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Mandurang South, 3551

Est. population · Jun 2025

327

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.6%

Median age

44

Median income

$2,363/wk

Employment rate

60.4%

University qualified

35.7%

Work from home

20.2%

Languages at home

3%non-English

Most common: Persian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.6/100
Average

Top 41% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 83% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Rural living
What Mandurang South is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Mandurang South is a rural locality in Victoria, in Greater Bendigo Council.

Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, and the suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Rents run above those in comparable places.

Mandurang South is a better fit for people who value socio-economic advantage and university qualifications more than lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Mandurang South compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$475/wk

Population (ERP)

327

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.0%

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

#39

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

30th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

86th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

4%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

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
49.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 41% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2074th in Australia
State rank
514th in VIC
Peer rank
#39 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#209 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
83%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

327(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +11.6% over 5 years · 86th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+11.6%
Change in 1 year
+6
Change in 5 years
+34
Growth rank in VIC
86th 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 (~350), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
280
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,363
Dwelling vacancy
9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 100
Median monthly mortgage
$1,941
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$320
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
50% / 46.3% / 3.7%
Employment rate
60.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
20.2% / 0% / 65.9%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
88 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

35.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 19.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified35.7% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified11.3% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational19.7% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below33.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies21.5%
  • Health19.4%
  • Education16%
  • Society and culture13.9%
  • Management and commerce11.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$60,154

75th percentile in VIC · +2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,192

69th percentile in VIC · -1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

39th percentile in VIC · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$95,748

71st percentile in VIC · +51% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

7th percentile in VIC · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3551 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
23,530
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,876
Median net rent
-$1,480
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,137
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+19%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

3% speak a language other than English at home; 7.4% born overseas

Language at home
263 English only · 8 other
Non-English at home
3%
Born overseas
20 (7.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
269
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Persian6 · 100%

Religion

50.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50.4%, while Christianity accounts for 41.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50.4%38.8%
Christianity41.8%40.9%
Other / not stated7.9%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican13.2%6.5%
Catholic9.3%20.5%
Uniting Church7.1%2.4%
Baptist4.6%1.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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)
11
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
33.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 280 residents
State crime-rate percentile
29.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-35.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • B49 Other Theft1
  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
  • B311 Residential Aggravated Burglary1
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order7

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Big Hill Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Crusoe 7-10 Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Spring Gully Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Strathfieldsaye Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Sandhurst Reference AreaNature reserve
Other(1)
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.3%
Woodland / forest cover
1.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Bendigo Day Surgery (11.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
11
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.6

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

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 (12%)

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).

12 planning-related records

2021· 6 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Development of the land for an outbuilding (shed)
    89 QUEEN STREET MANDURANG SOUTH 3551No permit required

  • July 2021

  • Use and Development of a Dwelling
    111 HARPERS ROAD MANDURANG SOUTH 3551Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Construction of dwelling (Amended permit for construction of shed and amended plans for location of outbuilding)
    55 Coghills RoadNo permit required
  • Use and Development of a Dwelling
    280 Mandurang South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of an outbuilding
    111 Harpers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Construction of an outbuilding
    Lot 1 Hannans RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of the land for an outbuilding (shed)
    114 Queen StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Construction of a dwelling
    Lot 1 Mandurang South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Construction of dwelling
    55 Coghills RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Construction of earthworks for a dam
    280 Mandurang South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Construction of a dwelling (Amended dwelling design and minor amendment to dwelling location)
    130 Mandurang South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Use and development of dwelling and shed (Amended plans to allow for design changes)
    226 Mandurang South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • BIG HILL RAILWAY PRECINCTNH1787
  • COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
  • COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
  • COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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 10.3 km away).

Coalition 50.1%Labor 49.9%

1.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +49.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Big HillLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • MandurangLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
  • Spring GullyLabor 59.7% · Coalition 40.3% TPP (2025)8.6 km away
  • Kangaroo Flat SouthLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)8.7 km away
  • Kangaroo FlatLabor 50.4% · Coalition 49.6% TPP (2025)9.8 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Greater Bendigo Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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