About the Loddon Mallee region
This region covers 58,986 km² and is the largest region in Victoria, taking up about a quarter of the state's land. This region covers most of north-western Victoria. It is bordered by South Australia in the north-west, the Murray River in the north, and the Macedon Ranges to the south-east.
Loddon Mallee is popular with visitors from Australia and beyond for its delightful wineries and restaurants, charming heritage townships and magnificent state forests, but also for its unique ability to offer a laid-back rural lifestyle with access to urban amenities.
The traditional custodians of the land on which the Loddon Mallee region now stands are the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Wurundjeri and Yorta Yorta people, and the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk family groups.
Local councils
Victoria's Loddon Mallee region includes ten municipalities: Buloke Shire, Campaspe Shire, Central Goldfields Shire, City of Greater Bendigo, Gannawarra Shire, Loddon Shire, Macedon Ranges Shire, Mildura Rural City, Mount Alexander Shire, and Swan Hill Rural City.
Climate information
As the Loddon Mallee region is a large one, the climate necessarily varies from the north to the south.
The northern part of the region enjoys hot summers with average maximum temperatures of 30° C. Winters there have an average daily temperature of 10° C, and are generally mild. This area is quite dry, experiencing on average only 330 mm of annual rainfall, and evaporation is high.
The southern part of the region has warm summers, with average maximum temperatures of less than 25° C. Winters are wet and quite chilly. The south enjoys significant rainfall, with the southernmost part of the region (the Macedon Ranges) getting 750-800 mm every year.
Population
The estimated population of the Loddon Mallee region is currently reported as 339,412.
The major peri-urban centres of the region, such as Bendigo and the Macedon Ranges, are experiencing the most significant population growth. This is largely because they lie within commuting distance of Melbourne, and transport links between Melbourne and these rural areas are improving.
Education
Loddon Mallee offers a broad range of educational facilities including pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools, three TAFE campuses (GOTAFE, Bendigo TAFE, and SuniTAFE), and La Trobe University campuses in Bendigo and Mildura.
Employment and local businesses
The Loddon Mallee region has a Gross Regional Product of $20.6 billion. Its largest industry by employment is healthcare and social assistance, followed by retail and manufacturing. The region boasts more than 129,000 local jobs.
Loddon Mallee is made up of two very different regional economies — the northern and the southern. The northern economy is dominated by the agricultural sector, with important contributors including horticulture, dairy production, broad-acre cropping, mining and renewable energy. Meanwhile, while agriculture is also a significant employer in the south, its economy is more centred on the defence, machinery, food product manufacturing and service industries.
Housing
There is no listed median house price for the Loddon Mallee region.
The region had a median weekly house rental (for a 3-bedroom home) of $275, $45 below Victoria's median.
Events
Where: Bendigo, VIC
When: Annually, over the Easter long weekend
What: This iconic Easter celebration transforms Bendigo's usually-calm streets into places of revelry and festivity. Join the 170,000-egg Vision Australia Easter Egg Hunt, wander through the Rotary Art and Craft Market, and make sure not to miss the highlight — the floats of the Gala Parade and the display of the majestic Golden Dragon, Dai Gum Loong. The Bendigo Easter Festival was supposed to celebrate its 150th anniversary this year, and while the festivities had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have no doubt they will be back even stronger in 2021
Where: Mildura, VIC
When: Annually, in November
What: This wine show is all about getting people to engage with Australia's burgeoning wine industry and try rather unconventional wine varieties. In the convivial country environment of Mildura, oenophiles from all over gather at the event to sample wine from outside the mainstream, share their knowledge and attend educational exhibitions on the subject of winemaking and drinking.
Where: Woodend, VIC
When: Annually, on New Year's Day and Australia Day
What: Racing at the Rock is a long-held local tradition dating back to the 1800s, and the experience has only improved over the years. Spectators are invited to camp out on picnic blankets or under luxurious marquees by the straight and enjoy all the excitement and adrenaline of country racing, with the bars and the bookies just steps away. Hanging Rock is only 45 minutes out of Melbourne, so the Hanging Rock Races are the perfect holiday excursion for city dwellers looking to escape to the country for a day of fun.
Additional Information
Loddon Mallee Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Birchip P-12 School BIRCHIP VIC 3483
- Boort District P-12 School BOORT VIC 3537
- Charles La Trobe P-12 College-Camp Macleod EPPALOCK VIC 3551
- Charlton College CHARLTON VIC 3525
- Charlton College Charlton College (Cluster) CHARLTON VIC 3525
- East Loddon P-12 College DINGEE VIC 3571
- Kyabram P-12 College KYABRAM VIC 3619
- Kyabram P-12 College-Haslem Campus KYABRAM VIC 3619
- Manangatang P-12 College MANANGATANG VIC 3546
- Maryborough Education Centre MARYBOROUGH VIC 3465
- Maryborough Education Centre-Beckworth Campus MARYBOROUGH VIC 3465
- Merbein P-10 College MERBEIN VIC 3505
- Murrayville Community College MURRAYVILLE VIC 3512
- Ouyen P-12 College OUYEN VIC 3490
- Pyramid Hill College PYRAMID HILL VIC 3575
- Robinvale College ROBINVALE VIC 3549
- Rushworth P-12 College RUSHWORTH VIC 3612
- Tooleybuc Central School TOOLEYBUC NSW 2736
- Tyrrell College SEA LAKE VIC 3533
- Wedderburn College WEDDERBURN VIC 3518
- Werrimull P-12 School WERRIMULL VIC 3496
- Wycheproof P-12 College WYCHEPROOF VIC 3527
Primary
- Axedale Primary School AXEDALE VIC 3551
- Barham Public School BARHAM NSW 2732
- Baringhup Primary School BARINGHUP VIC 3463
- Bealiba Primary School BEALIBA VIC 3475
- Bendigo Primary School BENDIGO VIC 3552
- Beverford District Primary School BEVERFORD VIC 3590
- Big Hill Primary School BIG HILL VIC 3555
- Bolinda Primary School BOLINDA VIC 3432
- Bridgewater Primary School BRIDGEWATER ON LODDON VIC 3516
- Buronga Public School BURONGA NSW 2739
- California Gully Primary School CALIFORNIA GULLY VIC 3556
- Camp Hill Primary School BENDIGO VIC 3552
- Campbells Creek Primary School CAMPBELLS CREEK VIC 3451
- Cardross Primary School CARDROSS VIC 3496
- Carisbrook Primary School CARISBROOK VIC 3464
- Castlemaine North Primary School CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- Castlemaine Primary School CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- Chewton Primary School CHEWTON VIC 3451
- Clarkefield Primary School CLARKEFIELD VIC 3430
- Cohuna Consolidated School COHUNA VIC 3568
- Colbinabbin Primary School COLBINABBIN VIC 3559
- Darraweit Guim Primary School DARRAWEIT GUIM VIC 3756
- Donald Primary School DONALD VIC 3480
- Drummond Primary School DRUMMOND VIC 3461
- Dunolly Primary School DUNOLLY VIC 3472
- Eaglehawk North Primary School EAGLEHAWK VIC 3556
- Eaglehawk Primary School EAGLEHAWK VIC 3556
- Echuca East Primary School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Echuca Primary School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Echuca South Primary School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Echuca West Primary School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Elmore Primary School ELMORE VIC 3558
- Elphinstone Primary School ELPHINSTONE VIC 3448
- Eppalock Primary School AXE CREEK VIC 3551
- Epsom Primary School EPSOM VIC 3551
- Euston Public School EUSTON NSW 2737
- Girgarre Primary School GIRGARRE VIC 3624
- Gisborne Primary School GISBORNE VIC 3437
- Golden Square Primary School GOLDEN SQUARE VIC 3555
- Goornong Primary School GOORNONG VIC 3557
- Guildford Primary School GUILDFORD VIC 3451
- Gunbower Primary School GUNBOWER VIC 3566
- Harcourt Valley Primary School HARCOURT VIC 3453
- Harston Primary School TATURA VIC 3616
- Heathcote Primary School HEATHCOTE VIC 3523
- Hesket Primary School HESKET VIC 3442
- Huntly Primary School HUNTLY VIC 3551
- Inglewood Primary School INGLEWOOD VIC 3517
- Irymple Primary School IRYMPLE VIC 3498
- Irymple South Primary School IRYMPLE VIC 3498
- Kangaroo Flat Primary School KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
- Kennington Primary School KENNINGTON VIC 3550
- Kennington Primary School-Bendigo Deaf Facility KENNINGTON VIC 3550
- Kerang Primary School KERANG VIC 3579
- Kerang South Primary School KERANG VIC 3579
- Koondrook Primary School KOONDROOK VIC 3580
- Koorlong Primary School KOORLONG VIC 3501
- Kyneton Primary School KYNETON VIC 3444
- Lake Boga Primary School LAKE BOGA VIC 3584
- Lake Charm Primary School LAKE CHARM VIC 3581
- Lancaster Primary School LANCASTER VIC 3620
- Lancefield Primary School LANCEFIELD VIC 3435
- Langley Primary School LANGLEY VIC 3444
- Leitchville Primary School LEITCHVILLE VIC 3567
- Lightning Reef Primary School BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Lockington Consolidated School LOCKINGTON VIC 3563
- Lockwood Primary School LOCKWOOD VIC 3551
- Lockwood South Primary School LOCKWOOD SOUTH VIC 3551
- Macedon Primary School MACEDON VIC 3440
- Maiden Gully Primary School MAIDEN GULLY VIC 3551
- Maldon Primary School MALDON VIC 3463
- Malmsbury Primary School MALMSBURY VIC 3446
- Marong Primary School MARONG VIC 3515
- Merrigum Primary School MERRIGUM VIC 3618
- Mildura Primary School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Mildura South Primary School MILDURA SOUTH VIC 3501
- Mildura West Primary School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Moama Public School MOAMA NSW 2731
- Mount Macedon Primary School MOUNT MACEDON VIC 3441
- Murrabit Group School MURRABIT VIC 3579
- Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School NANGILOC VIC 3494
- Nanneella Estate Primary School NANNEELLA VIC 3561
- Natte Yallock Primary School NATTE YALLOCK VIC 3465
- New Gisborne Primary School NEW GISBORNE VIC 3438
- Newham Primary School NEWHAM VIC 3442
- Newstead Primary School NEWSTEAD VIC 3462
- Nichols Point Primary School NICHOLS POINT VIC 3501
- Nullawil Primary School NULLAWIL VIC 3529
- Nyah District Primary School NYAH WEST VIC 3595
- Quarry Hill Primary School QUARRY HILL VIC 3550
- Ranfurly Primary School MILDURA VIC 3502
- Raywood Primary School RAYWOOD VIC 3570
- Red Cliffs East Primary School RED CLIFFS VIC 3496
- Red Cliffs Primary School RED CLIFFS VIC 3496
- Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School REDESDALE VIC 3444
- Riddells Creek Primary School RIDDELLS CREEK VIC 3431
- Rochester Primary School ROCHESTER VIC 3561
- Romsey Primary School ROMSEY VIC 3434
- Specimen Hill Primary School GOLDEN SQUARE VIC 3555
- Spring Gully Primary School BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Stanhope Primary School STANHOPE VIC 3623
- Strathfieldsaye Primary School STRATHFIELDSAYE VIC 3551
- Sunnycliffs Primary School SUNNYCLIFFS VIC 3496
- Swan Hill North Primary School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Swan Hill Primary School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Talbot Primary School TALBOT VIC 3371
- Taradale Primary School TARADALE VIC 3447
- Tarnagulla Primary School TARNAGULLA VIC 3551
- The Lake Primary School CABARITA VIC 3505
- Timor Primary School TIMOR VIC 3465
- Tongala Primary School TONGALA VIC 3621
- Tooborac Primary School TOOBORAC VIC 3522
- Tylden Primary School TYLDEN VIC 3444
- Ultima Primary School ULTIMA VIC 3544
- Underbool Primary School UNDERBOOL VIC 3509
- Walpeup Primary School WALPEUP VIC 3507
- Welton Primary School TORRUMBARRY VIC 3562
- Wentworth Public School WENTWORTH NSW 2648
- White Hills Primary School WHITE HILLS VIC 3550
- Winters Flat Primary School CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- Woodend Primary School WOODEND VIC 3442
- Woodend Primary School-Carlsruhe Campus CARLSRUHE VIC 3442
- Woorinen District Primary School WOORINEN SOUTH VIC 3588
Secondary
- Barham High School BARHAM NSW 2732
- Bendigo Senior Secondary College BENDIGO VIC 3552
- Bendigo Senior Secondary College-Netschool Campus BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Castlemaine Secondary College CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- Castlemaine Secondary College-Junior Campus CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- Castlemaine Secondary College-Yapeen Campus YAPEEN VIC 3451
- Chaffey Secondary College MILDURA VIC 3502
- Cohuna Secondary College COHUNA VIC 3568
- Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
- Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College Bendigo Teaching Unit EAST BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Donald High School DONALD VIC 3480
- Eaglehawk Secondary College EAGLEHAWK VIC 3556
- Echuca College ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Gisborne Secondary College GISBORNE VIC 3437
- Irymple Secondary College IRYMPLE VIC 3498
- Kerang Technical High School KERANG VIC 3579
- Kyneton Secondary College KYNETON VIC 3444
- Kyneton Secondary College-Macedon Ranges Satellite VCAL KYNETON VIC 3444
- Mildura Senior College MILDURA VIC 3502
- Mildura Senior College-Mildura English Language Centre MILDURA VIC 3503
- Red Cliffs Secondary College RED CLIFFS VIC 3496
- Red Cliffs Secondary College-FLO Connect Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- Rochester Secondary College ROCHESTER VIC 3561
- Swan Hill College SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Swan Hill College-FLO Campus SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Weeroona College Bendigo BENDIGO VIC 3552
- Weeroona College Bendigo - Bendigo FLO KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
Special
- Bendigo Special Developmental School KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
- Echuca Specialist School ECHUCA VIC 3564
- Kalianna Special School BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Kalianna Special School-Whipstick Environment Centre NEILBOROUGH VIC 3570
- Mildura Specialist School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Parkville College - Malmsbury Campus MALMSBURY VIC 3446
- Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School-Bullengarook Senior Campus BULLENGAROOK VIC 3437
- Swan Hill Specialist School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
Combined
- Braemar College WOODEND VIC 3442
- Braemar College - Woodend Campus WOODEND VIC 3442
- Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten MUCKLEFORD VIC 3451
- Creek Street Christian College BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Girton Grammar School BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Glenvale School - Bendigo Centre KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
- Glenvale School - Swan Hill Centre SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Henderson College IRYMPLE VIC 3498
- Kerang Christian College KERANG VIC 3579
- Marist College Bendigo MAIDEN GULLY VIC 3551
- Mildura Christian College IRYMPLE VIC 3498
- Moama Anglican Grammar School MOAMA NSW 2731
- Olivet Christian College CAMPBELLS CREEK VIC 3451
- River City Christian College ECHUCA VIC 3564
- St Augustine's College KYABRAM VIC 3620
- St Mary's School ROBINVALE VIC 3549
- Trinity Lutheran College MILDURA VIC 3500
- Victory Christian College KENNINGTON VIC 3550
Primary
- Gisborne Montessori School NEW GISBORNE VIC 3438
- Holy Cross Primary School NEW GISBORNE VIC 3438
- Holy Rosary School WHITE HILLS VIC 3550
- Holy Rosary School HEATHCOTE VIC 3523
- Our Lady of the Rosary KYNETON VIC 3444
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary ELMORE VIC 3558
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School MERBEIN VIC 3505
- Sacred Heart School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Son Centre Christian College SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Ambrose's School WOODEND VIC 3442
- St Augustine's School MARYBOROUGH VIC 3465
- St Brigid's School GISBORNE VIC 3437
- St Francis of the Fields School STRATHFIELDSAYE VIC 3551
- St Joseph's School CHARLTON VIC 3525
- St Joseph's School ROCHESTER VIC 3561
- St Joseph's School QUARRY HILL VIC 3550
- St Joseph's School KERANG VIC 3579
- St Joseph's School RED CLIFFS VIC 3496
- St Kilian's School BENDIGO VIC 3550
- St Liborius' School EAGLEHAWK VIC 3556
- St Mary's School DONALD VIC 3480
- St Mary's School LANCEFIELD VIC 3435
- St Mary's School CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
- St Mary's School INGLEWOOD VIC 3517
- St Mary's School ECHUCA WEST VIC 3564
- St Mary's School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Mary's School COHUNA VIC 3568
- St Mary's School RUSHWORTH VIC 3612
- St Mary's School SEA LAKE VIC 3533
- St Monica's School KANGAROO FLAT VIC 3555
- St Patrick's School PYRAMID HILL VIC 3575
- St Patrick's School TONGALA VIC 3621
- St Paul's Primary School MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Peter's School NORTH BENDIGO VIC 3550
- St Therese's School KENNINGTON VIC 3550
Secondary
- Alice Miller School MACEDON VIC 3440
- Alice Miller School - Candlebark Campus ROMSEY VIC 3434
- Catherine McAuley College BENDIGO VIC 3550
- Catherine McAuley College - Coolock Campus JUNORTOUN VIC 3551
- Highview College MARYBOROUGH VIC 3465
- Sacred Heart College KYNETON VIC 3444
- SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL- Bendigo BENDIGO VIC 3550
- St Joseph's College ECHUCA VIC 3564
- St Joseph's College Mildura MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Joseph's College Mildura - Mercy Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Joseph's College Mildura - VCAL Precinct Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Mary MacKillop College SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Mary MacKillop College - The Technology Centre SWAN HILL VIC 3585
Special
- Doxa School Bendigo BENDIGO VIC 3550
Loddon Mallee Housing
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Houses in Loddon Mallee
The price of a house in Loddon Mallee ranges from around $83,000 to $4,500,000.
A typical house in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 2 cars.
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Apartments in Loddon Mallee
The price of a apartment in Loddon Mallee ranges from around $98,000 to $3,950,000.
A typical apartment in has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom & parking for 2 cars.
Loddon Mallee Census Information
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Dwelling Type
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Tenure Type
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Working Population
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Top 5 Industries
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- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Education and training
- Manufacturing
- Construction
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Family Size
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Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
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