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California Gully VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for California Gully, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of California Gully VIC is 4,476 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in California Gully is $588 per week ($30,576 per year). Median rent in California Gully is $251 per week ($1,088 per month). California Gully has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. California Gully has a population density of 1193.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in California Gully is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in California Gully is $1,200.

There were 535 recorded offences in California Gully in 2025-25, a rate of 120 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (169 offences).

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📍 California Gully, Victoria — 36.7286°S, 144.2601°E

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California Gully Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

California Gully Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$588/wk
$30,576 per year
#7257 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$251/wk
$1,088 per month
#6113 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,200/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

California Gully Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.5% (2,083) Female 53.5% (2,394)

Population Density

1193.0
people per km²
4,476 people · 3.8 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,366
Family income/wk

California Gully Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

California Gully Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
48.6% 542 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
51.4% 574 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

California Gully Country of Birth

Australia
97.9%
England
1.4%
India
0.3%
Afghanistan
0.2%
Iran
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

California Gully Religion

No Religion
51.2%
Catholic
15.5%
Anglican
11.9%
Not stated
10.6%
Uniting Church
4.2%
Baptist
2.7%
Christian (other)
2.1%
Buddhism
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

California Gully Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
44.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
26.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
16.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
12.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

California Gully Languages Spoken at Home

Other
88.5%
SAL Tot
3.8%
Australian Indigenous
1.9%
Greek
1.9%
SAL Tagalog
1.9%
Vietnamese
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

California Gully Employment

💼
Employed full-time
30.0% 961 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.9% 638 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 116 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.5% 1,490 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

California Gully Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
54.5%
Bachelor Degree
17.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.2%
Certificate I/II
4.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.0%
Postgraduate Degree
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

California Gully Occupation

Community & Personal Service
22.7%
Professionals
20.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.0%
Labourers
12.6%
Clerical & Administrative
8.3%
Managers
7.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.5%
Sales Workers
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

California Gully Field of Study

Society & Culture
21.7%
Engineering
15.4%
Health
14.8%
Management & Commerce
13.4%
Education
10.0%
Architecture & Building
8.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.5%
Information Technology
3.3%
Creative Arts
2.3%
Agriculture & Environment
2.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

California Gully Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

California Gully Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.2%
$150-$299/wk
2.1%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
10.6%
$500-$649/wk
7.4%
$650-$799/wk
10.9%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.5%
$4,000+/wk
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

California Gully Marital Status

💍
Married
33.0% 1,203
↔️
Separated
4.3% 156
📋
Divorced
13.0% 474
🕊️
Widowed
6.9% 251
👤
Never married
42.8% 1,562

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

California Gully Ancestry

English
32.3%
Australian
32.2%
Irish
9.3%
Scottish
8.1%
Other
7.0%
German
3.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.1%
Italian
1.4%
Dutch
1.1%
Chinese
0.8%
Filipino
0.6%
Indian
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

California Gully School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.8%
Secondary — Government
26.9%
Vocational Education
12.8%
Pre-school
8.7%
Primary — Catholic
8.3%
Secondary — Catholic
5.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

California Gully Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
12.1% 988
✅
No need for assistance
87.9% 7,208

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

California Gully Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.3% 378
—
Not a volunteer
88.7% 2,959

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

California Gully Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.2%
$300-$449/mo
3.0%
$450-$599/mo
3.4%
$600-$799/mo
7.9%
$800-$999/mo
14.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
35.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
7.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

California Gully How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.3%
Did not go to work
12.3%
Car (passenger)
6.8%
Walked only
1.5%
Bus
1.0%
Bicycle
0.5%
Truck
0.3%
Other
0.3%
Ferry
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

California Gully Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.0%
1 vehicle
41.4%
2 vehicles
34.2%
3 vehicles
11.1%
4+ vehicles
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

California Gully Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
17.9%
3 bedrooms
61.6%
4 bedrooms
16.3%
5 bedrooms
2.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

California Gully Population Mobility

12.2%
moved in the last year
36.8%
moved in the last 5 years
6.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
51.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

California Gully Indigenous Population

4.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
382
Indigenous residents
7,938
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

California Gully Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
686
Asthma
242
Arthritis
205
Lung condition
150
Diabetes
145
Heart disease
139
Stroke
73
Kidney disease
71
Cancer
59
Dementia
22

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

California Gully Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.5%
$1-$149/wk
3.8%
$150-$299/wk
9.6%
$300-$399/wk
6.5%
$400-$499/wk
6.6%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
12.4%
$800-$999/wk
14.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

California Gully Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
31.3%
Couple — no children
26.3%
One parent — children under 15
19.6%
Couple — no children under 15
12.5%
One parent — no children under 15
10.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

California Gully Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
2.4% 82
👤
Never served
97.4% 3,262

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

California Gully Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.9% 561
—
Did not provide
83.1% 2,767

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

California Gully Children Ever Born

No children
30.7%
1 child
11.1%
2 children
24.6%
3 children
19.0%
4 children
9.8%
5+ children
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

California Gully When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
21
1961–1970
35
1971–1980
25
1981–1990
28
1991–2000
6
2001–2010
116
2011–2015
60
2016
27
2017
23
2018
23
2019
13
2020
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

California Gully Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.6%
5–14 hours
26.7%
15–29 hours
11.6%
30+ hours
9.2%
Did not do domestic work
32.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

California Gully Household Size

1 person
34.4%
2 persons
33.2%
3 persons
13.9%
4 persons
10.4%
5 persons
4.6%
6+ persons
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

California Gully Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,566
Moved from VIC
359
Moved — same area (SA2)
89
Moved from overseas
14
Moved from TAS
7
Moved from NSW
4
Moved from SA
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

California Gully Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
75.9%
Step family — no other children
10.8%
Blended family — no other children
6.9%
Intact family — other children present
3.0%
Other couple — children only
2.5%
Step family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

California Gully Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 535 total

Assault
169
Justice Procedures
130
Theft
77
Property Damage
65
Weapons
25
Break & Enter
24
Drug Offences
23
Fraud
12
Public Order
7
Robbery
2
Other
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

California Gully Schools

14
schools nearby
9
government
967
avg ICSEA score
6,193
total students
St Kilian's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 268 students
1059
ICSEA
Catherine McAuley College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,567 students
1055
ICSEA
Camp Hill Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 251 students
1040
ICSEA
St Liborius' School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 258 students
1018
ICSEA
Bendigo Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 196 students
1005
ICSEA
Bendigo Senior Secondary College Government
Secondary · 10-12 · 1,918 students
1003
ICSEA
St Peter's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 132 students
979
ICSEA
DOXA School Bendigo Catholic
Secondary · 8-12 · 47 students
961
ICSEA
Eaglehawk North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 269 students
958
ICSEA
Eaglehawk Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-10 · 561 students
922
ICSEA
California Gully Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 181 students
913
ICSEA
Kalianna School Government
Combined · U · 221 students
895
ICSEA
Eaglehawk Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 159 students
869
ICSEA
Lightning Reef Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 165 students
858
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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California Gully Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,054/wk
Median Rent $251/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in California Gully

≈ $4,567/month
Median rent $251/wk
Left after rent $803/wk
Rent share 23.8%

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California Gully vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

East Bendigo
Pop: 2,246 Income: $715/wk Rent: $295/wk
Nagambie
Pop: 2,254 Income: $675/wk Rent: $295/wk
Terang
Pop: 2,254 Income: $651/wk Rent: $225/wk
Mirboo North
Pop: 2,263 Income: $625/wk Rent: $255/wk
Orbost
Pop: 2,264 Income: $489/wk Rent: $190/wk
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Pop: 2,285 Income: $597/wk Rent: $323/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About California Gully

What is the population of California Gully VIC?

The population of California Gully VIC is 4,476 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1193.0 people per km².California Gully is ranked #1,737 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in California Gully?

The median personal income in California Gully VIC is $588 per week, or $30,576 per year.The median household income is $1,054 per week.Family income is $1,366 per week.California Gully is ranked #7,257 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in California Gully?

Median rent in California Gully VIC is $251 per week ($1,088 per month).Rent represents 23.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.California Gully ranks #6,113 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in California Gully?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in California Gully VIC is $1,200. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in California Gully?

The median age in California Gully VIC is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is California Gully a good suburb to live in?

California Gully is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 4,476.The median income is $588/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20444. All dollar figures in AUD.