Question 1

Is Longlea a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Longlea is a rural residential locality east of Bendigo, built around rolling paddocks, scattered gum trees and a mix of hobby farms and lifestyle blocks. Properties tend to be acreage or small farms with weatherboard cottages and modern farmhouses rather than suburban streets. The pace is quiet and private, and local life centres on outdoor pursuits such as horse riding and small-scale agriculture, while Bendigo’s shops, schools and hospital remain within easy reach.

It is a small community of 570 people with a median age of 43 and a typical household income of $2,203 a week (about $114,556 a year). The area is weighted towards couple families with children (56.7%) and homes are predominantly owner-occupied (94.6%), so it leans to people seeking an established rural lifestyle on acreage. A recent council project added a trail hub on the O’Keefe Rail Trail at Peppercorn Park with accessible toilets, a car park for about 16 vehicles, a shelter, bike hoops and off-grid services; no other major council-led projects are reported for Longlea.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Longlea?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals in Longlea 3551 to put reliable figures on what homes cost to buy or rent. Without those price and rent figures, it isn't possible to say how expensive living in Longlea is compared with what local households earned at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Longlea a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent sales in Longlea to publish reliable figures on how house or unit values and rents have changed this year. Without those figures, it's not possible to describe how the suburb has performed as an investment over the past 12 months.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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