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Greater Bendigo LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Marong's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+40% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (4.2% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (6 LGA projects · ~$178M).
The bigger picture
How Marong's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Marong ranks 3rd of 6 among its Greater Bendigo peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costerfield | A · 75 | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| Ladys Pass | A · 73 | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| MarongThis suburb | A · 71 | $652k | +40% | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Huntly North | A · 67 | — | — | 3.7% | Very safe |
| Lake Eppalock | A · 67 | — | — | 3.7% | Very safe |
| Drummartin | A · 55 | — | — | 2.3% | Very safe |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
Marong's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 53% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences are down 30% over 4 years.
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Criminal damage is rising — +700% over 3 years (1 → 8).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Marong median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 71/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +40% maps to 80/100 on the growth scale.
A 4.2% gross house yield maps to 65/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $652k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 72/100.
Safety score of 83/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
6 funded projects (~$178M) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 67% of VIC for infrastructure spend (33/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Marong's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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Ask AI about MarongFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Marong grew +34% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +35% more by 2036.
Blended from Marong's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Government & non-government schools located in Marong (2024), largest by enrolment.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 78 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025: 1-year price change, annual sales volume, days on market and auction clearance. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.