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Bendigo Surrounds - North vs Echuca

Name: Bendigo Surrounds - North vs Echuca — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 50 km apart · Bendigo Surrounds - North profile · Echuca profile

Bendigo Surrounds - North Echuca

Echuca and Bendigo Surrounds - North are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Echuca is more developed and walkable, with a walkability score of 5.1 (somewhat walkable) and 73.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Bendigo Surrounds - North is mostly car-dependent, scoring 2.3. Echuca has a more transient and diverse population, with 17.8% being recent overseas arrivals and 37.7% of people moving in the last five years. Bendigo Surrounds - North is more stable and grew by 12.2% since 2021, while Echuca's population fell by 1.5%.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, with Echuca at $1,347 and Bendigo Surrounds - North at $1,454. They also have similar proportions of children under 15 and people with long-term health conditions. Over time, some gaps are closing; the difference in the share of separate houses and rental households has narrowed since 2011. However, the gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,702 larger in Echuca Recent arrivals: 14.3 pts higher in Echuca Renting: 16.9 pts higher in Echuca No car: 4.7 pts higher in Echuca One-parent: 6.2 pts higher in Echuca

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +10,702 larger in Echuca gap steady

4,934 22nd pct 15,636 78th pct

Median age in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1 yrs older in Bendigo Surrounds - North gap narrowing

46 yrs 81st pct 45 yrs 78th pct

Age structure

31.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 26.5%

20.7% Seniors (65+) +3.6 pts ▸ 24.3%

20.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

17.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 16.8%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

Marital status

50.8% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 45.0%

31.0% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

10.0% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.8% Widowed +2.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.2% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Bendigo Surrounds - North Echuca

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.8% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 85.4%

1.9% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.6% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

43.7% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 42.8%

40.2% English +2.8 pts ▸ 43.0%

12.6% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

11.7% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 11.2%

4.5% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

2.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.2% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.4% English only +1.2 pts ▸ 89.6%

0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.3% Christianity +4.9 pts ▸ 48.2%

43.8% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 42.9%

11.2% Not stated ◂ +4.1 pts 7.1%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +3 more in Echuca

4 57th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1.89 more in Bendigo Surrounds - North

4.56 84th pct 2.66 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +8 more in Bendigo Surrounds - North

17 45th pct 9 21st pct

Students in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +3,271 more in Echuca

119 4th pct 3,390 83rd pct

Avg size in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +455 larger in Echuca

30 0th pct 484 59th pct

ICSEA in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +4 higher in Echuca

982 34th pct 986 36th pct

Highest year of school

36.6% Year 12 +2.5 pts ▸ 39.2%

21.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.6 pts 20.1%

15.9% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

14.3% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

Highest qualification level

38.3% Certificate III / IV +0.5 pts ▸ 38.8%

14.5% Bachelor degree +3.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

12.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.5%

3.1% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 15.7%

10.1% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.0% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.1% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.1% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.1 pts 3.6%

6.2% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.4% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$32 higher in Echuca gap steady

$681 25th pct $713 31st pct

Household income in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$107 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North gap widening

$1,454 32nd pct $1,347 25th pct

Family income in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$26 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North gap narrowing

$1,767 29th pct $1,741 28th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 28.0%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 30.5%

17.9% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% $4,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

Personal income distribution

43.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.6 pts 42.4%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 33.8%

12.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 11.9%

11.4% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 9.8%

10.0% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.4% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.3% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.2% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.2% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.1% None +3.0 pts ▸ 57.1%

22.0% One condition ◂ +0.1 pts 21.9%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

4.3% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +526 larger in Echuca

111 35th pct 637 86th pct

Median age in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +3 yrs older in Bendigo Surrounds - North

26 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$36 higher in Echuca

$525 25th pct $561 34th pct

Household income in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$324 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

$1,416 31st pct $1,092 10th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +0.2 larger in Bendigo Surrounds - North gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

57.0% Couples with children ◂ +7.5 pts 49.5%

31.5% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 33.0%

10.3% One-parent families +6.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Household size

38.8% 2 people ◂ +1.6 pts 37.2%

22.2% 1 person +7.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

15.4% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 13.2%

13.6% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 11.8%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$55 higher in Echuca gap steady

$230 11th pct $285 23rd pct

Mortgage in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +$183 higher in Echuca gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,483 26th pct

People / bedroom in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +0.10 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Owned outright ◂ +5.2 pts 38.0%

42.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.1 pts 30.6%

10.5% Rented +16.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

1.4% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

97.9% Separate house ◂ +11.8 pts 86.2%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.3% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 45.9%

31.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 27.9%

10.9% 2 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.8% 5 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 4.1%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% $200–$349 ◂ +1.4 pts 46.1%

31.7% Under $200 ◂ +9.7 pts 22.0%

11.5% $350–$549 +15.5 pts ▸ 27.0%

1.6% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.8% $1,000–$1,799 +3.6 pts ▸ 46.4%

26.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.5 pts 21.3%

17.2% $1,800–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

5.3% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +56 more in Echuca

18 27th pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1.08 more in Echuca

3.65 40th pct 4.73 57th pct

Departures/1k in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +206.9 more in Echuca

68.5 17th pct 275.4 29th pct

PT routes in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +9 more in Echuca

11 67th pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca

— 59 95th pct

Drive to city in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca

177 100th pct —

How people get to work

62.2% Car (driver) +4.8 pts ▸ 66.9%

15.5% Worked at home ◂ +6.9 pts 8.6%

3.7% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.1% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bus even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 37.4%

21.1% 1 vehicle +14.0 pts ▸ 35.1%

21.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.7 pts 13.6%

18.4% 4 or more ◂ +10.8 pts 7.6%

1.5% No vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.7% Health care & social assistance +2.8 pts ▸ 17.5%

13.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.1 pts 3.2%

10.0% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.2% Retail trade +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.3% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.3% Accommodation & food +5.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.8% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

3.9% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.4% Professional & technical even 3.4%

2.8% Mining ◂ +2.6 pts 0.2%

Occupations people work in

17.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 16.1%

17.4% Managers ◂ +4.9 pts 12.5%

13.5% Professionals +3.0 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.5% Community & personal service +3.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.1% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 10.1%

7.8% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +2 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +3 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +15 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

952 31st pct 937 25th pct

ERP in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +9,852 higher in Echuca

5,505 23rd pct 15,357 72nd pct

Growth in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +13.7 pts higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

12.2% 86th pct -1.5% 5th pct

Businesses in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1,162 higher in Echuca

566 29th pct 1,728 82nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +36 higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

499 11th pct 463 9th pct

Max temp in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +0.9 higher in Echuca

22.3 37th pct 23.1 43rd pct

Min temp in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +0.5 higher in Echuca

9.1 16th pct 9.6 20th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +2.8 higher in Echuca

2.3 13th pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +2.3 more in Echuca

2.5 14th pct 4.8 43rd pct

15-min city in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +28.9 pts higher in Echuca

27.7% 19th pct 56.6% 43rd pct

Walk to shops in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +49.2 pts higher in Echuca

24.4% 16th pct 73.6% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +56.8 pts higher in Echuca

22.3% 15th pct 79.2% 38th pct

Walk to school in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +34.4 pts higher in Echuca

40.2% 23rd pct 74.6% 51st pct

Walk to a park in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +26.6 pts higher in Echuca

53.4% 15th pct 80.0% 28th pct

Walk to health in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +19.1 pts higher in Echuca

18.9% 24th pct 38.0% 43rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +12.0 more in Bendigo Surrounds - North

23.1 78th pct 11.1 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +9 higher in Echuca

1 12th pct 10 24th pct

Mean slope in Bendigo Surrounds - North in Echuca +1.3 pts higher in Bendigo Surrounds - North

3.7% 21st pct 2.4% 0th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bendigo Surrounds - North vs Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/202031032/bendigo-surrounds-north/vs/216011406/echuca