Ravenswood vs Big Hill

Big Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Ravenswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ravenswood, about half of households are couple families. In Big Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ravenswood: a median of $970,000, against $772,000 in Big Hill, though rent is higher in Big Hill. On these figures, Ravenswood tends to suit older residents, while Big Hill suits families with children and 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

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($772,500 vs $970,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ravenswood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 109 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (137.4 km vs 144 km)
  • But Big Hill is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ravenswood has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
  • Big Hill is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ravenswood and Big 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.

Ravenswood Big 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.

Ravenswood Big Hill
Walkability 0 / 13
Ravenswood — Walkability: 0/100 Big Hill — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 19 / 23
Ravenswood — Safety: 19/100 Big Hill — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 89 / 83
Ravenswood — Low fire risk: 89/100 Big Hill — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 64 / 65
Ravenswood — Low flood risk: 64/100 Big Hill — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Ravenswood has more residents (443 vs 281); Ravenswood skews older (50 vs 37).

Ravenswood Big Hill
Population 443
+37% vs other
 281
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +7.7%
Median age 50 37
Median household income $95,524/yr
+4% vs other
 $92,092/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $280/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood Big Hill
0-4 2.9% / 7.5%
Ravenswood — 0-4: 2.9% Big Hill — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 12.2% / 18.9%
Ravenswood — 5-14: 12.2% Big Hill — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 9.3% / 5.0%
Ravenswood — 15-19: 9.3% Big Hill — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.1% / 3.9%
Ravenswood — 20-24: 4.1% Big Hill — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.6% / 11.0%
Ravenswood — 25-34: 5.6% Big Hill — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.3% / 16.0%
Ravenswood — 35-44: 9.3% Big Hill — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 16.5% / 13.9%
Ravenswood — 45-54: 16.5% Big Hill — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 16.7% / 14.2%
Ravenswood — 55-64: 16.7% Big Hill — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 14.9% / 6.0%
Ravenswood — 65-74: 14.9% Big Hill — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 8.1% / 5.0%
Ravenswood — 75-84: 8.1% Big Hill — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.7% / 2.5%
Ravenswood — 85+: 0.7% Big Hill — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 53.9% couple families
Ravenswood — Couple Families: 53.9% Ravenswood — Lone Person: 27.5% Ravenswood — One Parent Families: 13.7% Ravenswood — Group Household: 4.9%
Big Hill 60.9% couple families
Big Hill — Couple Families: 60.9% Big Hill — Lone Person: 26.1% Big Hill — One Parent Families: 13.0% Big Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 3.9% renting
Ravenswood — Owned Outright: 52.0% Ravenswood — Mortgage: 44.1% Ravenswood — Renting: 3.9%
Big Hill 14.9% renting
Big Hill — Owned Outright: 32.2% Big Hill — Mortgage: 52.9% Big Hill — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ravenswood Big Hill
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 18.9%
Ravenswood — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Big Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 9.6%
Ravenswood — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Big Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.2%
Ravenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Big Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.8%
Ravenswood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Big Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.1%
Ravenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Big Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Ravenswood Big Hill
England 2.7% / 1.4%
Ravenswood — England: 2.7% Big Hill — England: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Ravenswood — New Zealand: not among its largest Big Hill — New Zealand: 1.4%
Myanmar — / 1.4%
Ravenswood — Myanmar: not among its largest Big Hill — Myanmar: 1.4%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Ravenswood — Philippines: not among its largest Big Hill — Philippines: 1.1%
Vietnam 0.9% / —
Ravenswood — Vietnam: 0.9% Big Hill — Vietnam: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.9% / —
Ravenswood — Sri Lanka: 0.9% Big Hill — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
South Africa 0.9% / —
Ravenswood — South Africa: 0.9% Big Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / —
Ravenswood — Canada: 0.9% Big Hill — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 100.0% houses
Ravenswood — Houses: 100.0% Ravenswood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Big Hill 90.1% houses
Big Hill — Houses: 90.1% Big Hill — Flats / Apartments: 9.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ravenswood Big Hill
Median house price $970,000 $772,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ravenswood has more rural and farming land (96% vs 6%).

Ravenswood Big Hill
Rural and farming 96% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 74%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 11%
Environmental 0% 6%
Residential 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 2%
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

Ravenswood Big Hill
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ravenswood Big Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Big Hill is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Ravenswood Big Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Ravenswood Big Hill
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
17/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
77/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Ravenswood Big Hill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Bendigo Campus, 8.4 km

Schools in Ravenswood

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

Schools in Big Hill

  • Big Hill Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ravenswood Big Hill
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 12 18

Mobility

Big Hill sits further from the CBD (144 km vs 137.4 km).

Ravenswood Big Hill
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 137.4 km 144 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3453
 0.4%
postcode 3555
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3453
 38
postcode 3555

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.

Ravenswood Big Hill
Car (driver) 70.4% / 82.4%
Ravenswood — Car (driver): 70.4% Big Hill — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 12.0%
Ravenswood — Worked from Home: 23.2% Big Hill — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 5.6%
Ravenswood — Car (passenger): 1.5% Big Hill — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Ravenswood — Walked Only: 4.9% Big Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Ravenswood Big Hill
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 313 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ravenswood Big Hill
Connectivity score 30/100 84/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 75%
115 premises

Climate

Ravenswood Big Hill
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Ravenswood Big Hill
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ravenswood

Rural

Big Hill

Family River Rural

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