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VIC · Greater Bendigo Council

Spring Gully, 3550

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,171

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.3%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,543/wk

Employment rate

56.5%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$715,000

Languages at home

3.7%non-English

Most common: Spanish, Greek, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.1/100
Average

646th in VIC

Verified 96% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Spring Gully is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Excellent transport, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Set among the hills of Greater Bendigo Council, Spring Gully is a mid-sized suburb with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Day-to-day life leans on nearby towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street.

Sport and recreation are easy to access, with local venues supporting active weekends and after-work routines. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.

Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here. Infill and new builds are slowly updating the area without overwhelming its existing character.

Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because safety and growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in housing affordability, plus community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Spring Gully snapshot

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

Median house price

$715k

0.0% change

Median rent

$475/wk

Population (ERP)

3,171

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.3%

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

#81

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

39th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

44th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

71st

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
43.1/100 — Average
National rank
3234th in Australia
State rank
646th in VIC
Peer rank
#81 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#222 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
96%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$475
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$715,000
Median price change
0%

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

Population

Estimated resident population

3,171(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · -0.3% over 5 years · 44th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
-0.3%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
-9
Growth rank in VIC
44th 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 (~3,200), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,092
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,543
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
101 of 1,377
Median monthly mortgage
$1,454
Employment rate
56.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,129 / 143 / 3

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 increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
132
Against the person
30
Against property
43
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 103 residents
State safety percentile
38.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+10%

Most common offence types

  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault6
  • B21 Criminal Damage15
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle11
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order40
  • Other Crimes Against The Person7

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,056
Median ICSEA percentile
71th
School list
  • Spring Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 426 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Shine Bright Spring Gully Kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 174 Retreat Rd
  • Cook St/Retreat Rd
  • Joachim Lane/Retreat Rd
  • Kristy Dr/Retreat Rd
  • Stanley Ave/Retreat Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

126 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 cafes · 1 places of worship · 2 sports centres · 96 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 99 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
26/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.32
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.32
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.65
Food & drink(1)
  • Spring Gully General StoreCafe
Community(2)
  • Shine Bright Spring Gully KindergartenKindergarten
  • Spring Gully Primary SchoolsSchool

    104-110 Spring Gully Road

Sport & outdoors(100)
  • Spring Gully Recreation ReservePark
  • Spring Gully BMX trackSports centre
  • Spring Gully Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (96)
Transport(13)

13 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Koolamurt Scout CampCamp Site
  • Macdonald’s NurseryGarden Centre

    88 Retreat Road

  • Muldoon reserveNature Reserve
  • Parking (4)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
  • Public toilets
  • Bendigo Retirement VillageSocial Facility

    33-53 Mandurang Road, Spring Gully

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Muldoon reserveNature reserve
  • Spring Gully Recreation ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
St John of God Bendigo Hospital (4.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
142
Participants per 1,000 residents
44.8

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 (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).

30 planning-related records

2021· 17 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Construction of an Outbuilding (Amended Site Plan)
    2 KENDALL STREET SPRING GULLY 3550Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    2/61 LAWSON STREET SPRING GULLY 3550Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of an outbuilding
    2 KENDALL STREET SPRING GULLY 3550Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Construction of a dwelling and fence
    5-7 SHAKESPEARE STREET SPRING GULLY 3550Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling (Amended plans for design changes)
    65 Keogh DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling (Amended permit and plans for design changes and to revise the Bushfire Management Plan)
    8A Kristy DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling (reconstruction) (Amended plans to allow for minor design changes)
    260 Carpenter Street SouthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Construction of a dwelling
    104 Retreat RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Demolition of dwelling and shed
    5-7 Shakespeare StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Use and development of land for a veterinary clinic, display of associated business identification signage and reduction in car parking requirements
    120 Spring Gully RoadNOD issued by a delegate

  • February 2021

  • Extension to a dwelling
    78 Spring Gully RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwelling and garage on a lot less than 300 sqm
    1A Stanley AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwelling and outbuilding (shed) and removal of three native (3) trees
    5A WALKER DRIVE SPRING GULLY 3550Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Development of the land for a dwelling and garage on a lot less than 300 sqm
    1B Stanley AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling
    8A Kristy DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwelling and removal of native vegetation
    57 AUTUMN GULLY ROAD SPRING GULLY 3550Lapsed
  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    67-69 Lawson StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 13 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Two lot subdivision and construction of a dwelling (amendment to permit and plans to allow four lot subdivision to re-align existing boundaries)
    5 Burns StreetWithdrawn
  • Construction of a dwelling
    15 Burns StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling
    172 Retreat RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Construction of shed
    14 Masefield StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling
    2/72A Spring Gully RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and extension to existing dwelling
    181 Retreat RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Construction of a dwelling
    65 Keogh DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of dwelling (Amended plans - design changes)
    1/72A Spring Gully RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • 4 lot subdivision
    3-5 Mandurang RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 lot subdivision of land
    4 Justine CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of dwelling
    1/72A Spring Gully RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Extension to an existing dwelling
    16 Shelley StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Construction of a second dwelling
    130-140 Belle Vue RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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 4.0 km away).

Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%

6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +57.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Spring GullyLabor 59.7% · Coalition 40.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Flora HillLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Quarry HillLabor 60.4% · Coalition 39.6% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • StrathdaleLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • MandurangLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)3.2 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)
7/10
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

Compare with

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

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