Maiden Gully is a suburb of the regional city of
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
in central
Victoria,
Australia
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, located west of the central business district along
Calder Highway. At the
2016 census
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, Maiden Gully had a population of 4,992.
Maiden Gully is surrounded by the Bendigo suburbs of
Kangaroo Flat,
Eaglehawk,
California Gully
California Gully is a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located north-west of the Bendigo city centre along Eaglehawk Road. At the 2021 census, California Gully had a population of 4,476. California Gully is named for the C ...
,
Long Gully
Long Gully is a suburb of the regional city of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia, north-west of the Bendigo central business district. At the 2016 census, Long Gully had a population of 3,383.
Long Gully is a working-class suburb of Bendigo, wit ...
, West Bendigo,
Golden Square and the outer-rural suburbs of Lockwood,
Marong
Marong is a town in Victoria, Australia. At the , Marong and the surrounding area had a population of 1,416. It is to the west of Bendigo. Its local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo. The town is at the junction of the Calder Hi ...
and Myers Flat.
Maiden Gully has experienced enormous growth in recent years, with growth mainly centred to the north of the Calder Highway in the Robin Hill Estate, and to the Southwest of the Calder Highway. In addition to this, there remains a small pocket of semi-rural acreages to the west of Monsants Road. Maiden Gully is very popular suburb of Greater Bendigo with families due to its rural feel, with easy access to the Bendigo CBD, an easy 10-minute drive away.
The suburb has developed and changed immensely since the early 1990s. From the early to mid 1990s a general store operated with Fuel, Video/DVD hire and a
takeaway store. Fuel at the store ceased to be available in the early 2000's. The Avondel Caravan Park is situated alongside the store.
Maiden Gully's local amenities include the Maiden Gully Primary School, Post Office, Maiden Gully Cafe (previously the General Store), Bendigo UFS Pharmacy, Local Bakery as well as an IGA Supermarket that opened in 2006. As of 2022, a Medical Clinic and a Childcare Centre were also operating. In 2015 Marist college Bendigo opened and now has over 1000 students. The school is a branch of the Marist brothers and is seen as one of the reasons for the big growth in the area.
References
Suburbs of Bendigo
Bendigo
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