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VIC · Greater Bendigo Council
Goornong, 3557
Est. population · Jun 2025
736
Growth (1 yr)
+2.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+14.6%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,687/wk
Employment rate
62.1%
Languages at home
2.4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Goornong sits in Greater Bendigo Council as a regional smaller community that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses and trains still link the suburb further afield. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads around average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus schools and education trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Goornong snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$475/wk
Population (ERP)
736
+2.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#38
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
22nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
93rd
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
45th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 48.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 40% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 2414th in Australia
- State rank
- 509th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #38 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #140 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 68%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
- $475
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DFFH rent report and Valuer-General property sales report — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing / Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Sep 2025 (council median) · Updated · Quarterly releases; council median rent fallback where suburb rent unavailable
Population
Estimated resident population
736(June 2025)
+2.6% annual · +14.6% over 5 years · 93th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.6%
- 5-year growth
- +14.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +19
- Change in 5 years
- +94
- Growth rank in VIC
- 93th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~800), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 718
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,687
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 62.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 249 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 20
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 180 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -69.7%
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
- B49 Other Theft4
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · 2025 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 995
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 45th
School list
- Goornong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 995 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 46 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Goornong Railway Station
- Goornong Station
- Goornong Station/Midland Hwy
- Goornong Station/Midland Hwy
- Goornong Station/Midland Hwy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 sports centres · 5 swimming pools · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 11/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Shopping(1)
- Convenience store
Community(2)
- Goornong Soldiers Memorial HallCommunity centre
- Goornong Primary SchoolSchool
26 Grant Street
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Picnic area
- Goornong Aquatic CentreSports centre
- Sports field
- goornong aquatic centerSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (4)
Transport(2)
1 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(11)
- Farm & DieselAgrarian
- Bbq
- Goornong Village GreenCamp Site
- Drinking water
- Goornong CFAFire station
- GoornongInformation
- Parking (2)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
- GoornongPublic toilets
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- English Bridge Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Goornong H102 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Goornong H102A Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Goornong H102B Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Bendigo Health (24.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 28
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 38.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 115 mm · ~14 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 133 mm · ~17 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 180 mm · ~22 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 172 mm · ~22 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
17 planning-related records
2021· 7 proposals
July 2021
- Development of the land for a agricultural buildingLOT 11 YAMBA LANE GOORNONG 3557Lapsed
June 2021
- Development of the land for an outbuilding (machinery/hay shed) in association with agricultureCA 53C Oberins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Construction and use of dwelling and outbuilding and removal of native vegetation (Amended offset requirements)Sharkeys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of a Dwelling and OutbuildingLot 8 Yamba LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of a Dwelling and four outbuildings (two sheds and two shipping containers)Lot 5 Yamba LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Removal of native vegetation (two large trees)511 Bellholme RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwellingCA 13 Oberins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 10 proposals
November 2020
- Alteration of access to a Road Zone Category 1, associated with the construction of the Goornong Railway Station37 Railway Place SouthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Removal of one tree511 Bellholme RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Construction of storage shed494 Goornong-Fosterville RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Use and Development of a Solar Energy Facility and Utility Installations, Alter Access to Road Zone - Category 1Midland HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Construction of two dams178 Pethericks RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of land for a dwelling and outbuildingCA 20 Sharkeys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Construction of a shed (Amended plans to allow for design change)85 Lomas RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Approval of development plan and 8 Lot subdivision of land including removal of native vegetation. (Amendment to permit to include removal of native vegetation)Lot A Goornong-Barnadown RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Construction of a dwelling76-88 Railway Place SouthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Use and development of land for dwelling and outbuildingMartins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs council/API access
Heritage
2 heritage places
- CAMPASPE PARKNH1923
- FERGUSONS BRIDGENH1853
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bendigo
- Member of Parliament
- Lisa CHESTERS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,088
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +51.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 48.6%Labor 51.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 22.5 km away).
Coalition 62.8%Labor 37.3%
14.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +37.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GoornongLabor 37.2% · Coalition 62.8% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- HuntlyLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)15.8 km away
- ElmoreLabor 31.7% · Coalition 68.3% TPP (2025)17.1 km away
- AxedaleLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)18.4 km away
- EpsomLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)19.4 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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