Bendigo vs East Bendigo

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Bendigo, about half of households rent. In East Bendigo, most households own their home.

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

Bendigo

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 4)
  • But East Bendigo carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bendigo

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 15/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 119 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (152.4 km vs 156.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bendigo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (18 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 15/100)
  • But East Bendigo carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bendigo and East Bendigo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bendigo East Bendigo
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bendigo East Bendigo
Walkability 95 / 15
Bendigo — Walkability: 95/100 East Bendigo — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 2 / 17
Bendigo — Safety: 2/100 East Bendigo — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Bendigo — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Bendigo — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 30 / 43
Bendigo — Low flood risk: 30/100 East Bendigo — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Bendigo has more residents (5,652 vs 2,246); Bendigo has higher household incomes ($74,308 vs $65,416).

Bendigo East Bendigo
Population 5,652
+60% vs other
 2,246
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +7.4%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $74,308/yr
+12% vs other
 $65,416/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $295/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bendigo East Bendigo
0-4 4.5% / 5.7%
Bendigo — 0-4: 4.5% East Bendigo — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 8.4% / 6.9%
Bendigo — 5-14: 8.4% East Bendigo — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 5.3% / 4.7%
Bendigo — 15-19: 5.3% East Bendigo — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 7.7% / 5.8%
Bendigo — 20-24: 7.7% East Bendigo — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 15.3% / 15.8%
Bendigo — 25-34: 15.3% East Bendigo — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 10.6% / 10.5%
Bendigo — 35-44: 10.6% East Bendigo — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.5% / 11.5%
Bendigo — 45-54: 13.5% East Bendigo — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.9% / 13.5%
Bendigo — 55-64: 13.9% East Bendigo — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 12.4% / 11.8%
Bendigo — 65-74: 12.4% East Bendigo — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 5.8% / 8.3%
Bendigo — 75-84: 5.8% East Bendigo — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.4% / 4.7%
Bendigo — 85+: 2.4% East Bendigo — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bendigo 51.5% lone person
Bendigo — Lone Person: 51.5% Bendigo — Couple Families: 23.6% Bendigo — One Parent Families: 15.8% Bendigo — Group Household: 6.9% Bendigo — Other Families: 2.2%
East Bendigo 53.3% lone person
East Bendigo — Lone Person: 53.3% East Bendigo — Couple Families: 25.0% East Bendigo — One Parent Families: 13.8% East Bendigo — Group Household: 6.3% East Bendigo — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bendigo 45.5% renting
Bendigo — Owned Outright: 31.6% Bendigo — Mortgage: 22.8% Bendigo — Renting: 45.5%
East Bendigo 37.9% renting
East Bendigo — Owned Outright: 34.4% East Bendigo — Mortgage: 27.7% East Bendigo — Renting: 37.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bendigo East Bendigo
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 16.3%
Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% East Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 11.8%
Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% East Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.4%
Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% East Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 3.2%
Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% East Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 2.5%
Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% East Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Bendigo East Bendigo
India 2.3% / 1.7%
Bendigo — India: 2.3% East Bendigo — India: 1.7%
England 2.0% / 1.4%
Bendigo — England: 2.0% East Bendigo — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.8% East Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Bendigo — Philippines: 0.8% East Bendigo — Philippines: 0.5%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Bendigo — Thailand: 0.9% East Bendigo — Thailand: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Bendigo — Sri Lanka: not among its largest East Bendigo — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bendigo 81.8% houses
Bendigo — Houses: 81.8% Bendigo — Townhouses: 14.9% Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
East Bendigo 81.0% houses
East Bendigo — Houses: 81.0% East Bendigo — Townhouses: 15.5% East Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bendigo East Bendigo
Median house price $650,000
same for both
Median unit price $455,000 $435,000
Median land price $480,000 $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 96 sales
 33 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bendigo East Bendigo
2 bed $560K / $520K
Bendigo — 2 bed: $560K (45 sales) East Bendigo — 2 bed: $520K (5 sales)

45 vs 5 sales

3 bed $649K / $608K
Bendigo — 3 bed: $649K (122 sales) East Bendigo — 3 bed: $608K (46 sales)

122 vs 46 sales

4 bed $892K / $770K
Bendigo — 4 bed: $892K (38 sales) East Bendigo — 4 bed: $770K (22 sales)

38 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

East Bendigo has more industrially zoned land (33% vs 1%); Bendigo has more commercially zoned land (19% vs 1%).

Bendigo East Bendigo
Residential 48% 22%
Industrial 1% 33%
Commercial 19% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 12%
Other and special use 3% 16%
Parks and recreation 12% 9%
Rural and farming 0% 8%
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

Bendigo East Bendigo
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bendigo East Bendigo
Houses 3.8%
$560/wk on $765K
 4.2%
$485/wk on $595K
Units 5.3%
$450/wk on $442K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Bendigo East Bendigo
House price Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools Higher than 38% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of VIC —

Liveability

Bendigo is more walkable (95 vs 15); Bendigo scores higher overall (41 vs 27).

Bendigo East Bendigo
Grade C D
Score 41/100 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

East Bendigo carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Bendigo carries more flood risk (70 vs 57).

Bendigo East Bendigo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
83/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bendigo East Bendigo
Inside the suburb 9 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 4 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 3.1 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.1%

Schools in Bendigo

  • Creek Street Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Camp Hill Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Catherine McAuley College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Girton Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers
  • St Kilian's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Bendigo Senior Secondary College Government · Secondary

Schools in East Bendigo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bendigo East Bendigo
Supermarkets 5 1
Cafes & restaurants 66 2
Parks & reserves 13 4
Childcare 9 1
GPs 18 0
Pharmacies 8 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 1
Fuel stations 5 3
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 18 0

Mobility

East Bendigo sits further from the CBD (156.1 km vs 152.4 km).

Bendigo East Bendigo
Walkability score 95/100 15/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.4 km 156.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 119 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail
 70/100
Peak arrivals per hour 281.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3550
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3550
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.

Bendigo East Bendigo
Car (driver) 60.6% / 73.0%
Bendigo — Car (driver): 60.6% East Bendigo — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 14.3%
Bendigo — Worked from Home: 18.2% East Bendigo — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Walked Only 13.2% / 4.5%
Bendigo — Walked Only: 13.2% East Bendigo — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.3%
Bendigo — Car (passenger): 4.5% East Bendigo — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus 1.3% / 1.5%
Bendigo — Bus: 1.3% East Bendigo — Bus: 1.5%
Bicycle 1.5% / 1.0%
Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.5% East Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Bendigo East Bendigo
Elevation 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bendigo East Bendigo
Connectivity score 63/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
5,084 premises
 41%
1,821 premises

Climate

Bendigo East Bendigo
Annual rainfall 598 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 3.1°C

Council rates

Bendigo East Bendigo
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Bendigo East Bendigo
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bendigo East Bendigo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bendigo

Parks Professionals River

East Bendigo

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