Fastest growing Bendigo suburbs (2016-2021)

Jackass Flat grew fastest in percentage terms, at +67%. Strathfieldsaye added the most residents, 1,422. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.

This ranking shows which Bendigo suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.

Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Bendigo's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.

Bendigo suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021

Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.

1

Jackass Flat

VIC 3556 · 1,907 residents

765 residents added · +67% · 1,907 residents in 2021

C 100.0
2

Huntly

VIC 3551 · 3,585 residents

1,205 residents added · +51% · 3,585 residents in 2021

D 95.5
3

Ascot

VIC 3551 · 2,571 residents

602 residents added · +31% · 2,571 residents in 2021

B 90.9
4

Strathfieldsaye

VIC 3551 · 6,850 residents

1,422 residents added · +26% · 6,850 residents in 2021

B 86.4
5

Junortoun

VIC 3551 · 3,862 residents

661 residents added · +21% · 3,862 residents in 2021

B 81.8
6

Epsom

VIC 3551 · 5,014 residents

688 residents added · +16% · 5,014 residents in 2021

C 77.3
7

White Hills

VIC 3550 · 3,620 residents

401 residents added · +12% · 3,620 residents in 2021

C 72.7
8

Kangaroo Flat

VIC 3555 · 11,328 residents

934 residents added · +9% · 11,328 residents in 2021

C 68.2
9

Maiden Gully

VIC 3551 · 5,407 residents

414 residents added · +8% · 5,407 residents in 2021

B 63.6
10

East Bendigo

VIC 3550 · 2,246 residents

153 residents added · +7% · 2,246 residents in 2021

D 59.1
11

Ironbark

VIC 3550 · 1,163 residents

67 residents added · +6% · 1,163 residents in 2021

C 54.5
12

North Bendigo

VIC 3550 · 4,277 residents

217 residents added · +5% · 4,277 residents in 2021

C 50.0
13

Golden Square

VIC 3555 · 9,220 residents

400 residents added · +4% · 9,220 residents in 2021

C 45.5
14

Sailors Gully

VIC 3556 · 743 residents

31 residents added · +4% · 743 residents in 2021

C 40.9
15

Kennington

VIC 3550 · 5,880 residents

231 residents added · +4% · 5,880 residents in 2021

C 36.4

Ranked from 23 qualifying suburbs.

Bendigo suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021

Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.

1

Strathfieldsaye

VIC 3551 · 6,850 residents

1,422 residents added · +26% · 6,850 residents in 2021

B 100.0
2

Huntly

VIC 3551 · 3,585 residents

1,205 residents added · +51% · 3,585 residents in 2021

D 95.5
3

Kangaroo Flat

VIC 3555 · 11,328 residents

934 residents added · +9% · 11,328 residents in 2021

C 90.9
4

Jackass Flat

VIC 3556 · 1,907 residents

765 residents added · +67% · 1,907 residents in 2021

C 86.4
5

Epsom

VIC 3551 · 5,014 residents

688 residents added · +16% · 5,014 residents in 2021

C 81.8
6

Junortoun

VIC 3551 · 3,862 residents

661 residents added · +21% · 3,862 residents in 2021

B 77.3
7

Ascot

VIC 3551 · 2,571 residents

602 residents added · +31% · 2,571 residents in 2021

B 72.7
8

Maiden Gully

VIC 3551 · 5,407 residents

414 residents added · +8% · 5,407 residents in 2021

B 68.2
9

White Hills

VIC 3550 · 3,620 residents

401 residents added · +12% · 3,620 residents in 2021

C 63.6
10

Golden Square

VIC 3555 · 9,220 residents

400 residents added · +4% · 9,220 residents in 2021

C 59.1
11

Kennington

VIC 3550 · 5,880 residents

231 residents added · +4% · 5,880 residents in 2021

C 54.5
12

North Bendigo

VIC 3550 · 4,277 residents

217 residents added · +5% · 4,277 residents in 2021

C 50.0
13

East Bendigo

VIC 3550 · 2,246 residents

153 residents added · +7% · 2,246 residents in 2021

D 45.5
14

Bendigo

VIC 3550 · 5,652 residents

140 residents added · +2% · 5,652 residents in 2021

C 40.9
15

California Gully

VIC 3556 · 4,476 residents

113 residents added · +3% · 4,476 residents in 2021

D 36.4

Ranked from 23 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

100% population growth, ranked within Bendigo's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the fastest growing Bendigo suburbs (2016-2021)?

Jackass Flat grew fastest in percentage terms, at +67%. Strathfieldsaye added the most residents, 1,422. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.

What period does this cover?

The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.

Why are there two different lists?

Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.

Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?

This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.

Which suburbs are eligible?

Suburbs in Bendigo with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.

Same list in other cities

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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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