Bendigo - Surrounds vs Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats

Bendigo - Surrounds and Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats is much more walkable, with a score of 5.3 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.5 (mostly car-dependent) in Bendigo - Surrounds. This is seen in the daily reach of residents; 59.3% of homes in Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 21.5% are in Bendigo - Surrounds. Similarly, 86.8% of homes in Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats are near public transport, far higher than the 39.2% in Bendigo - Surrounds.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their First Nations communities. They share very similar rates of Year 12 completion, at 36.8% for Bendigo - Surrounds and 37.3% for Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats. The two areas also have a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language. While Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats has a larger First Nations population, household income for this group is well higher in Bendigo - Surrounds at $1,816.