Whipstick
VIC 3556 · Greater Bendigo
18 (2021) → 20 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Whipstick is a high growth suburb in Greater Bendigo, VIC 3556, about 143km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Whipstick are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 143km inland. Whipstick has an overall score of 11/100, 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
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 956 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Huntly Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 975
- Eaglehawk North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 969
- Epsom Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 955
- Eaglehawk Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 922
- Eaglehawk Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 879
- St Liborius' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.2kmICSEA 1021
- Holy Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.1kmICSEA 1052
- White Hills Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 977
- California Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 919
- Lightning Reef Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 866
- Kalianna Special SchoolCombined · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 903
- Marist College BendigoCombined · Catholic · 10kmICSEA 1037
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 Whipstick
How far is Whipstick from Melbourne CBD?
Whipstick is about 143.2 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Whipstick?
Whipstick has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Whipstick?
Whipstick has a transport score of 0/100.