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Moving to Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) from Bendigo Surrounds (South area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Flora Hill - Spring Gully and Bendigo Surrounds - South, side by side - all from public government data.

Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) has 9,534 people (ABS, June 2025), 0.0% in a year, a median house price of $592,000, 4 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) suburb profile.

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Bendigo Surrounds - South
VIC · current home
Flora Hill - Spring Gully
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
9,094
9,534
Annual growth
+1.7%
0.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,040/wk
$1,465/wk
Overseas born
6.8%
10.0%
Non-English-speaking background
2.4%
7.1%
Children aged 0–14
20.7%
17.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 7
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,025
981
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,012
1,036
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
not published
1,064
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
6
4
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$673,800
$592,000
House price YoY
+5.3%
+11.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
$500
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
116 min
122 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Parks nearby
1
12
Train stations
None mapped
1
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
not published
172
Change vs prior year
not published
-21%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
not published
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

From: Bendigo Surrounds - South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 313
ICSEA 908
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Bendigo Surrounds - South is Kangaroo Flat Primary School - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Flora Hill - Spring Gully
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Quarry Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Flora Hill - Spring Gully.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 324
ICSEA 1037
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Flora Hill - Spring Gully (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's School
Catholic 234 students
ICSEA 1064 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Flora Hill - Spring Gully's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,036, compared to 1,012 in Bendigo Surrounds - South. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Flora Hill - Spring Gully 1,064 (1 school), Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Flora Hill - Spring Gully vs 6 in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Flora Hill - Spring Gully has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Bendigo Surrounds - South's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 12% lower in Flora Hill - Spring Gully ($592,000 vs $673,800).

Similar suburbs near Flora Hill - Spring Gully

East Bendigo - Kennington VIC
House$654,000
Gov ICSEA979
Schools3
Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
White Hills - Ascot VIC
House$650,000
Gov ICSEA965
Schools5
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Maiden Gully VIC
House$874,000
Gov ICSEA1,009
Schools2
Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Castlemaine Surrounds VIC
House$730,000
Gov ICSEA1,030
Schools8
Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Castlemaine VIC
House$730,000
Gov ICSEA1,070
Schools7
Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Flora Hill (Spring Gully area)?

9,534 people lived in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of 0.0% over the year. Bendigo Surrounds (South area) had 9,094.

Are houses cheaper in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) than in Bendigo Surrounds (South area)?

Yes. The median house price is $592,000 in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area) and $673,800 in Bendigo Surrounds (South area), 12% lower in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area).

How many schools are in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area)?

ACARA lists 4 schools in Flora Hill (Spring Gully area), against 4 in Bendigo Surrounds (South area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Bendigo Surrounds - South → Flora Hill - Spring Gully