Big Hill (Greater Bendigo)
VIC 3555 · Greater Bendigo
281 (2021) → 285 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) is a high growth suburb in Greater Bendigo, VIC 3555, about 127km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 126km inland. Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) has an overall score of 37/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.42%), Myanmar (1.42%), New Zealand (1.42%), Philippines (1.07%)
Top languages: Filipino (1.42%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
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 1020 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Big Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 976
Nearby (within 10km)
- Bendigo Special Developmental SchoolCombined · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 950
- Weeroona College Bendigo - Bendigo FLOSecondary · Government · 4.6km
- St Monica's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1041
- Crusoe 7-10 Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 970
- Kangaroo Flat Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 895
- OneSchool Global Vic - Bendigo CentreCombined · Independent · 6km
- Lockwood South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1015
- Spring Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1054
- Lockwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 993
- Golden Square Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 983
- Quarry Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 1042
- Specimen Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo)
How far is Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) from Melbourne CBD?
Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) is about 126.7 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo)?
Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 976 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo)?
Big Hill (Greater Bendigo) has a transport score of 35/100.