East Bendigo vs Kennington

Kennington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in East Bendigo. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone.

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

Kennington

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Kennington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($272,500 vs $450,000)

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

Kennington

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 15/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 119 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (153.3 km vs 156.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kennington

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 15/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

East Bendigo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

East Bendigo and Kennington 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 Kennington
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 Kennington
Walkability 15 / 85
East Bendigo — Walkability: 15/100 Kennington — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 17 / 42
East Bendigo — Safety: 17/100 Kennington — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 74 / 42
East Bendigo — Low fire risk: 74/100 Kennington — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 43 / 55
East Bendigo — Low flood risk: 43/100 Kennington — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Kennington has more residents (5,880 vs 2,246); East Bendigo skews older (45 vs 42).

East Bendigo Kennington
Population 2,246 5,880
+162% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +4.1%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $65,416/yr $71,292/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+2% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Bendigo Kennington
0-4 5.7% / 4.4%
East Bendigo — 0-4: 5.7% Kennington — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 6.9% / 10.4%
East Bendigo — 5-14: 6.9% Kennington — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.6%
East Bendigo — 15-19: 4.7% Kennington — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.8% / 8.1%
East Bendigo — 20-24: 5.8% Kennington — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 15.8% / 13.0%
East Bendigo — 25-34: 15.8% Kennington — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 10.5% / 10.7%
East Bendigo — 35-44: 10.5% Kennington — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.5% / 11.2%
East Bendigo — 45-54: 11.5% Kennington — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 13.5% / 11.6%
East Bendigo — 55-64: 13.5% Kennington — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 11.8% / 11.4%
East Bendigo — 65-74: 11.8% Kennington — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 8.3% / 8.1%
East Bendigo — 75-84: 8.3% Kennington — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 4.7% / 5.5%
East Bendigo — 85+: 4.7% Kennington — 85+: 5.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Kennington 48.4% lone person
Kennington — Lone Person: 48.4% Kennington — Couple Families: 27.4% Kennington — One Parent Families: 15.2% Kennington — Group Household: 7.8% Kennington — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Kennington 38.9% renting
Kennington — Owned Outright: 36.3% Kennington — Mortgage: 24.8% Kennington — Renting: 38.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Bendigo Kennington
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 13.4%
East Bendigo — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Kennington — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 14.4%
East Bendigo — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Kennington — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.3%
East Bendigo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Kennington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 5.0%
East Bendigo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Kennington — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.2%
East Bendigo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Kennington — 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 Kennington
England 1.4% / 1.6%
East Bendigo — England: 1.4% Kennington — England: 1.6%
India 1.7% / 1.2%
East Bendigo — India: 1.7% Kennington — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.6%
East Bendigo — New Zealand: 0.9% Kennington — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.6%
East Bendigo — Philippines: 0.5% Kennington — Philippines: 0.6%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / 0.6%
East Bendigo — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Kennington — Sri Lanka: 0.6%
China — / 1.0%
East Bendigo — China: not among its largest Kennington — China: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

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%
Kennington 77.4% houses
Kennington — Houses: 77.4% Kennington — Townhouses: 21.2% Kennington — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Bendigo Kennington
Median house price $650,000 $627,500
Median unit price $435,000 $400,000
Median land price $450,000 $272,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 19 sales
 39 days
from 108 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 Kennington
2 bed $520K / $470K
East Bendigo — 2 bed: $520K (5 sales) Kennington — 2 bed: $470K (29 sales)

5 vs 29 sales

3 bed $608K / $605K
East Bendigo — 3 bed: $608K (46 sales) Kennington — 3 bed: $605K (116 sales)

46 vs 116 sales

4 bed $770K / $750K
East Bendigo — 4 bed: $770K (22 sales) Kennington — 4 bed: $750K (55 sales)

22 vs 55 sales

Zoning mix

East Bendigo has more industrially zoned land (33% vs 0%).

East Bendigo Kennington
Residential 22% 70%
Industrial 33% 0%
Other and special use 16% 1%
Parks and recreation 9% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 10%
Rural and farming 8% 0%
Commercial 1% 4%
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 Kennington
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 Kennington
Houses 4.2%
$485/wk on $595K
 3.7%
$520/wk on $725K
Units — 6.1%
$495/wk on $419K

Ranking within VIC

East Bendigo Kennington
House price Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Income Higher than 26% of VIC —
Schools — Higher than 29% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 70% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 94% of VIC

Liveability

Kennington is more walkable (85 vs 15); Kennington scores higher overall (35 vs 27).

East Bendigo Kennington
Grade D C
Score 27/100 35/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kennington carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 26); East Bendigo carries more crime risk (83 vs 58).

East Bendigo Kennington
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

East Bendigo Kennington
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.2 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 1.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 3.4%

Schools in East Bendigo

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

Schools in Kennington

  • Kennington Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Therese's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Victory Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College Bendigo Teaching Unit Government · Secondary
  • Kennington Primary School-Bendigo Deaf Facility Government · Primary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Multi Bendigo Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

East Bendigo Kennington
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

East Bendigo sits further from the CBD (156.1 km vs 153.3 km).

East Bendigo Kennington
Walkability score 15/100 85/100
Distance to Melbourne 156.1 km
+2% vs other
 153.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 112 min
Public transport score 70/100 74/100
Peak arrivals per hour 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 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.

East Bendigo Kennington
Car (driver) 73.0% / 71.1%
East Bendigo — Car (driver): 73.0% Kennington — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 16.4%
East Bendigo — Worked from Home: 14.3% Kennington — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.9%
East Bendigo — Car (passenger): 5.3% Kennington — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.9%
East Bendigo — Walked Only: 4.5% Kennington — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.5% / 1.3%
East Bendigo — Bus: 1.5% Kennington — Bus: 1.3%

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

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

East Bendigo Kennington
Connectivity score 69/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
1,821 premises
 35%
3,280 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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