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Greater Bendigo vs Mount Alexander
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 35 km apart · Greater Bendigo profile · Mount Alexander profile
Greater Bendigo Mount Alexander
Greater Bendigo and Mount Alexander are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Mount Alexander, where the typical age is 51 compared to 40 in Greater Bendigo. Greater Bendigo is more diverse and urban, with 15.5% of people arriving recently from overseas and far better access to amenities; for example, 78.9% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Mount Alexander has a stronger lean toward home ownership, with 48.5% of homes owned outright, and a much higher share of people working from home at 24.9%.
Daily life in both places shares several common traits, as they have almost identical rates of people earning over $2,000 a week and very similar typical weekly rents. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical age has grown to 11 years, and the gap in people who identify as having no religion has increased since 2011. The two areas have also diverged in their housing trends, with the gap in renting and outright home ownership both getting larger.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 100,617
- First area, 2016: 110,477
- First area, 2021: 121,470
- Second area, 2011: 17,591
- Second area, 2016: 18,761
- Second area, 2021: 20,253
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Greater Bendigo: 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Mount Alexander: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Greater Bendigo: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Mount Alexander: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Greater Bendigo: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Greater Bendigo: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Mount Alexander: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Greater Bendigo: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Mount Alexander: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 60–64 in Greater Bendigo: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Mount Alexander: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 55–59 in Greater Bendigo: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Mount Alexander: 3.5% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Greater Bendigo: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Mount Alexander: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Greater Bendigo: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Mount Alexander: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Greater Bendigo: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Mount Alexander: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Greater Bendigo: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Mount Alexander: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Greater Bendigo: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Greater Bendigo: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Mount Alexander: 2.2% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Greater Bendigo: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Mount Alexander: 1.8% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Greater Bendigo: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Greater Bendigo: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Mount Alexander: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Greater Bendigo: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Greater Bendigo: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Mount Alexander: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $513
- First area, 2016: $604
- First area, 2021: $739
- Second area, 2011: $460
- Second area, 2016: $550
- Second area, 2021: $674
- First area, 2011: $991
- First area, 2016: $1,184
- First area, 2021: $1,448
- Second area, 2011: $838
- Second area, 2016: $1,002
- Second area, 2021: $1,252
- First area, 2011: $1,245
- First area, 2016: $1,452
- First area, 2021: $1,865
- Second area, 2011: $1,078
- Second area, 2016: $1,311
- Second area, 2021: $1,702
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $295
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,387
- First area, 2021: $1,417
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,432
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greater Bendigo vs Mount Alexander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22620/greater-bendigo/vs/LGA25430/mount-alexander