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The wealth won from the mines resulted in a fairly well-paid workforce, and several substantial civic buildings were constructed.<\/p>\n
The Golden Square Football Club entered the Bendigo Football League in 1935 and won nine premierships in the next 50 years.<\/p>\n
The local public swimming pool on Maple Street was saved from demolition and reopened as a community facility in 2013.<\/p>\n
Golden Square was the terminus of the westerly tramline (closed 1973) and it had a railway station on the line from Melbourne to Bendigo.<\/p>\n
In 1960 the Golden Square high school was opened, and it continued as a secondary college until 2008.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Golden Square is 20-29 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 – $1399 per month on mortgages. In general, people in Golden Square work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 64.8 per cent of the homes in Golden Square were owner occupied compared with 63.3 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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Golden Square’s houses range from cottages to comfortable Edwardian brick structures with a notable example being Commersdale House (1898) in Panton Street.<\/p>\n
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Population: 8,820<\/p>\n
Male: 47.6%<\/p>\n
Female: 52.4%<\/p>\n
Median age: 38<\/p>\n
5-year population change: 6.2%<\/p>\n
House median value: $498,000<\/p>\n
Change in Median Price: (5yrs) is 42.8%<\/p>\n
Median asking rent per week: $380<\/p>\n
Average length of ownership: 10 years<\/p>\n
Owner occupiers:65%<\/p>\n
Renters: 35%<\/p>\n
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House median sale price:<\/p>\n
September 2021: $450,000<\/p>\n
September 2020: $355,000<\/p>\n
September 2019: $336,000<\/p>\n
September 2018: $332,000<\/p>\n
September 2017: $315,400<\/p>\n
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House sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending September 2021: 216<\/p>\n
Period ending September 2020: 184<\/p>\n
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Land median sale price:<\/p>\n
September 2021: $247,500<\/p>\n
September 2020: $170,000<\/p>\n
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Land sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending September 2021: 18<\/p>\n
Period ending September 2020: 136<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Golden Square is approximately 8.5 square kilometres and has six parks covering nearly 1.6 per cent of total area. The population of Golden Square in 2011 was 8301 people and by the 2016 Census had risen to 8814, showing growth of 6.2 per cent in the area during that time. Golden Square is a about […]<\/p>\n