Bendigo vs Bendigo - Surrounds

Bendigo and Bendigo - Surrounds are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Bendigo is a very walkable hub where 82.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 86.4% are near health services. In contrast, Bendigo - Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with only 21.5% of homes near groceries and 15.9% near health services. This difference extends to basic infrastructure, with Bendigo having 357 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in Bendigo - Surrounds.

The gap in walkability has widened over time, as Bendigo's score is now far higher than that of Bendigo - Surrounds. Despite this, the two areas are similar in other ways. Both have around 400 First Nations residents, and about 3% of people in each area speak a First Nations language. While Bendigo - Surrounds has a well higher typical First Nations household income at $1,816 compared to $1,174 in Bendigo, the typical age for First Nations residents is similar in both places.