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<\/p>\nThe size of Spring Gully is approximately 7.8 square kilometres and has many parks covering nearly 38.7 per cent of total area.<\/p>\n
The population in 2016 was 2994 and by the 2021 Census was recorded at 3092 showing a slight growth of 3.2 per cent in the area during that time.<\/p>\n
Spring Gully is a suburb five kilometres south of Bendigo, backing on to state forest which forms a catchment for the Spring Gully Reservoir.<\/p>\n
The district supported gold mining activities and the surrounding forest was a minor catchment area for the Spring Gully Reservoir built in 1877.<\/p>\n
Bendigo needed water for both domestic and mining purposes and the reservoir was mostly filled by water along a channel from the Coliban system, Malmsbury.<\/p>\n
In 1930 the reservoir\u2019s capacity was increased fivefold, and the water was used for irrigation as far afield as White Hills and Huntly.<\/p>\n
Spring Gully primary school was opened in 1906, and the town remained a small centre with a hall, a store and a hotel until Bendigo\u2019s urban growth reached there during the 1970s.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Spring Gully is 50-59 years with households being primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying on average $1454 per month on mortgages.<\/p>\n
In general, people in Spring Gully work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
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