Greater Bendigo
126,568 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,000 km², 73 suburbs. Council website: bendigo.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
126,568
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year
Density
42/km²
3,000 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$550k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$183
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.0 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
6 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
73
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income
- $1,448/week
- Median rent
- $295/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,417/month
- Households renting
- 26.9%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 6 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $1,949
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -7.0%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 68%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
73 suburbs where Greater Bendigo holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo Flat (Vic.) | 11,328 | All | $575kDec 2025 | 7% / 79% | 2 |
| Golden Square | 9,220 | All | $568kDec 2025 | 5% / 46% | 3 |
| Strathfieldsaye | 6,850 | All | $727kDec 2025 | 6% / 96% | 9 |
| Kennington | 5,880 | All | $620kDec 2025 | 4% / 32% | 5 |
| Strathdale | 5,756 | All | $690kDec 2025 | 4% / 55% | 6 |
| Bendigo | 5,652 | All | $620kDec 2025 | 17% / <1% | 5 |
| Eaglehawk | 5,538 | All | $571kDec 2025 | 5% / 86% | 2 |
| Maiden Gully | 5,407 | All | $802kDec 2025 | 5% / 99% | 8 |
| Epsom (Vic.) | 5,014 | All | $635kDec 2025 | 41% / 74% | 4 |
| California Gully | 4,476 | All | $522kDec 2025 | 2% / 53% | 1 |
| North Bendigo | 4,277 | All | $531kDec 2025 | 6% / 46% | 2 |
| Flora Hill | 3,989 | All | $590kDec 2025 | 1% / 51% | 3 |
| Junortoun | 3,862 | All | $840kDec 2025 | 6% / 100% | 9 |
| White Hills (Vic.) | 3,620 | All | $600kDec 2025 | 12% / 75% | 3 |
| Huntly | 3,585 | All | $610kDec 2025 | 40% / 98% | 5 |
| Long Gully | 3,420 | All | $485kDec 2025 | 4% / 65% | 1 |
| Spring Gully (Vic.) | 3,092 | All | $645kDec 2025 | 3% / 99% | 7 |
| Heathcote (Vic.) | 2,962 | All | $480kDec 2025 | 1% / 100% | 2 |
| Ascot (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) | 2,571 | All | 11% / 87% | 5 | |
| Quarry Hill | 2,365 | All | $625kDec 2025 | 3% / 52% | 7 |
| East Bendigo | 2,246 | All | $535kDec 2025 | 8% / 73% | 4 |
| Marong | 2,005 | 99% | $672kDec 2025 | 4% / 100% | 6 |
| Jackass Flat | 1,907 | All | $639kDec 2025 | 11% / 86% | 4 |
| Ironbark (Vic.) | 1,163 | All | $519kDec 2025 | 0% / 29% | 2 |
| Lockwood South | 1,052 | All | 7% / 100% | 7 | |
| Axedale | 984 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Elmore | 847 | All | $480kDec 2025 | <1% / 100% | 1 |
| Lockwood | 806 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Mandurang | 753 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Eppalock | 746 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Sailors Gully | 743 | All | $471kDec 2025 | 3% / 100% | 2 |
| Goornong | 718 | All | <1% / 100% | 5 | |
| Sedgwick | 614 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Longlea | 570 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Woodvale (Vic.) | 556 | All | 4% / 100% | 3 | |
| Myers Flat | 545 | All | 22% / 100% | 4 | |
| Axe Creek | 452 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Ravenswood (Vic.) | 443 | 98% | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Shelbourne | 423 | 85% | 11% / 100% | 7 | |
| Neilborough | 379 | All | 3% / 100% | 2 | |
| West Bendigo | 378 | All | 2% / 100% | 2 | |
| Emu Creek (Vic.) | 376 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Bagshot | 355 | All | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Raywood | 329 | 82% | 16% / 100% | 3 | |
| Redesdale | 299 | 65% | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Harcourt North | 291 | 55% | 0% / 99% | 10 | |
| Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) | 281 | All | 3% / 100% | 3 | |
| Mandurang South | 280 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Argyle (Vic.) | 272 | All | 0% / 100% | 1 | |
| Sebastian | 251 | All | 6% / 100% | 2 | |
| Toolleen | 221 | 30% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Golden Gully | 213 | All | 1% / 100% | 2 | |
| Mia Mia (Vic.) | 213 | 80% | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Knowsley | 168 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Leichardt | 167 | 78% | 4% / 100% | 6 | |
| Wellsford | 144 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Mount Camel | 136 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Ladys Pass | 118 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Derrinal | 99 | All | <1% / 99% | 3 | |
| Kimbolton (Vic.) | 96 | All | 0% / 99% | 7 | |
| Kamarooka | 89 | 68% | 10% / 100% | 7 | |
| Wilsons Hill | 88 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Costerfield | 70 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Myrtle Creek (Vic.) | 68 | 80% | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Redcastle | 67 | 26% | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Fosterville | 57 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Huntly North | 46 | All | 4% / 100% | 5 | |
| Avonmore | 42 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Drummartin | 42 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Bagshot North | 39 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Hunter | 23 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Whipstick | 18 | All | 3% / 100% | 3 | |
| Eaglehawk North | 13 | All | 3% / 100% | 4 | |
| Barnadown | 12 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Lake Eppalock | All | 0% / 7% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 25 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $471k
- Median of suburb medians
- $600k
- Highest suburb median
- $840k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)100%
- Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)1%
- Nicholls · Sam BIRRELL (NP)1%
State districts
- Bendigo East · Hon Jacinta Allan (ALP)54%
- Bendigo West · Maree Edwards (ALP)42%
- Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)4%
- Macedon · Mary-Anne Thomas (ALP)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.