Kennington vs Quarry Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kennington, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kennington tends to suit 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

Kennington

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • But Quarry Hill has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

They split

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

  • Kennington is more walkable (85/100 vs 64/100)
  • Quarry Hill sits closer to the CBD (150.6 km vs 153.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kennington

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Quarry Hill

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

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

Kennington Quarry Hill
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.

Kennington Quarry Hill
Walkability 85 / 64
Kennington — Walkability: 85/100 Quarry Hill — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 42 / 33
Kennington — Safety: 42/100 Quarry Hill — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Kennington — Low fire risk: 42/100 Quarry Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 55 / 64
Kennington — Low flood risk: 55/100 Quarry Hill — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Kennington has more residents (5,880 vs 2,365); Quarry Hill has higher household incomes ($85,696 vs $71,292).

Kennington Quarry Hill
Population 5,880
+60% vs other
 2,365
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +1.1%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $71,292/yr $85,696/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $298/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kennington Quarry Hill
0-4 4.4% / 5.0%
Kennington — 0-4: 4.4% Quarry Hill — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 10.4% / 12.7%
Kennington — 5-14: 10.4% Quarry Hill — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.6% / 5.9%
Kennington — 15-19: 5.6% Quarry Hill — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 8.1% / 7.4%
Kennington — 20-24: 8.1% Quarry Hill — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 13.0% / 12.2%
Kennington — 25-34: 13.0% Quarry Hill — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 10.7% / 12.0%
Kennington — 35-44: 10.7% Quarry Hill — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.2% / 13.9%
Kennington — 45-54: 11.2% Quarry Hill — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.6% / 14.3%
Kennington — 55-64: 11.6% Quarry Hill — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.4% / 10.3%
Kennington — 65-74: 11.4% Quarry Hill — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 8.1% / 4.7%
Kennington — 75-84: 8.1% Quarry Hill — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 5.5% / 1.5%
Kennington — 85+: 5.5% Quarry Hill — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Quarry Hill 43.0% lone person
Quarry Hill — Lone Person: 43.0% Quarry Hill — Couple Families: 33.1% Quarry Hill — One Parent Families: 16.4% Quarry Hill — Group Household: 6.2% Quarry Hill — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kennington 38.9% renting
Kennington — Owned Outright: 36.3% Kennington — Mortgage: 24.8% Kennington — Renting: 38.9%
Quarry Hill 36.2% renting
Quarry Hill — Owned Outright: 34.0% Quarry Hill — Mortgage: 29.8% Quarry Hill — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kennington Quarry Hill
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 15.9%
Kennington — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Quarry Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 13.2%
Kennington — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Quarry Hill — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.3%
Kennington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Quarry Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 6.2%
Kennington — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Quarry Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 4.7%
Kennington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Quarry Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Kennington Quarry Hill
England 1.6% / 1.7%
Kennington — England: 1.6% Quarry Hill — England: 1.7%
India 1.2% / 0.5%
Kennington — India: 1.2% Quarry Hill — India: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.9%
Kennington — New Zealand: 0.6% Quarry Hill — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.6%
Kennington — Philippines: 0.6% Quarry Hill — Philippines: 0.6%
China 1.0% / —
Kennington — China: 1.0% Quarry Hill — China: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Kennington — Scotland: not among its largest Quarry Hill — Scotland: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kennington 77.4% houses
Kennington — Houses: 77.4% Kennington — Townhouses: 21.2% Kennington — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Quarry Hill 85.6% houses
Quarry Hill — Houses: 85.6% Quarry Hill — Townhouses: 15.0% Quarry Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kennington Quarry Hill
Median house price $627,500 $623,000
Median unit price $400,000 $406,000
Median land price $272,500 $267,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 108 sales
 16 days
from 21 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.

Kennington Quarry Hill
2 bed $470K / $500K
Kennington — 2 bed: $470K (29 sales) Quarry Hill — 2 bed: $500K (11 sales)

29 vs 11 sales

3 bed $605K / $611K
Kennington — 3 bed: $605K (116 sales) Quarry Hill — 3 bed: $611K (47 sales)

116 vs 47 sales

4 bed $750K / $960K
Kennington — 4 bed: $750K (55 sales) Quarry Hill — 4 bed: $960K (19 sales)

55 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Kennington Quarry Hill
Residential 70% 49%
Parks and recreation 15% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 21%
Commercial 4% 2%
Other and special use 1%
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

Kennington Quarry Hill
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.

Kennington Quarry Hill
Houses 3.7%
$520/wk on $725K
 4.2%
$565/wk on $705K
Units 6.1%
$495/wk on $419K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Kennington Quarry Hill
House price Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Income — Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools Higher than 29% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 79% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 94% of VIC —

Liveability

Quarry Hill scores higher overall (57 vs 35); Kennington is more walkable (85 vs 64).

Kennington Quarry Hill
Grade C B
Score 35/100 57/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kennington carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).

Kennington Quarry Hill
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kennington Quarry Hill
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 1.3 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 1.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.1%

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

Schools in Quarry Hill

  • Quarry Hill Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kennington Quarry Hill
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 7 3
Childcare 7 3
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Kennington sits further from the CBD (153.3 km vs 150.6 km).

Kennington Quarry Hill
Walkability score 85/100 64/100
Distance to Melbourne 153.3 km
+2% vs other
 150.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 108 min
Public transport score 74/100 64/100
Peak arrivals per hour 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.0
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.

Kennington Quarry Hill
Car (driver) 71.1% / 64.4%
Kennington — Car (driver): 71.1% Quarry Hill — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 20.5%
Kennington — Worked from Home: 16.4% Quarry Hill — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.1%
Kennington — Car (passenger): 5.9% Quarry Hill — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Walked Only 3.9% / 6.1%
Kennington — Walked Only: 3.9% Quarry Hill — Walked Only: 6.1%
Bicycle 1.1% / 2.1%
Kennington — Bicycle: 1.1% Quarry Hill — Bicycle: 2.1%
Bus 1.3% / 0.8%
Kennington — Bus: 1.3% Quarry Hill — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Kennington Quarry Hill
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kennington Quarry Hill
Connectivity score 64/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
3,280 premises
 38%
1,247 premises

Climate

Kennington Quarry Hill
Annual rainfall 553 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C 3.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kennington

Gentrifying Retirees Townhouses

Quarry Hill

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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