North Bendigo VIC 3550
2,605 addresses · 73 streets
Bendigo Electorate › Greater Bendigo LGA › North Bendigo · 134 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
North Bendigo is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 4,277 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $497,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bendigo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Bendigo itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 vet
1 library
1 playground
1 dog park
3 beauty salons
Getting around. Train station: Bendigo, 2.8 km south · Tram stop: Stop 6: Joss House, 900 m east · Bus interchange: Bendigo Station/Railway Pl, 2.7 km south · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 4.2 km east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in North Bendigo.
- North Bendigo Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 14% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 14.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 32.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 55.6%
Population by age in North Bendigo
| 0-4 | 231 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 438 |
| 15-19 | 236 |
| 20-24 | 340 |
| 25-34 | 734 |
| 35-44 | 489 |
| 45-54 | 489 |
| 55-64 | 469 |
| 65-74 | 394 |
| 75-84 | 255 |
| 85+ | 203 |
Dwelling types in North Bendigo
| House | 1,470 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 161 |
| Apartment | 41 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in North Bendigo
| <$650 | 342 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 573 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 468 |
| $3,000+ | 178 |
Top ancestries in North Bendigo
| English | 1,661 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,607 |
| Irish | 542 |
| Scottish | 418 |
| Ancestry NS | 400 |
| Other | 374 |
Housing tenure in North Bendigo
| Owned | 446 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 426 |
| Rented | 757 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in North Bendigo
| 0 | 123 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 728 |
| 2 | 534 |
| 3 | 167 |
| 4+ | 91 |
Commute to work in North Bendigo
| Car | 1,297 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 18 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 114 |
| Bicycle | 21 |
| Home | 185 |
Top countries of birth in North Bendigo
| India | 112 |
|---|---|
| England | 70 |
| Myanmar | 50 |
| Philippines | 47 |
| Thailand | 39 |
| New Zealand | 35 |
Languages used at home in North Bendigo
| Malayalam | 66 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 49 |
| Mandarin | 29 |
| Tagalog | 17 |
| Sinhalese | 16 |
| Nepali | 14 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30,583 bird observations recorded near North Bendigo — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (1,741)
- Magpie-lark (1,643)
- Galah (1,463)
- Red Wattlebird (1,435)
- Noisy Miner (1,344)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,318)
- Crested Pigeon (1,313)
- Little Raven (1,190)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,181)
- Eastern Rosella (1,167)
- House Sparrow (1,162)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,155)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,067)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Bendigo
- Common Starling (1,066)
- Eurasian Coot (997)
- Australian White Ibis (995)
- Welcome Swallow (987)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (925)
- Common Myna (837)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (837)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (831)
- Red-rumped Parrot (803)
- Masked Lapwing (735)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (733)
- Little Pied Cormorant (656)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (630)
- Australian Raven (608)
- Grey Butcherbird (601)
- Willie Wagtail (592)
- Black Swan (571)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to North Bendigo:
- Long Gully (1.9 km)
- Bendigo (2 km)
- White Hills (2.2 km)
- California Gully (2.2 km)
- Ironbark (2.3 km)
- East Bendigo (2.6 km)
- Jackass Flat (2.9 km)
- West Bendigo (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Afton Street (24)
- Anderson Street (20)
- Arnold Street (98)
- Ascot Court (10)
- Ashton Street (11)
- Atkins Street (143)
- Bakewell Street (61)
- Bannister Street (118)
- Barney Street (20)
- Bayne Street (96)
- Bushmaster Court (4)
- Caledonia Street (58)
- Carinya Court (9)
- Castle Street (40)
- Cecil Street (17)
- Cohn Street (7)
- Cowper Street (33)
- Cox Street (4)
- Davidson Street (2)
- Degille Street (20)
- Dick Street (1)
- Dooley Street (34)
- Edwin Street (33)
- Emu Court (10)
- Farrell Court (11)
- Fenton Street (3)
- Finn Street (19)
- Forbes Court (30)
- Frederick Street (21)
- Garden Court (6)
- Gibson Street (13)
- Granger Court (8)
- Grattan Street (23)
- Gwenola Court (14)
- Harney Street (25)
- Hobson Street (13)
- Holdsworth Road (235)
- Holmes Road (45)
- Hoy Street (46)
- Hunt Street (1)
- Jacob Street (54)
- John Street (24)
- Kensington Grove (8)
- Kookaburra Avenue (62)
- Kurmala Street (9)
- Latham Street (13)
- Lobb Street (78)
- Lucan Street (34)
- Magpie Street (35)
- Miami Court (9)
- Michelsen Street (41)
- Moray Crescent (42)
- Niemann Street (11)
- Nolan Street (62)
- Norfolk Street (70)
- Oneill Street (25)
- Orlwin Street (5)
- Prouses Road (148)
- Rimfire Close (7)
- Rivergum Court (26)
- Ryan Street (21)
- Saville Court (7)
- Sherrard Court (11)
- Smith Street (115)
- St James Wood Drive (37)
- Stewart Street (28)
- Swan Street (17)
- Sydenham Avenue (37)
- Thunder Street (123)
- Unmack Court (7)
- Vahland Street (2)
- Webdon Drive (26)
- Weeroona Avenue (25)
