Bendigo vs Castlemaine - Kerang

Bendigo and Castlemaine - Kerang are two Victorian regions with very different levels of accessibility. Bendigo is somewhat walkable, where 79.1% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 66.4% are near a school. In contrast, Castlemaine - Kerang is mostly car-dependent, with only 48.3% of homes close to public transport and 45.7% near a school. Bendigo also has a far larger First Nations population of 2,740 people, who generally have higher personal incomes and Year 12 completion rates than those in Castlemaine - Kerang.

Both areas share a very similar mean terrain slope of around 4.7% to 4.9%. While the landscape is alike, the way people get around differs, as Bendigo has far more street intersections per square kilometre than Castlemaine - Kerang. This gap in street connectivity and access to amenities has remained a consistent divide between the two locations.