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 19% | 0% |
| Environmental | 18% | 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
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo | 27 across Loddon |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% | +150% |
Ranking within VIC
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
Liveability
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Raywood carries more crime risk (79 vs 39); Raywood carries more flood risk (71 vs 36).
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | Low 36/100 | High 71/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Neilborough
- Kalianna School-Whipstick Environment Centre Government · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Raywood
- Raywood Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Raywood sits further from the CBD (184.8 km vs 181.2 km).
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 181.2 km | 184.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 139 min | 137 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 3570 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 (78.3%).
Setting
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 145 premises | 0% 158 premises |
Council rates
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr | $1,353/yr |
| Council | Greater Bendigo | Loddon |
Federal electorate
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo | Mallee |
| Member | Lisa Chesters | Anne Webster |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Neilborough | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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