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Greater Bendigo

Victoria · Bendigo · 121,538 people · 80 suburbs · 15 postcodes

Greater Bendigo at a glance

121,538

Population

#24 of 79 in VIC

3,459

km² area

35/km² density

40.5

Median age

+1.4 vs VIC

959

SEIFA IRSAD

#50 of 79 in VIC

Schools

34 gov, 13 Cath, 3 indep

9.7%

Born overseas

27.6%

Renting

Map shows the Greater Bendigo LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Greater Bendigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 80 suburbs across 15 postcodes and an area of 3,459 km². Greater Bendigo has a population of 121,538 , ranking #24 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Kangaroo Flat (11,328 residents).About 9.7% of residents were born overseas and 6.5% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

18.7%

11.8%

25.0%

24.7%

19.9%

0–14 (18.7%) 15–24 (11.8%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (24.7%) 65+ (19.9%)

Show counts

0–14 years	22,681 (18.7%)
15–24 years	14,288 (11.8%)
25–44 years	30,383 (25.0%)
45–64 years	29,969 (24.7%)
65+ years	24,188 (19.9%)

9.7%

Born overseas

6.5%

Speak a language other than English at home

2.2%

First Nations

2.5

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

35.7%

36.7%

27.6%

Owned outright (35.7%) Mortgaged (36.7%) Renting (27.6%)

Dwelling type mix

94.7%

Separate house (94.7%) Semi/townhouse (4.7%) Flat/apartment (0.6%)

$304

Median weekly rent

$1,435

Median monthly mortgage

39.4%

Households with 0-1 cars

60.6%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.2%

Unemployment rate

31,550

In full-time work

20,766

In part-time work

Schools in Greater Bendigo

50 schools across Greater Bendigo: 68.0% Government, 26.0% Catholic, 6.0% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 999 (range 858 to 1148). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

68.0%

26.0%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

74.0%

12.0%

8.0%

Primary (74.0%) Secondary (12.0%) Combined (8.0%) Special (6.0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 999 VIC median 1027LGA range 858 to 1148

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 50 schools in Greater Bendigo, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Bendigo Senior Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Bendigo	1,918	1003
Catherine McAuley College	Catholic	Secondary	Bendigo	1,567	1055
Marist College Bendigo	Catholic	Combined	Maiden Gully	1,203	1040
Girton Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Bendigo	1,195	1148
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Bendigo	1,030	1016
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Kangaroo Flat	925	966
Victory Christian College	Independent	Combined	Strathdale	900	1077
Weeroona College Bendigo	Government	Secondary	Bendigo	812	940
St Francis of the Fields School	Catholic	Primary	Strathfieldsaye	614	1093
White Hills Primary School	Government	Primary	White Hills	586	977
Kennington Primary School	Government	Primary	Kennington	581	979
Eaglehawk Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Eaglehawk	561	922
Maiden Gully Primary School	Government	Primary	Maiden Gully	551	1009
Strathfieldsaye Primary School	Government	Primary	Strathfieldsaye	538	1038
St Therese's School	Catholic	Primary	Kennington	460	1076
Creek Street Christian College	Independent	Combined	Bendigo	457	1063
Spring Gully Primary School	Government	Primary	Bendigo	426	1056
Epsom Primary School	Government	Primary	Epsom	425	967
Huntly Primary School	Government	Primary	Huntly	324	975
Quarry Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Quarry Hill	324	1037
Kangaroo Flat Primary School	Government	Primary	Kangaroo Flat	313	908
Holy Rosary School	Catholic	Primary	White Hills	295	1052
St Monica's School	Catholic	Primary	Kangaroo Flat	284	1032
Eaglehawk North Primary School	Government	Primary	Eaglehawk	269	958
St Kilian's School	Catholic	Primary	Bendigo	268	1059
Golden Square Primary School	Government	Primary	Golden Square	262	967
St Liborius' School	Catholic	Primary	Eaglehawk	258	1018
Camp Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Bendigo	251	1040
Marong Primary School	Government	Primary	Marong	235	994
Specimen Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Golden Square	234	934
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Quarry Hill	234	1064
Kalianna School	Government	Special	Bendigo	221	895
Bendigo Primary School	Government	Primary	Bendigo	196	1005
California Gully Primary School	Government	Primary	California Gully	181	913
Bendigo Special Developmental School	Government	Special	Kangaroo Flat	167	940
Lightning Reef Primary School	Government	Primary	Bendigo	165	858
Eaglehawk Primary School	Government	Primary	Eaglehawk	159	869
Heathcote Primary School	Government	Primary	Heathcote	150	961
St Peter's School	Catholic	Primary	North Bendigo	132	979
Axedale Primary School	Government	Primary	Axedale	101	1018
Lockwood Primary School	Government	Primary	Lockwood	99	989
Holy Rosary School	Catholic	Primary	Heathcote	82	1004
Eppalock Primary School	Government	Primary	Axe Creek	49	1043
DOXA School Bendigo	Catholic	Special	Bendigo	47	961
Goornong Primary School	Government	Primary	Goornong	46	995
Lockwood South Primary School	Government	Primary	Lockwood South	38	1020
Elmore Primary School	Government	Primary	Elmore	30	959
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary	Catholic	Primary	Elmore	26	1010
Raywood Primary School	Government	Primary	Raywood	17	945
Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School	Government	Primary	Redesdale	12	981

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Greater Bendigo. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

959

Ranked #50 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

985

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

984

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

965

Suburbs in Greater Bendigo

Greater Bendigo contains 80 suburbs and 15 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Kangaroo Flat	3555	11,328	$1,144/wk	44
Golden Square	3555	9,220	$1,344/wk	39
Strathfieldsaye	3551	6,850	$2,237/wk	36
Kennington	3550	5,880	$1,371/wk	42
Strathdale	3550	5,756	$1,527/wk	46
Bendigo	3550	5,652	$1,429/wk	43
Eaglehawk	3556	5,538	$1,140/wk	43
Maiden Gully	3551	5,407	$2,209/wk	37
Epsom	3551	5,014	$1,714/wk	32
California Gully	3556	4,476	$1,054/wk	39
North Bendigo	3550	4,277	$1,281/wk	37
Flora Hill	3550	3,989	$1,347/wk	32
Junortoun	3551	3,862	$2,170/wk	43
White Hills	3550	3,620	$1,395/wk	37
Huntly	3551	3,585	$1,882/wk	32
Long Gully	3550	3,420	$989/wk	38
Spring Gully	3550	3,092	$1,543/wk	45
Heathcote	3523	2,962	$946/wk	57
Ascot	3364	2,571	$1,913/wk	35
Quarry Hill	3550	2,365	$1,648/wk	40
East Bendigo	3550	2,246	$1,258/wk	45
Marong	3515	2,005	$1,989/wk	31
Jackass Flat	3556	1,907	$1,805/wk	28
Ironbark	3550	1,163	$1,274/wk	41
Lockwood South	3551	1,052	$2,112/wk	41
Axedale	3551	984	$1,933/wk	37
Elmore	3558	847	$909/wk	52
Lockwood	3551	806	$1,800/wk	46
Mandurang	3551	753	$2,279/wk	44
Eppalock	3551	746	$1,883/wk	43
Sailors Gully	3556	743	$1,319/wk	45
Goornong	3557	718	$1,687/wk	40
Sedgwick	3551	614	$2,391/wk	47
Longlea	3551	570	$2,203/wk	43
Woodvale	3556	556	$1,428/wk	44
Myers Flat	3556	545	$1,525/wk	50
Axe Creek	3551	452	$2,230/wk	44
Ravenswood	3453	443	$1,837/wk	50
Shelbourne	3463	423	$1,765/wk	50
Neilborough	3570	379	$1,534/wk	53
West Bendigo	3550	378	$1,343/wk	43
Emu Creek	3551	376	$1,963/wk	45
Bagshot	3551	355	$1,740/wk	39
Raywood	3570	329	$1,205/wk	47
Redesdale	3444	299	$1,180/wk	57
Mandurang South	3551	280	$2,363/wk	44
Argyle	3523	272	$794/wk	57
Sebastian	3556	251	$1,452/wk	40
Toolleen	3551	221	$1,430/wk	46
Golden Gully	3555	213	$1,562/wk	41
Mia Mia	3444	213	$1,237/wk	52
Knowsley	3523	168	$1,625/wk	47
Leichardt	3516	167	$2,312/wk	38
Wellsford	3551	144	$1,421/wk	47
Mount Camel	3523	136	$1,483/wk	56
Ladys Pass	3523	118	$1,300/wk	55
Derrinal	3523	99	$1,281/wk	58
Kimbolton	3551	96	$1,375/wk	55
Kamarooka	3570	89	$1,708/wk	43
Wilsons Hill	3515	88	$1,624/wk	39
Costerfield	3523	70	$849/wk	59
Myrtle Creek	3444	68	$1,292/wk	50
Fosterville	3557	57	$1,550/wk	50
Huntly North	3551	46	$1,562/wk	38
Avonmore	3559	42	$1,749/wk	58
Drummartin	3570	42	$1,812/wk	53
Bagshot North	3551	39	$1,708/wk	53
Hunter	3558	23	$1,625/wk	43
Whipstick	3556	18	$1,562/wk	43
Eaglehawk North	3556	13	$1,125/wk	58
Barnadown	3557	12	$2,333/wk	64
Bendigo South	3550
Diamond Hill	3550
Lake Eppalock	3551
Lansell Plaza	3555
Lyndale	3559
Mayreef	3559
Sandhurst East	3550
Specimen Hill	3555
Tysons Reef	3550

Postcodes covered

3364, 3444, 3453, 3463, 3515, 3516, 3523, 3550, 3551, 3555, 3556, 3557, 3558, 3559, 3570

Compare Greater Bendigo with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Greater Bendigo and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Greater Bendigo (VIC)	121,538	40.5	959	27.6%	9.7%
Campaspe	38,814	46.1	932	23.1%	7.6%
Mount Alexander	19,837	51.0	988	15.3%	12.5%
Loddon	7,545	52.0	926	12.6%	8.1%
Mitchell	49,753	38.3	968	21.4%	14.7%
Strathbogie	11,422	52.9	955	18.3%	9.7%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Greater Bendigo

What is the population of Greater Bendigo?

The 2021 Census recorded 121,538 people living in Greater Bendigo, across 80 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Greater Bendigo?

Greater Bendigo contains 80 suburbs. The most populous are Kangaroo Flat, Golden Square, Strathfieldsaye, Kennington, Strathdale.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Greater Bendigo?

Greater Bendigo covers 15 postcodes: 3364, 3444, 3453, 3463, 3515, 3516, 3523, 3550, 3551, 3555, 3556, 3557, 3558, 3559, 3570.

How many schools are in Greater Bendigo?

Greater Bendigo has 50 schools, including 34 government, 13 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Greater Bendigo?

Greater Bendigo has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 959, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.