Bagshot vs Wellsford
Bagshot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Wellsford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bagshot, most households are couple families. In Wellsford, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bagshot tends to suit families with children, while Wellsford suits people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Wellsford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bagshot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wellsford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bagshot
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 133 min)
- But Wellsford sits closer to the CBD (163 km vs 169.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wellsford
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
- But Bagshot is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bagshot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.3% vs 14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bagshot and Wellsford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bagshot has more residents (355 vs 144); Bagshot rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk).
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 355 +59% vs other | 144 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.3% | +14.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $90,480/yr +18% vs other | $73,892/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +50% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,190,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 27 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Bagshot has more rural and farming land (86% vs 16%).
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 16% |
| Parks and recreation | 9% | 72% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 11% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
Liveability
Bagshot is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Wellsford carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Bagshot carries more flood risk (47 vs 17).
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 47/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 0 |
Mobility
Bagshot sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 163 km).
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 169.2 km +4% vs other | 163 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3551 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3551 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).
Setting
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 188 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 73% 433 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bagshot | Wellsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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