Bendigo
VIC 3550 · Greater Bendigo
5,652 (2021) → 5,464 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bendigo is a high growth suburb in Greater Bendigo, VIC 3550, about 132km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $570K is more affordable than the VIC average. The suburb has 9 schools, a transport score of 75/100, and is about 132km inland. Bendigo has an overall score of 78/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 14/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (2.28%), England (1.98%), Thailand (0.9%), New Zealand (0.83%), Philippines (0.78%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.69%), Punjabi (0.57%), Malayalam (0.42%), Hindi (0.41%), Filipino (0.32%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1000 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Girton Grammar SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1138
- St Kilian's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1057
- Creek Street Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1057
- Catherine McAuley CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1052
- Camp Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1049
- Bendigo Senior Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1005
- Doxa School BendigoSecondary · CatholicICSEA 957
- Bendigo Senior Secondary College-Netschool CampusSecondary · Government
- Girton Grammar School - Junior SchoolCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Bendigo Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1013
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1073
- Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College Bendigo Teaching UnitSecondary · Government · 1.4km
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 954
- SEDA College (Victoria) - Multi BendigoSecondary · Independent · 1.6km
- Quarry Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1042
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1080
- Kalianna Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 903
- Lightning Reef Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 866
- Golden Square Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 983
- Weeroona College BendigoSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 945
- Specimen Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 941
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bendigo
Is Bendigo safe?
Bendigo has a residential safety score of 14/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 39,172 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Bendigo?
In Bendigo, the .
How far is Bendigo from Melbourne CBD?
Bendigo is about 132.1 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Bendigo?
Bendigo has 9 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1045 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bendigo?
Bendigo has a transport score of 75/100 and 76 bus stops.