Castlemaine VIC 3450

Living Here

Castlemaine is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 7,506 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,106 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $747,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Castlemaine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Castlemaine itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 9 schools

  • St Mary's Primary School
  • Castlemaine Primary School
  • Castlemaine North Primary School
  • Winters Flat Primary School
  • Castlemaine Secondary College Senior Campus
  • Castlemaine Secondary College Junior Campus
  • Olivet Christian College
  • Campbells Creek Primary School
  • Chewton Primary School
• 36 cafés & restaurants

  • Nem
  • Klua Sathorn
  • Tandoori Cuizine
  • Origini
  • Bella Fresca Pizzeria
  • Castlemaine Noodle
  • Taste Of The Orient Yum Cha House
  • Togs Cafe
  • Saint Florian
  • Wild Food + Wine

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• 3 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Maxi IGA
  • Woolworths
• 11 parks

  • Victory Park
  • Western Reserve
  • Camp Reserve
  • Morrissey Reserve
  • West End Playground
  • Charles Fleay Memorial Playground
  • McDonalds Reserve
  • Castlemaine Botanic Garden
  • Norwood Hill Progress Association Recreation Reserve
  • Lindsay Park

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• 1 Catholic church

  • St. Marys
• 1 pharmacy

  • Amcal McKenzie Davey Pharmacy
• 3 doctors & medical clinics

  • Hearing Australia Castlemaine
  • Melbourne Pathology
  • Botanical Gardens Health
• 2 dentists

  • Castlemaine Smiles Dental Clinic
  • John Jeffries
• 4 physiotherapists

  • Health Actions
  • Castlemaine Physiotherapy & Clinical Pilates
  • Castlemaine Physiotherapy
  • Freedom Physiotherapy
• 1 optometrist

  • Eyeworks Castlemaine
• 2 hospitals

  • Castlemaine Health
  • Mt Alexander Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Castlemaine Veterinary Clinic
• 3 childcare & kindergartens

  • Castlemaine Childcare Co-operative
  • Ray Street Children's Centre
  • Busy Bees
• 1 library

  • Castlemaine Library
• 2 post offices

  • Castlemaine Post Office
  • Campbells Creek
• 3 service stations

  • BP
  • Ampol
  • Shell
• 3 gyms & sports centres

  • Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club
  • Castlemaine Rifle Range
  • Chewton Swimming Pool
• 2 golf clubs

  • Mount Alexander Golf Club
  • Castlemaine Golf Club
• 3 playgrounds

  • Victory Park Playground
  • Botanical Gardens Playspace
  • Lawrence Park Playground
• 7 bakeries

  • Hot & Crusty Bakery
  • Mcshanag’s
  • Bakers Delight
  • Johnny Baker Downtown
  • Sprout Bakery
  • Johnny Baker Uptown
  • Wesley Hill Bake House
• 1 butcher

  • Cliffords Quality Cuts
• 1 hardware store

  • Mt Alexander Timber and Hardware
• 5 hairdressers

  • 2.1.3 Hair Design
  • Pav’s Barber Shop
  • Undercut Club
  • Sylvias Hair Salon
  • The Maine Barber
• 3 beauty salons

  • Skin’n’tonic
  • Drummond Body Care
  • Muse Beauty
• 2 mechanics

  • Tingays Smash Repairs
  • Autopro Castlemaine
• 3 plumbers

  • Fasom
  • Max Smith
  • Camerons
• 6 places to stay

  • Temperance House
  • Castlemaine Colonial Motel and Apartments
  • Castle Motel
  • Northern Arts Hotel
  • BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park
  • The Albion Motel Castlemaine

Getting around. Train station: Castlemaine, 350 m north-west · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 37.9 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

15 facilities recorded in Castlemaine, the first 10 below.

• Camp Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
• Castlemaine Bowling Club Croquet, Lawn Bowls
• Castlemaine Indoor Sports Cricket (Indoor), Hockey, Netball (Indoor), Soccer (Indoor Soccer / Futsal)
• Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club Tennis (Outdoor)
• Castlemaine Outdoor Swimming Pool Swimming
• Castlemaine Velodrome Cycling
• Everyone Health and Fitness Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts, Swimming
• Mount Alexander Golf Course Golf
• Pines / Pineys Cycling
• St Mary's Hall Carpet Bowls

Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 59% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 44.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,516 bird observations recorded near Castlemaine — most often seen:

• Eurasian Blackbird (2,750)
• Australian Magpie (2,275)
• Red Wattlebird (2,211)
• Little Raven (2,090)
• Crimson Rosella (1,977)
• Eastern Red Wattlebird (1,945)
• Eastern Australian Magpie (1,900)
• Long-billed Corella (1,828)
• South-eastern Crimson Rosella (1,759)
• Galah (1,687)
• Common Bronzewing (1,639)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,549)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,529)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Castlemaine:

• Moonlight Flat (2.3 km)
• Mckenzie Hill (2.7 km)
• Campbells Creek (3.3 km)
• Chewton (4.4 km)
• Muckleford (4.6 km)
• Golden Point (5.1 km)
• Barkers Creek (5.3 km)
• Chewton Bushlands (6.7 km)

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