East Bendigo vs Junortoun

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Bendigo, about half of households are people living alone. In Junortoun, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Junortoun: a median of $885,000, against $650,000 in East Bendigo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, East Bendigo tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Junortoun suits families with children and couples.

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

Junortoun

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 39%)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

East Bendigo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $885,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Bendigo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Junortoun leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Junortoun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 15/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 119 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Junortoun

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 15/100)
  • But East Bendigo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Junortoun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs 7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Bendigo Junortoun
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.

East Bendigo Junortoun
Walkability 15 / 24
East Bendigo — Walkability: 15/100 Junortoun — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 17 / 80
East Bendigo — Safety: 17/100 Junortoun — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
East Bendigo — Low fire risk: 74/100 Junortoun — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 43 / 49
East Bendigo — Low flood risk: 43/100 Junortoun — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Junortoun has higher household incomes ($112,840 vs $65,416); Junortoun has more residents (3,862 vs 2,246).

East Bendigo Junortoun
Population 2,246 3,862
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +20.6%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $65,416/yr $112,840/yr
+72% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $380/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Bendigo Junortoun
0-4 5.7% / 5.7%
East Bendigo — 0-4: 5.7% Junortoun — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 6.9% / 16.1%
East Bendigo — 5-14: 6.9% Junortoun — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 4.7% / 7.6%
East Bendigo — 15-19: 4.7% Junortoun — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.8% / 3.7%
East Bendigo — 20-24: 5.8% Junortoun — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 15.8% / 6.0%
East Bendigo — 25-34: 15.8% Junortoun — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 10.5% / 13.8%
East Bendigo — 35-44: 10.5% Junortoun — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 11.5% / 15.2%
East Bendigo — 45-54: 11.5% Junortoun — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 13.5% / 11.4%
East Bendigo — 55-64: 13.5% Junortoun — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 11.8% / 11.4%
East Bendigo — 65-74: 11.8% Junortoun — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 8.3% / 7.6%
East Bendigo — 75-84: 8.3% Junortoun — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 4.7% / 1.6%
East Bendigo — 85+: 4.7% Junortoun — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Bendigo 25.0% couple families
East Bendigo — Couple Families: 25.0% East Bendigo — Lone Person: 53.3% East Bendigo — One Parent Families: 13.8% East Bendigo — Group Household: 6.3% East Bendigo — Other Families: 1.6%
Junortoun 63.5% couple families
Junortoun — Couple Families: 63.5% Junortoun — Lone Person: 25.8% Junortoun — One Parent Families: 9.2% Junortoun — Group Household: 1.0% Junortoun — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Bendigo 37.9% renting
East Bendigo — Owned Outright: 34.4% East Bendigo — Mortgage: 27.7% East Bendigo — Renting: 37.9%
Junortoun 4.8% renting
Junortoun — Owned Outright: 42.5% Junortoun — Mortgage: 52.7% Junortoun — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Bendigo Junortoun
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 13.6%
East Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Junortoun — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 14.7%
East Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Junortoun — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.4%
East Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Junortoun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.3%
East Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Junortoun — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.2%
East Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Junortoun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

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.

East Bendigo Junortoun
England 1.4% / 1.9%
East Bendigo — England: 1.4% Junortoun — England: 1.9%
India 1.7% / 0.6%
East Bendigo — India: 1.7% Junortoun — India: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.1%
East Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.9% Junortoun — New Zealand: 1.1%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / 0.3%
East Bendigo — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Junortoun — Sri Lanka: 0.3%
Philippines 0.5% / —
East Bendigo — Philippines: 0.5% Junortoun — Philippines: not among its largest
China — / 0.4%
East Bendigo — China: not among its largest Junortoun — China: 0.4%
Italy — / 0.4%
East Bendigo — Italy: not among its largest Junortoun — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Bendigo 81.0% houses
East Bendigo — Houses: 81.0% East Bendigo — Townhouses: 15.5% East Bendigo — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Junortoun 98.6% houses
Junortoun — Houses: 98.6% Junortoun — Townhouses: 0.2% Junortoun — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Bendigo Junortoun
Median house price $650,000 $885,000
Median unit price $435,000 —
Median land price $450,000 $510,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 19 sales
 42 days
from 37 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.

East Bendigo Junortoun
3 bed $608K / $832K
East Bendigo — 3 bed: $608K (46 sales) Junortoun — 3 bed: $832K (10 sales)

46 vs 10 sales

4 bed $770K / $895K
East Bendigo — 4 bed: $770K (22 sales) Junortoun — 4 bed: $895K (54 sales)

22 vs 54 sales

Zoning mix

East Bendigo has more industrially zoned land (33% vs 1%); Junortoun has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).

East Bendigo Junortoun
Residential 22% 43%
Industrial 33% 1%
Environmental 0% 28%
Parks and recreation 9% 21%
Other and special use 16% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 4%
Rural and farming 8% 0%
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

East Bendigo Junortoun
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.

East Bendigo Junortoun
Houses 4.2%
$485/wk on $595K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

East Bendigo Junortoun
House price Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of VIC —

Liveability

Junortoun scores higher overall (66 vs 27); Junortoun is more walkable (24 vs 15).

East Bendigo Junortoun
Grade D B
Score 27/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

East Bendigo carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); East Bendigo carries more crime risk (83 vs 20).

East Bendigo Junortoun
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

East Bendigo Junortoun
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 6.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.6%

Schools in East Bendigo

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

Schools in Junortoun

  • Catherine McAuley College - Coolock Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

East Bendigo Junortoun
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

East Bendigo Junortoun
Walkability score 15/100 24/100
Distance to Melbourne 156.1 km 155 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 110 min
Public transport score 70/100 30/100
Peak arrivals per hour 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3550
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3550
 64
postcode 3551

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.

East Bendigo Junortoun
Car (driver) 73.0% / 73.4%
East Bendigo — Car (driver): 73.0% Junortoun — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 20.7%
East Bendigo — Worked from Home: 14.3% Junortoun — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.9%
East Bendigo — Car (passenger): 5.3% Junortoun — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / 0.7%
East Bendigo — Walked Only: 4.5% Junortoun — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 1.5% / —
East Bendigo — Bus: 1.5% Junortoun — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / 0.2%
East Bendigo — Bicycle: 1.0% Junortoun — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

East Bendigo Junortoun
Connectivity score 69/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
1,821 premises
 38%
1,355 premises

Climate

East Bendigo Junortoun
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

East Bendigo

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Junortoun

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