Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$470,000
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The quick read on
Bung Bong
VIC 3465 · Central Goldfields
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $470,000
- Population
- 63
- Postcode
- 3465
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bung Bong, Victoria
Property market insights for Bung Bong
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bung Bong VIC
The median house price in Bung Bong, VIC is currently $470,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Bung Bong safe?
The overall rate for Bung Bong is 2,764 offences per 100,000 residents — 32% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bung Bong.
Overall crime rate
2,764
offences per 100,000 residents
32% belowRest of Vic.
Bung BongRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Bung Bong?
Bung Bong VIC 3465 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
63 people call Bung Bong home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $979 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 63
- Median age
- 59 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,232 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $160 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.0%Above
15–3411.1%Below
35–544.8%Below
55–7444.4%Above
75 and over14.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright72.0%Above
Paying a mortgage16.0%Below
Renting12.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car28.6%Below
Two cars33.3%Below
Three or more57.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home23.5%Above
Drove to work76.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled17.6%Above
What stands out in Bung Bong
23.5% of workers in Bung Bong worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Vic..
6.3% of Bung Bong residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
47.6% of people in Bung Bong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bung Bong
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bung Bong VIC 3465.
Is Bung Bong family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.0% of Bung Bong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
16 family households lived in Bung Bong; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bung Bong?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bung Bong had 63 residents at the 2021 Census.
4.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
58.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bung Bong?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Bung Bong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bung Bong?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
72.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
16.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bung Bong?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bung Bong had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 23.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 38.5%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bung Bong?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
23.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
76.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 17.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bung Bong?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 28.6% of the total.
90.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bung Bong, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
79.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 20.4% reported a different address.
11.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bung Bong?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.8% of residents used only English at home.
9.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bung Bong residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.1% of Bung Bong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bung Bong?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.9% of ancestry responses in Bung Bong.
Australian ancestry made up 14.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bung Bong?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 35.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bung Bong?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 35.8%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
25.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 7.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bung Bong show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
39.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.1% reported asthma, 9.5% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bung Bong?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
24.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 39.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bung Bong?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $979 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,232.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $160 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bung Bong compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 23.5% in Bung Bong, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 72.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 12.0% in Bung Bong, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Bung Bong
Is Bung Bong expensive?
The median house price is $470,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bung Bong good for families?
The Census counted 16 local families, and 19.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Bung Bong?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Bung Bong
11 streets in Bung Bong
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Avoca Rd
- Box Flat Trk
- Bung Bong-Longs Rd
- Burkinshaw Rd
- Caralulup Rd
- Glenmona Rd
- Gordon Rd
- Moores Flat Rd
- Old Avoca Rd
- Pyrenees Highway
- Walkley Rd
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