Marong, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3515 · City of Greater Bendigo
Discover Marong with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Sports & local clubs around Marong
Sports
- Soccer (1 in Marong · 1 within 5 km) — Marong Football and Netball Club (0.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Marong
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1 school within 3 km of the Marong centre, 1 with a Marong address.
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Public pools (1)
Parks (2)
Marong Bushland Reserve
Marong · 0.9 km
Marong Bushland Reserve
Myers Flat · 2.8 km
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Marong: 1 kids' activity within 5 km, 1 school in Marong, and parks and playgrounds.
- Sports
- Soccer
- Schools
- 1 in Marong · 1 primary
- Parks & places
- 2 parks · 1 public pool
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- Maiden Gully
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- Marong Primary SchoolSchool
- Marong Football and Netball ClubActivity
- Marong Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Marong Bushland ReservePark or community place
- Marong Bushland ReservePark or community place
Your council & community
Marong within City of Greater Bendigo
1 of the council area’s 38 activity providers · 11th of 17 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Marong
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$674k
Median, houses
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 22 Oct 2026.
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Local guides & reading
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