# Bendigo vs Castlemaine - Kerang — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 84 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Bendigo | Castlemaine - Kerang | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,740 | 1,190 | 1,550 larger in Bendigo |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 27 yrs | 5 yrs older in Castlemaine - Kerang |  |
| Year 12 | 37.9% | 31.3% | 6.6 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Unemployment | 9.7% | 12.0% | 2.3 pts higher in Castlemaine - Kerang |  |
| Median income | $595 | $470 | $125 higher in Bendigo |  |
| Household income | $1,409 | $1,110 | $299 higher in Bendigo |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.3 pts higher in Bendigo |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Bendigo | Castlemaine - Kerang | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 higher in Bendigo |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 more in Bendigo |  |
| 15-min city | 56.8% | 44.6% | 12.2 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Walk to shops | 49.8% | 42.0% | 7.8 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Walk to transit | 79.1% | 48.3% | 30.7 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Walk to school | 66.4% | 45.7% | 20.7 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Walk to a park | 88.1% | 68.8% | 19.3 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Walk to health | 44.4% | 32.3% | 12.1 pts higher in Bendigo |  |
| Intersections/km² | 8 | 1 | 7 higher in Bendigo |  |
| Mean slope | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.2 pts higher in Castlemaine - Kerang |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE202003/bendigo/vs/IARE202005/castlemaine-kerang