Suburb by suburb snapshot Long Gully

Long Gully is approximately 3.4 square kilometres and has three parks covering nearly two per cent of total area.

The population in 2016 was 3369 and by the 2021 Census had increased slightly to 3420 showing growth of 1.5 per cent in the area during that time.

Long Gully is three kilometres north-west of Bendigo’s city centre with the Long Gully Creek signifying the physical location of the suburb, and the Long Gully reefs ran southwards from Eaglehawk.

In its heyday Long Gully was particularly rich gold field, realising yields as high as five ounces of gold to the ton.

Important historic reef mines were Hustlers, Koch’s Pioneer and Hercules, the last-mentioned achieving peak production in 1933.

Long Gully included the area of Ironbark which is now a separate suburb.

There were commercial and civic centres in Eaglehawk Road, also now known as the Loddon Valley Highway, near Havilah and Creeth streets.

The government school that opened in 1878 superseded an Anglican school that had started operations in 1856.

The mines were supported by foundries and engineering works, and the locally employed population supported local shops and hotels.

The southern part of Long Gully is distinguished by the Ironbark Creek gully, and west of the Loddon Valley Highway is the Ironbark or Victoria Hill conservation area.

It was an intensively mined area between 1856-1949, with one shaft descending to 1402 metres and the Nell Gwynne poppet head from 1932 is a notable landmark.

Long Gully was on the Eaglehawk tramline which closed in 1973 and the Long Gully Primary School building is on the Victorian Heritage Register and was closed in 1992.

As it passes through the suburb the Loddon Valley Highway is dotted with colonial-period houses, shops and existing and former hotels.

CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Long Gully is 20-29 years with households in being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying on average $1117 per month on mortgages.

In general, people in Long Gully work in a labourer occupation.