Eaglehawk VIC 3556
Eaglehawk is a suburb in Victoria, 158 km from Melbourne CBD, around 2 hours by car. Population is 5,538; the median age is 43 and the median household income is $59,280 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 2.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $265 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Eaglehawk a good suburb?
Eaglehawk scores a D (20/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on schools, transit, safety, and community.
Below the state average
3 schools · Bottom 4% in VIC
Car-dependent
Walkability 24/100 · 158.2 km · 119 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $571K · Cheaper than 80% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 45/100 · Crime 76/100 · Flood 46/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 43 · 5,538 residents
Liveability Rating
20 / 100 · Ranked #827 in VICEach bar is Eaglehawk's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
20 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataEaglehawk's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $571,000, roughly 13% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$571,000
12% below its 6 neighbours (median $652,500)
Based on 161 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 58 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 20 sales $428K
- 3 bed 89 sales $568K
- 4 bed 46 sales $630K
Land
$305,500
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 8 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Eaglehawk are currently listed at around $634,000 on average. Based on 26 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$634K
26 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$464K
4 units listed in the last 6 months.
30 of the suburb's 2,361 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Eaglehawk rent for around $530 a week on average, based on 17 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$530/wk
4% below its 4 neighbours (median $550/wk)
17 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$390/wk
4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
21 rentals advertised against an estimated 696 rented homes (3.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3556.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $634,000 median
$390/week ($20,000 a year) on a $464,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Eaglehawk safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Eaglehawk sits in the high band, with 390 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 22% on the prior year.
390 offences
21.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Three schools serve Eaglehawk, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 978 students across 3 schools (avg 326)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 869-1018, median 922 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Eaglehawk Secondary College (561 students)
Primary
Secondary
Universities nearby
0.7% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Eaglehawk is very car-dependent on foot — at 24/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Eaglehawk.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 75.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 61.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 38.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Eaglehawk.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 2,908
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Greater Bendigo: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 13 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Eaglehawk is home to about 5,500 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,538
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$59,280/yr
Census Median Rent
$265/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$32,708/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.3%
Total Dwellings
2,361
Owner-Occupier Rate
70.5%
Houses
92.4%
Rental Stress
23.2%
Mortgage Stress
26.3%
Work From Home
10.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
98 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 24 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 675 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 87.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.5%
- Employment Rate
- 51.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
53 residents (1.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.3% of residents (225) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (197).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,237 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (17 of 2,386).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,460 people work here; 2,386 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 37% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,949 a year through Greater Bendigo based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Parks and recreation 33%
- Residential 25%
- Rural and farming 23%
- Infrastructure and transport 9%
- Industrial 5%
- Other and special use 3%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Proposed rezonings
- Farming Zone → Public Use Zone · C237gben, exhibited Sep 2026 74.9 ha
- Public Use Zone → Public Park and Recreation Zone · C285gben, exhibited Oct 2025 8.2 ha
- General Residential Zone → Public Park and Recreation Zone · C285gben, exhibited Oct 2025 6.0 ha
- Public Park and Recreation Zone → Public Conservation and Resource Zone · C285gben, exhibited Oct 2025 3.2 ha
and 3 smaller changes
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Bendigo
In the year to August 2026, 885 new dwellings were approved across Greater Bendigo. That mix is 797 houses and 88 units. Approvals are up 28.0% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 19 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 19 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Redesdale, 41.5 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 213 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 553 mm
- 72 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.6°C
- 18 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.1°C
- 23 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
7 facilities within 5 km- 3.2 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.3 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 3.4 km
- 4.0 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.3 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Manganese & compounds · Fluoride compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 3556, 29 of 12,063 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (171 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3556, 2,614 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,948 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 170 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
43 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3556 in 2025-26, rank 32 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 109, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $571,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Lisa Chesters Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lisa Chesters | 51.4% | 48.6% | +51.4 |
| 2022 | Lisa Chesters | 62.1% | 37.9% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | Lisa Chesters | 59.0% | 41.0% | -5.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jacinta Allan Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 50.0% | 60.9% | 39.1% |
| 2018 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 50.4% | 62.1% | 37.9% |
| 2014 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 55.0% | 55.0% | 45.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- #11 in Bendigo suburbs with the largest non-religious population
- #15 in The safest suburbs in Bendigo
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Common questions about Eaglehawk
Is Eaglehawk a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Eaglehawk is high (76/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Eaglehawk?
Eaglehawk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (46/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Eaglehawk a good place to live?
Eaglehawk has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (20/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Eaglehawk?
Eaglehawk, VIC had a population of 5,538 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Eaglehawk, VIC?
The postcode for Eaglehawk, VIC is 3556.
How far is Eaglehawk from Melbourne?
Eaglehawk is 158 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 119 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Eaglehawk?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Eaglehawk was $59,280 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Eaglehawk?
The median advertised rent in Eaglehawk is $530 a week for houses (17 listings) and $390 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Eaglehawk?
The median age of residents in Eaglehawk was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Eaglehawk at risk of bushfire?
Eaglehawk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Eaglehawk?
There are 3 schools inside the Eaglehawk boundary: 1 at and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Eaglehawk walkable?
Eaglehawk scores 24/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Eaglehawk?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Eaglehawk, Redesdale (41.5 km away), summer days average 29.6°C, winter nights 3.1°C, 553 mm of rain a year over 72 rainy days, and 18 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Eaglehawk?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Eaglehawk belong to?
Eaglehawk sits within the Greater Bendigo local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Eaglehawk?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Bendigo is $1,949 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Eaglehawk?
Across Greater Bendigo, 885 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 28.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Eaglehawk in?
Eaglehawk sits within the federal Division of Bendigo, currently held by Lisa Chesters (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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