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West Bendigo VIC 3550

268 addresses · 21 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Greater Bendigo LGA › West Bendigo · 133 km from Melbourne

Living Here

West Bendigo is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 378 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% 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.

378Population
43Median age
$1,343Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

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: West Bendigo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bendigo, 3 km east · Tram stop: Stop 1: Central Deborah Gold Mine, 1.9 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bendigo Station/Railway Pl, 3 km east · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 7.2 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in West Bendigo.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Bendigo

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, West Bendigo VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in West Bendigo
Population by age, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1432
15-1921
20-2425
25-3456
35-4447
45-5441
55-6462
65-7442
75-8422
85+8
Dwelling types in West Bendigo
Dwelling types, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House147
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Bendigo
Households by weekly income, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99955
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in West Bendigo
Top ancestries, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English155
Australian135
Irish57
Scottish38
Ancestry NS28
Aboriginal24
Housing tenure in West Bendigo
Housing tenure, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned56
Mortgage56
Rented37
Other4
Cars per household in West Bendigo
Cars per household, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
015
148
261
319
4+17
Commute to work in West Bendigo
Commute to work, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car134
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in West Bendigo
Top countries of birth, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Myanmar5
Scotland4
Languages used at home in West Bendigo
Languages used at home, West Bendigo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,955 bird observations recorded near West Bendigo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Bendigo

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.