Bendigo vs North Bendigo

North Bendigo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Bendigo. In both, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bendigo: a median of $650,000, against $530,000 in North Bendigo. On these figures, North Bendigo tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 5)
  • But North Bendigo carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

North Bendigo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($280,000 vs $480,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($530,500 vs $650,000)

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 the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 67/100)

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 3)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 67/100)
  • But North Bendigo carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bendigo returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 4.7%)
  • North Bendigo returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Bendigo and North 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 North 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 North Bendigo
Walkability 95 / 67
Bendigo — Walkability: 95/100 North Bendigo — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 2 / 23
Bendigo — Safety: 2/100 North Bendigo — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bendigo — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Bendigo — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 30 / 56
Bendigo — Low flood risk: 30/100 North Bendigo — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Bendigo has more residents (5,652 vs 4,277); Bendigo skews older (43 vs 37).

Bendigo North Bendigo
Population 5,652
+24% vs other
 4,277
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +5.4%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $74,308/yr
+10% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+2% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bendigo North Bendigo
0-4 4.5% / 5.4%
Bendigo — 0-4: 4.5% North Bendigo — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.4% / 10.2%
Bendigo — 5-14: 8.4% North Bendigo — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.3% / 5.5%
Bendigo — 15-19: 5.3% North Bendigo — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.7% / 7.9%
Bendigo — 20-24: 7.7% North Bendigo — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 15.3% / 17.2%
Bendigo — 25-34: 15.3% North Bendigo — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 10.6% / 11.4%
Bendigo — 35-44: 10.6% North Bendigo — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.5% / 11.4%
Bendigo — 45-54: 13.5% North Bendigo — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 13.9% / 11.0%
Bendigo — 55-64: 13.9% North Bendigo — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 12.4% / 9.2%
Bendigo — 65-74: 12.4% North Bendigo — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.8% / 6.0%
Bendigo — 75-84: 5.8% North Bendigo — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.4% / 4.7%
Bendigo — 85+: 2.4% North Bendigo — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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%
North Bendigo 45.8% lone person
North Bendigo — Lone Person: 45.8% North Bendigo — Couple Families: 26.4% North Bendigo — One Parent Families: 18.9% North Bendigo — Group Household: 6.9% North Bendigo — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
North Bendigo 46.5% renting
North Bendigo — Owned Outright: 27.4% North Bendigo — Mortgage: 26.2% North Bendigo — Renting: 46.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bendigo North Bendigo
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 15.5%
Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% North Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 10.2%
Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% North Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.1%
Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% North Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 3.5%
Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% North Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 1.9%
Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% North Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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 North Bendigo
India 2.3% / 2.6%
Bendigo — India: 2.3% North Bendigo — India: 2.6%
England 2.0% / 1.6%
Bendigo — England: 2.0% North Bendigo — England: 1.6%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.1%
Bendigo — Philippines: 0.8% North Bendigo — Philippines: 1.1%
Myanmar 0.7% / 1.2%
Bendigo — Myanmar: 0.7% North Bendigo — Myanmar: 1.2%
Thailand 0.9% / 0.9%
Bendigo — Thailand: 0.9% North Bendigo — Thailand: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.8% North Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

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%
North Bendigo 88.0% houses
North Bendigo — Houses: 88.0% North Bendigo — Townhouses: 9.6% North Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bendigo North Bendigo
Median house price $650,000 $530,500
Median unit price $455,000 $427,500
Median land price $480,000 $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 96 sales
 28 days
from 44 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 North Bendigo
2 bed $560K / $465K
Bendigo — 2 bed: $560K (45 sales) North Bendigo — 2 bed: $465K (15 sales)

45 vs 15 sales

3 bed $649K / $518K
Bendigo — 3 bed: $649K (122 sales) North Bendigo — 3 bed: $518K (102 sales)

122 vs 102 sales

4 bed $892K / $644K
Bendigo — 4 bed: $892K (38 sales) North Bendigo — 4 bed: $644K (24 sales)

38 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Bendigo has more commercially zoned land (19% vs 0%); North Bendigo has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 1%).

Bendigo North Bendigo
Residential 48% 55%
Commercial 19% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 16%
same for both
Industrial 1% 12%
Parks and recreation 12% 11%
Other and special use 3% 5%
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 North 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 North Bendigo
Houses 3.8%
$560/wk on $765K
 4.3%
$505/wk on $615K
Units 5.3%
$450/wk on $442K
 4.7%
$450/wk on $500K

Ranking within VIC

Bendigo North Bendigo
House price Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools Higher than 38% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Bendigo is more walkable (95 vs 67).

Bendigo North Bendigo
Grade C
same for both
Score 41/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bendigo carries more flood risk (70 vs 44); Bendigo carries more crime risk (98 vs 77).

Bendigo North Bendigo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Bendigo North Bendigo
Inside the suburb 9 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 4 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 3.1 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.3%

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 North Bendigo

  • Lightning Reef Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kalianna School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bendigo North Bendigo
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 66 0
Parks & reserves 13 6
Childcare 9 5
GPs 18 3
Pharmacies 8 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 1
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 18 8

Mobility

Bendigo North Bendigo
Walkability score 95/100 67/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.4 km 154 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 114 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail
 75/100
Peak arrivals per hour 281.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 North Bendigo
Car (driver) 60.6% / 72.3%
Bendigo — Car (driver): 60.6% North Bendigo — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 11.3%
Bendigo — Worked from Home: 18.2% North Bendigo — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Walked Only 13.2% / 7.0%
Bendigo — Walked Only: 13.2% North Bendigo — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.8%
Bendigo — Car (passenger): 4.5% North Bendigo — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bicycle 1.5% / 1.3%
Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.5% North Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Bendigo North Bendigo
Connectivity score 63/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
5,084 premises
 35%
2,414 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bendigo North 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

North Bendigo

Affordable Large Blocks River

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