BendigoVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3550 · Greater Bendigo
Daily life in Bendigo involves a mix of commuting and working from home, with 52.4% of residents driving to work and 15.8% working from home. The community is predominantly English-speaking, with 85.6% speaking only English at home. The town has a strong presence of professionals, who make up 30.7% of the workforce, and the top industry is hospitals, employing 9.9% of the population.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Bendigo
Houses · The median house in Bendigo went for $650,000 over the 12 months to August 2026 — cheaper than 86% of the Victorian suburbs we cover, and much where it sat a year earlier.
The middle half of houses sold between $538,000 and $805,000.
Houses
$650k
median of 115 sales
1.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 86% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $538k and $805k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$450k
median of 9 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $415k and $625k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$585k
median of 9 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $567k and $593k.
Last sold within the past month
Land
$222k
median of 9 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $219k and $320k.
Last sold within the past month
142 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2022, houses have eased from $690,000 to $650,000 — 5.8% lower.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses | Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $660k | $510k | $580k | $222k |
| 2025 · part year | $635k | $422k | $587k | $320k |
| 2024 | $620k | $478k | ||
| 2023 | $540k | $480k | ||
| 2022 | $690k | $480k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $650k | 17 | -0.3%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 35 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $652k | 35 | +4.7% |
| 2025 Q4 | $623k | 42 | -0.3% |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Bendigo
Houses
In Bendigo, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $650,000 from 71 sales, while a two-bedroom house has a median of $570,000 from 24 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $570k | 24 · few |
| 3 | $650k | 71 |
| 4 | $875k | 17 · few |
Units
In Bendigo, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $448,000 from 6 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $448k | 6 · few |
Townhouses
In Bendigo, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom townhouse has a median of $567,000 from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $567k | 5 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
13 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Bendigo
All schools · Bendigo's 13 schools teach 8,553 students, little changed in ten years — and 12 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
13
5 primary · 5 secondary · 3 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
8,553
2025 · −0.9% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−3.5%
1,306 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+5.3%
1,736 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Bendigo have changed little over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,321 | 5,639 | 1,674 |
| 2016 | 1,372 | 5,649 | 1,646 |
| 2017 | 1,346 | 5,636 | 1,637 |
| 2018 | 1,379 | 5,428 | 1,639 |
| 2019 | 1,384 | 5,414 | 1,657 |
| 2020 | 1,354 | 5,402 | 1,594 |
| 2021 | 1,357 | 5,366 | 1,559 |
| 2022 | 1,352 | 5,293 | 1,551 |
| 2023 | 1,330 | 5,281 | 1,598 |
| 2024 | 1,333 | 5,289 | 1,697 |
| 2025 | 1,306 | 5,374 | 1,873 |
Which schools in Bendigo are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,642 | 6,481 | 511 | 8,634 |
| 2016 | 1,699 | 6,476 | 492 | 8,667 |
| 2017 | 1,653 | 6,485 | 481 | 8,619 |
| 2018 | 1,678 | 6,265 | 503 | 8,446 |
| 2019 | 1,683 | 6,255 | 517 | 8,455 |
| 2020 | 1,649 | 6,213 | 488 | 8,350 |
| 2021 | 1,602 | 6,181 | 499 | 8,282 |
| 2022 | 1,633 | 6,116 | 447 | 8,196 |
| 2023 | 1,607 | 6,131 | 471 | 8,209 |
| 2024 | 1,667 | 6,164 | 488 | 8,319 |
| 2025 | 1,736 | 6,332 | 485 | 8,553 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 13 schools in Bendigo
Ordered by size, not by results — 8 government, 3 Catholic and 2 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 1,918 | +11.1% | +5.4% | 26 · 1251 |
| Catherine McAuley College | Catholic | Secondary | 1,567 | +11.5% | −13.6% | 29 · 328 |
| Girton Grammar School | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 1,195 | +12.3% | +2.4% | 33 · 199 |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 1,030 | −30.6% | −23.7% | — |
| Weeroona College Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 812 | +10.3% | +33.1% | — |
| Creek Street Christian College | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 457 | +56.5% | +71.8% | — |
| Spring Gully Primary School | Government | Primary | 426 | +7.8% | +23.1% | — |
| St Kilian's School | Catholic | Primary | 268 | +1.5% | −1.5% | — |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Government | Primary | 251 | −23.5% | −30.9% | — |
| Kalianna School | Government | Prep-to-12 | 221 | −7.1% | −8.3% | — |
| Bendigo Primary School | Government | Primary | 196 | +4.3% | +28.1% | — |
| Lightning Reef Primary School | Government | Primary | 165 | −7.8% | −11.8% | — |
| DOXA School Bendigo | Catholic | Secondary | 47 | −6.0% | no change | — |
3 schools in Bendigo reported median VCE study scores of 26 to 33, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Bendigo
12 government catchments cover Bendigo — 4 secondary and 8 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Bendigo Senior Secondary College | Secondary |
| Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College | Secondary |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College | Secondary |
| Weeroona College Bendigo | Secondary |
| Bendigo Primary School | Primary |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Primary |
| Golden Square Primary School | Primary |
| Kennington Primary School | Primary |
| Lightning Reef Primary School | Primary |
| Quarry Hill Primary School | Primary |
| Spring Gully Primary School | Primary |
| White Hills Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Bendigo is a regional town with a population of 5,658, characterized by a median age of 43, which is higher than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The town has a significant proportion of couple households without children at 46.0%, and single-person households make up 38.4% of all households. The education level is slightly above the state benchmark, with 30.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher compared to the Victorian average of 29.2%.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Bendigo · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Retirees | 80 |
| Professionals | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| Families | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why retirees score highest
The signals doing the work
- Higher median age of 43 suggests a mature community
- 46.0% of households are couples without children
- Predominantly separate houses (81.8%) offer privacy
- Lower median household income aligns with fixed retiree budgets
Against the state
How Bendigo differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 2.5% |
| Separate houses | 81.8% |
| Townhouses | 14.9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 15.8% |
| Drove a car | 52.4% |
| Public transport | 1.8% |
| Walked only | 11.4% |
| Car passenger | 3.9% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Higher median age of 43 compared to VIC's 38
- 30.5% hold bachelor's degrees or higher, above VIC's 29.2%
- Professionals make up 30.7% of the workforce
- 81.8% of homes are separate houses
- 15.8% of residents work from home
Things to be aware of
- Median household income of $1,429 is below the VIC average of $1,759
- 44.5% of properties are rented, indicating a renter-heavy market
- Only 54.0% report no health conditions, below the VIC average of 61.0%
- Low public transport usage at 1.8%
- Higher percentage of single-parent households at 20.6%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.