![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/03\/73-Landry-Lane-Marong-300x178.jpg\")
Although set in the gold fields region, Marong was not a gold town, being situated on Bullocks Creek, it became a gold-washing place and Commissioners\u2019 camp in 1852 and a school was opened in 1859.<\/p>\n
Gold discoveries occurred in the vicinity of Marong in 1853, but the significant discovery was Wilsons Reef in 1867 about four kilometres eastwards.<\/p>\n
Mining and cereal growing were the district\u2019s main activities and there were about 60 hectares of vineyards.<\/p>\n
In 1876 the Marong railway station was opened on the line from Bendigo to Inglewood<\/p>\n
Marong\u2019s position on the railway line and the highway preserved it from decline, whereas some former gold mining villages are marked by ruins.<\/p>\n
In 1908 the Marong Shire\u2019s offices were transferred from Lockwood to Marong.<\/p>\n
Marong\u2019s highway location and proximity to Bendigo have contributed some residential growth to the township.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in the town is 0-9 years with households in Marong being primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1400 – $1799 per month on mortgages.<\/p>\n
In general, people in Marong work in a trades occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 83 per cent of the homes in Marong were owner-occupied compared with 82.1 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TITBIT:<\/p>\n
In 1908 the Marong shire\u2019s offices were transferred from Lockwood to Marong.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Population: 1438<\/p>\n
Male: 49.4%<\/p>\n
Female: 50.6%<\/p>\n
Median age: 31<\/p>\n
5-year population change: 59.6%<\/p>\n
House median value: $639,000<\/p>\n
Change in Median Price: (5yrs) is 32.8%<\/p>\n
Median asking rent per week: $420<\/p>\n
Average length of ownership: 8 years<\/p>\n
Owner occupiers: 84%<\/p>\n
Renters: 16%<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
House median sale price:<\/p>\n
November 2021: $560,000<\/p>\n
November 2020: $452,500<\/p>\n
November 2019: $405,000<\/p>\n
November 2018: $348,000<\/p>\n
November 2017: $386,250<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
House sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending November 2021: 34<\/p>\n
Period ending November 2020: 30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Land median sale price:<\/p>\n
November 2021: $187,000<\/p>\n
November 2020: $148,000<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Land sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending November 2021: 6<\/p>\n
Period ending November 2020: 36<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marong is approximately 76.1 square kilometres and has one park covering nearly 0.1 per cent of total area. The population of Marong in 2011 was 901 people and by the 2016 Census it had jumped to 1438 showing strong growth of 59.6 per cent in the area during that time. Marong is a rural township […]<\/p>\n