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Bendigo vs Loddon

Name: Bendigo vs Loddon — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 60 km apart · Bendigo profile · Loddon profile

Bendigo Loddon

Bendigo and Loddon are two distinct Victorian areas separated by about 60 km. Bendigo is a very walkable hub with a younger typical age of 39 and far more renters (43.7%). It has a higher share of adults with bachelor degrees (21.8%) and far more people moving in recently (41.7%). In contrast, Loddon is mostly car-dependent with a far older typical resident of 52. Homes in Loddon are much more likely to be owned outright (55.8%), and the area has a far higher share of volunteers (25.5%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of the population that volunteers, with Bendigo at 13.5% and Loddon at 25.5%. They also share very similar proportions of children under 15 and people with long-term health conditions. However, the gap in typical ages has widened since 2011, and the difference in rent and home ownership has also grown over time.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 31.6 pts higher in Bendigo Owned outright: 26.9 pts higher in Loddon Median age: 13 yrs older in Loddon Recent movers: 16.2 pts higher in Bendigo Year 12: 15.4 pts higher in Bendigo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bendigo in Loddon +7,640 larger in Bendigo gap steady

14,929 76th pct 7,289 36th pct

Median age in Bendigo in Loddon +13 yrs older in Loddon gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 52 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

24.8% Older adults (45–64) +5.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

20.4% Seniors (65+) +8.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.7 pts 17.1%

15.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 14.9%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.6 pts 8.4%

Marital status

34.1% Married +13.6 pts ▸ 47.7%

44.2% Never married ◂ +15.2 pts 29.1%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

6.4% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.6% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Bendigo Loddon

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.4% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 79.5%

1.7% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.7% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

40.5% English +1.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

37.0% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

14.4% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 11.6%

11.3% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.5% German ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

2.7% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

1.7% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.6% Dutch even 1.6%

0.8% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 85.9%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.7% No religion ◂ +8.4 pts 40.3%

37.6% Christianity +8.0 pts ▸ 45.6%

8.9% Not stated +3.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.1% Buddhism ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bendigo in Loddon +3 more in Bendigo

11 90th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bendigo in Loddon +2.49 more in Loddon

4.85 86th pct 7.35 92nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bendigo in Loddon +20 more in Bendigo

29 68th pct 9 21st pct

Students in Bendigo in Loddon +5,566 more in Bendigo

6,417 92nd pct 851 32nd pct

Avg size in Bendigo in Loddon +477 larger in Bendigo

583 71st pct 106 9th pct

ICSEA in Bendigo in Loddon +74 higher in Bendigo

1,043 62nd pct 968 27th pct

Highest year of school

48.2% Year 12 ◂ +15.4 pts 32.7%

16.6% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

13.8% Year 9 or below +3.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

11.6% Year 11 +5.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

Highest qualification level

28.1% Certificate III / IV +6.2 pts ▸ 34.3%

22.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.5 pts 14.2%

12.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.2 pts 1.9%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.8% Health ◂ +6.0 pts 9.8%

13.0% Society & culture ◂ +4.2 pts 8.8%

12.1% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 9.4%

10.1% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +9.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.8% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +2.1 pts 1.7%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Bendigo in Loddon +$161 higher in Bendigo gap widening

$712 31st pct $551 8th pct

Household income in Bendigo in Loddon +$240 higher in Bendigo gap widening

$1,267 18th pct $1,027 4th pct

Family income in Bendigo in Loddon +$290 higher in Bendigo gap widening

$1,665 23rd pct $1,375 9th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 36.4%

26.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 22.3%

21.6% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 25.5%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

6.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 3.3%

Personal income distribution

41.8% Under $650 +6.2 pts ▸ 48.0%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 28.2%

13.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 8.3%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.2% Mental health ◂ +4.4 pts 10.7%

11.9% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 10.1%

10.1% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 8.4%

4.8% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.5% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.5% None ◂ +2.7 pts 50.8%

22.4% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 21.4%

8.7% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.2% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bendigo in Loddon +290 larger in Bendigo

452 76th pct 162 47th pct

Median age in Bendigo in Loddon +5 yrs older in Loddon

23 yrs 36th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Bendigo in Loddon +$103 higher in Bendigo

$549 31st pct $446 10th pct

Household income in Bendigo in Loddon +$95 higher in Bendigo

$1,174 14th pct $1,079 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bendigo in Loddon +0.1 larger in Loddon gap widening

2.1 11th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

44.2% Couples with children +5.1 pts ▸ 49.3%

30.2% Couples without children +7.6 pts ▸ 37.8%

23.6% One-parent families ◂ +11.9 pts 11.7%

2.0% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Household size

33.6% 2 people +5.1 pts ▸ 38.7%

37.4% 1 person ◂ +3.5 pts 33.9%

14.3% 3 people ◂ +3.9 pts 10.4%

9.3% 4 people +0.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.2% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.1% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bendigo in Loddon +$110 higher in Bendigo gap widening

$280 22nd pct $170 3rd pct

Mortgage in Bendigo in Loddon +$433 higher in Bendigo gap widening

$1,300 14th pct $867 0th pct

People / bedroom in Bendigo in Loddon even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.8% Owned outright +26.9 pts ▸ 55.8%

43.7% Rented ◂ +31.6 pts 12.1%

24.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.3 pts 24.6%

1.0% Other tenure +3.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.4% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house +8.8 pts ▸ 95.1%

11.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.7 pts 2.4%

2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.0 pts 0.1%

0.2% Other dwelling +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Bedrooms per home

53.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.4 pts 48.8%

24.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 17.5%

13.9% 4 bedrooms +7.2 pts ▸ 21.1%

4.6% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.5% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.2% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.6% $200–$349 ◂ +25.5 pts 32.1%

17.7% Under $200 +39.5 pts ▸ 57.2%

19.9% $350–$549 ◂ +15.6 pts 4.3%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.7% Under $1,000 +28.0 pts ▸ 56.7%

44.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.3 pts 27.9%

15.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.0 pts 6.2%

7.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bendigo in Loddon +102 more in Bendigo

147 90th pct 45 54th pct

Stops/1k in Bendigo in Loddon +3.67 more in Bendigo

9.85 87th pct 6.17 75th pct

Departures/1k in Bendigo in Loddon +2,028.5 more in Bendigo

2,061.7 85th pct 33.2 15th pct

PT routes in Bendigo in Loddon +39 more in Bendigo

46 87th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Bendigo in Loddon

3 29th pct —

Drive to city in Bendigo in Loddon

97 88th pct —

How people get to work

58.5% Car (driver) ◂ +3.7 pts 54.7%

12.8% Worked at home +7.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.3% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

44.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.8 pts 28.3%

32.2% 2 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 34.7%

9.7% 3 vehicles +10.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

5.0% 4 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.0% No vehicle ◂ +5.6 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +32.7 pts ▸ 34.2%

22.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +11.0 pts 11.5%

9.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +6.1 pts 3.1%

9.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 6.8%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 6.3%

7.9% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 5.8%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.3 pts 6.6%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 2.1%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

3.3% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

9.9% Managers +22.0 pts ▸ 31.9%

25.0% Professionals ◂ +14.2 pts 10.8%

12.5% Labourers +2.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +4.9 pts 9.1%

12.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 9.3%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 8.1%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bendigo in Loddon even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Bendigo in Loddon +1 higher in Loddon

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Bendigo in Loddon +2 higher in Loddon

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Bendigo in Loddon even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Bendigo in Loddon +7 higher in Loddon

918 17th pct 925 20th pct

ERP in Bendigo in Loddon +7,226 higher in Bendigo

14,457 69th pct 7,231 33rd pct

Growth in Bendigo in Loddon +3.3 pts higher in Loddon

-3.3% 0th pct 0.0% 12th pct

Businesses in Bendigo in Loddon +897 higher in Bendigo

1,872 86th pct 975 54th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bendigo in Loddon +132 higher in Bendigo

592 18th pct 460 9th pct

Max temp in Bendigo in Loddon +1.6 higher in Loddon

21.5 32nd pct 23.0 42nd pct

Min temp in Bendigo in Loddon +0.8 higher in Loddon

8.6 13th pct 9.4 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bendigo in Loddon +4.3 higher in Bendigo

7.7 83rd pct 3.4 24th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bendigo in Loddon +3.7 more in Bendigo

7.4 82nd pct 3.7 27th pct

15-min city in Bendigo in Loddon +47.2 pts higher in Bendigo

94.6% 77th pct 47.4% 35th pct

Walk to shops in Bendigo in Loddon +37.5 pts higher in Bendigo

82.2% 67th pct 44.7% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Bendigo in Loddon +54.2 pts higher in Bendigo

98.5% 68th pct 44.3% 23rd pct

Walk to school in Bendigo in Loddon +59.4 pts higher in Bendigo

96.6% 80th pct 37.2% 21st pct

Walk to a park in Bendigo in Loddon +41.9 pts higher in Bendigo

99.9% 68th pct 58.0% 17th pct

Walk to health in Bendigo in Loddon +61.0 pts higher in Bendigo

86.4% 81st pct 25.5% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Bendigo in Loddon +20.3 more in Loddon

28.9 86th pct 49.3 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Bendigo in Loddon +356 higher in Bendigo

357 87th pct 1 7th pct

Mean slope in Bendigo in Loddon +1.3 pts higher in Bendigo

4.5% 36th pct 3.3% 15th pct

Compare Bendigo with nearby areas

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Compare Loddon with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bendigo vs Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/202011018/bendigo/vs/202031033/loddon