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<\/p>\nThe size of Maiden Gully is approximately 41.7 square kilometres and has many parks covering nearly 20 per cent of total area.<\/p>\n
The population in 2016 was 4953 and by the 2021 Census it was recorded at 5518 showing a population growth of 11.5 per cent in the area during that time.<\/p>\n
Maiden Gully is a rural residential township and district on the Calder Highway seven kilometres west of Bendigo\u2019s CBD and is popular with young families as the main demographic is children.<\/p>\n
Maiden Gully also has one of the highest owner occupier rates in the state at 92 per cent.<\/p>\n
Historically, it was the site of a gold discovery in 1859 and was associated with nearby Myers Flat.<\/p>\n
The origin of Maiden Gully\u2019s name is unclear, the actual gully is in a forested area one-kilometre north of the township.<\/p>\n
For its first 63 years the Myers Creek school intermittently opened and closed, indicating the small population of the district.<\/p>\n
After re-opening in 1938, with its present name, the school has functioned continuously, and had more than 190 pupils in 1998, 418 in 2006 and 494 in 2014.<\/p>\n
Maiden Gully has a caravan park, the Balgownie Vineyard established in 1969, a hall, a recreation reserve with cricket and tennis clubs, the Eaglehawk golf course and a general store and post office.<\/p>\n
Plans were made in 2014 to subdivide a site on Edwards Road for housing development and the land was rezoned from farming to residential.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Maiden Gully is 0-9 years with households being primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying on average $1690 per month on mortgages.<\/p>\n
In general, people in Maiden Gully work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
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