Spring Gully vs Mandurang

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Gully, about half of households are people living alone. In Mandurang, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mandurang: a median of $1.02 million, against $676,000 in Spring Gully, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Spring Gully tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mandurang suits families with children and 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

Mandurang

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)
  • But Spring Gully has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($676,000 vs $1,017,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Spring Gully has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 6%)
  • Mandurang leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Spring Gully is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mandurang sits closer to the CBD (145.1 km vs 147.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spring Gully

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Mandurang carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Mandurang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Spring Gully Mandurang
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.

Spring Gully Mandurang
Walkability 52 / 0
Spring Gully — Walkability: 52/100 Mandurang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 82
Spring Gully — Safety: 61/100 Mandurang — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Spring Gully — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mandurang — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 62 / 100
Spring Gully — Low flood risk: 62/100 Mandurang — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Gully has more residents (3,092 vs 753); Mandurang has higher household incomes ($118,508 vs $80,236).

Spring Gully Mandurang
Population 3,092
+76% vs other
 753
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +17.5%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $80,236/yr $118,508/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $310/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Gully Mandurang
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Spring Gully — 0-4: 4.1% Mandurang — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.6% / 17.7%
Spring Gully — 5-14: 13.6% Mandurang — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 6.1% / 5.7%
Spring Gully — 15-19: 6.1% Mandurang — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.5% / 5.2%
Spring Gully — 20-24: 4.5% Mandurang — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.4% / 6.4%
Spring Gully — 25-34: 9.4% Mandurang — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 11.7% / 11.8%
Spring Gully — 35-44: 11.7% Mandurang — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.2% / 14.1%
Spring Gully — 45-54: 12.2% Mandurang — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.4% / 19.4%
Spring Gully — 55-64: 14.4% Mandurang — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 12.3% / 12.1%
Spring Gully — 65-74: 12.3% Mandurang — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 7.8% / 3.9%
Spring Gully — 75-84: 7.8% Mandurang — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.5% / 0.9%
Spring Gully — 85+: 3.5% Mandurang — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Gully 34.9% couple families
Spring Gully — Couple Families: 34.9% Spring Gully — Lone Person: 45.8% Spring Gully — One Parent Families: 15.3% Spring Gully — Group Household: 3.5% Spring Gully — Other Families: 0.4%
Mandurang 67.9% couple families
Mandurang — Couple Families: 67.9% Mandurang — Lone Person: 19.5% Mandurang — One Parent Families: 9.4% Mandurang — Group Household: 3.1% Mandurang — 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.

Spring Gully 21.1% renting
Spring Gully — Owned Outright: 43.1% Spring Gully — Mortgage: 35.8% Spring Gully — Renting: 21.1%
Mandurang 6.2% renting
Mandurang — Owned Outright: 44.6% Mandurang — Mortgage: 49.2% Mandurang — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Spring Gully Mandurang
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 17.4%
Spring Gully — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Mandurang — Bachelor Degree: 17.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 11.8%
Spring Gully — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Mandurang — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.8%
Spring Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mandurang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 5.6%
Spring Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Mandurang — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 5.4%
Spring Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Mandurang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Spring Gully Mandurang
England 2.0% / 2.0%
Spring Gully — England: 2.0% Mandurang — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.5%
Spring Gully — New Zealand: 0.6% Mandurang — New Zealand: 0.5%
China 0.3% / 0.7%
Spring Gully — China: 0.3% Mandurang — China: 0.7%
India 0.9% / —
Spring Gully — India: 0.9% Mandurang — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
Spring Gully — Scotland: 0.4% Mandurang — Scotland: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Spring Gully — Philippines: not among its largest Mandurang — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Spring Gully — South Africa: 0.5% Mandurang — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Gully 88.5% houses
Spring Gully — Houses: 88.5% Spring Gully — Townhouses: 11.2% Spring Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Mandurang 98.8% houses
Mandurang — Houses: 98.8% Mandurang — Townhouses: 0.0% Mandurang — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Spring Gully Mandurang
Median house price $676,000 $1,017,500
Median unit price $392,500 —
Median land price $380,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 43 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mandurang has more rural and farming land (41% vs 0%).

Spring Gully Mandurang
Parks and recreation 44% 51%
Rural and farming 0% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 28% 3%
Residential 24% 5%
Environmental 5% 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

Spring Gully Mandurang
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.

Spring Gully Mandurang
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $690K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Spring Gully Mandurang
House price Higher than 33% of VIC —
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 68% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of VIC —

Liveability

Spring Gully is more walkable (52 vs 0); Mandurang scores higher overall (67 vs 61).

Spring Gully Mandurang
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Spring Gully carries more flood risk (38 vs 0); Spring Gully carries more crime risk (39 vs 18).

Spring Gully Mandurang
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Spring Gully Mandurang
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 2.3 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.2%

Schools in Spring Gully

  • Spring Gully Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mandurang

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

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Gully Mandurang
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Spring Gully sits further from the CBD (147.6 km vs 145.1 km).

Spring Gully Mandurang
Walkability score 52/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 147.6 km
+2% vs other
 145.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3550
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3550
 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.

Spring Gully Mandurang
Car (driver) 71.2% / 71.5%
Spring Gully — Car (driver): 71.2% Mandurang — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 22.9%
Spring Gully — Worked from Home: 20.8% Mandurang — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.7%
Spring Gully — Car (passenger): 5.5% Mandurang — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle 1.1% / 0.9%
Spring Gully — Bicycle: 1.1% Mandurang — Bicycle: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.9%
Spring Gully — Walked Only: 0.9% Mandurang — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Spring Gully Mandurang
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Gully Mandurang
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,521 premises
 0%
270 premises

Climate

Spring Gully Mandurang
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

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

Federal electorate

Spring Gully Mandurang
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Spring Gully

Acreage Professionals Quiet

Mandurang

Acreage Family Professionals

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