Derrinal vs Knowsley

Knowsley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 58 in Derrinal. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Derrinal, about half of households are people living alone. In Knowsley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Derrinal tends to suit 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

Knowsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Knowsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Knowsley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Derrinal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (141.3 km vs 146.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Derrinal

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Derrinal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (102.0% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Derrinal Knowsley
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.

Derrinal Knowsley
Walkability 0 / 0
Derrinal — Walkability: 0/100 Knowsley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 20
Derrinal — Safety: 17/100 Knowsley — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 45 / 87
Derrinal — Low fire risk: 45/100 Knowsley — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 76 / 100
Derrinal — Low flood risk: 76/100 Knowsley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Knowsley has more residents (168 vs 99); Knowsley has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $66,612).

Derrinal Knowsley
Population 99 168
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +102.0% +5.0%
Median age 58 47
Median household income $66,612/yr $84,500/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+2% vs other
 $315/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Derrinal Knowsley
0-4 4.0% / 3.6%
Derrinal — 0-4: 4.0% Knowsley — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 — / 13.7%
Derrinal — 5-14: not among its largest Knowsley — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.0% / 4.8%
Derrinal — 15-19: 4.0% Knowsley — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 6.0%
Derrinal — 20-24: not among its largest Knowsley — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 7.1% / 8.9%
Derrinal — 25-34: 7.1% Knowsley — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 11.1% / 6.5%
Derrinal — 35-44: 11.1% Knowsley — 35-44: 6.5%
45-54 18.2% / 22.6%
Derrinal — 45-54: 18.2% Knowsley — 45-54: 22.6%
55-64 22.2% / 14.3%
Derrinal — 55-64: 22.2% Knowsley — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 24.2% / 11.9%
Derrinal — 65-74: 24.2% Knowsley — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 8.1% / 4.8%
Derrinal — 75-84: 8.1% Knowsley — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 4.0% / 4.2%
Derrinal — 85+: 4.0% Knowsley — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Derrinal Knowsley
New Zealand 5.1% / —
Derrinal — New Zealand: 5.1% Knowsley — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 3.0%
Derrinal — England: not among its largest Knowsley — England: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Derrinal 40.7% couple families
Derrinal — Couple Families: 40.7% Derrinal — Lone Person: 48.1% Derrinal — One Parent Families: 11.1% Derrinal — Group Household: 0.0%
Knowsley 46.3% couple families
Knowsley — Couple Families: 46.3% Knowsley — Lone Person: 36.6% Knowsley — One Parent Families: 9.8% Knowsley — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Derrinal 78.0% houses
Derrinal — Houses: 78.0% Derrinal — Flats / Apartments: 22.0%
Knowsley 98.3% houses
Knowsley — Houses: 98.3% Knowsley — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Derrinal Knowsley
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 20.2%
Derrinal — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Knowsley — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.2% / 3.6%
Derrinal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.2% Knowsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 5.4%
Derrinal — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Knowsley — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.1% / 1.8%
Derrinal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1% Knowsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / —
Derrinal — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Knowsley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Derrinal 8.1% renting
Derrinal — Owned Outright: 67.6% Derrinal — Mortgage: 24.3% Derrinal — Renting: 8.1%
Knowsley 19.4% renting
Knowsley — Owned Outright: 43.5% Knowsley — Mortgage: 37.1% Knowsley — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Derrinal Knowsley
Median house price — $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Knowsley has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%); Derrinal has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 40%).

Derrinal Knowsley
Environmental 92% 40%
Rural and farming 0% 53%
Parks and recreation 7%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Derrinal Knowsley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Derrinal Knowsley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Derrinal carries more flood risk (24 vs 0); Derrinal carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 13).

Derrinal Knowsley
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
80/100
Flood Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Derrinal Knowsley
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

Derrinal Knowsley
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Knowsley sits further from the CBD (146.6 km vs 141.3 km).

Derrinal Knowsley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.3 km 146.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3523
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3523
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.

Derrinal Knowsley
Car (driver) 70.0% / 72.3%
Derrinal — Car (driver): 70.0% Knowsley — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 16.9%
Derrinal — Worked from Home: 30.0% Knowsley — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Derrinal — Walked Only: not among its largest Knowsley — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Derrinal — Car (passenger): not among its largest Knowsley — Car (passenger): 4.6%

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

Setting

Derrinal Knowsley
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Derrinal Knowsley
Connectivity score 25/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Derrinal Knowsley
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

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

Federal electorate

Derrinal Knowsley
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Derrinal Knowsley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Derrinal

Retirees Rural

Knowsley

Rural

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