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Quarry Hill vs West Bendigo

Name: Quarry Hill vs West Bendigo — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Quarry Hill profile · West Bendigo profile

Quarry Hill West Bendigo

Quarry Hill and West Bendigo are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Quarry Hill is more highly qualified, with 32.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 11.4% in West Bendigo. This gap extends to school completion, where 65% of Quarry Hill residents finished Year 12, while 37.9% did so in West Bendigo. Quarry Hill also has a higher share of high earners, with 19.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far higher than the 5.1% seen in West Bendigo.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including the same proportion of people with no religion and roughly the same number of schools within 3 km. They also share a similar number of people per home. However, some gaps are shifting; for example, Quarry Hill has seen a far higher number of recent arrivals from overseas and more people moving in over the last five years. Typical weekly rents are also well higher in Quarry Hill at $298, compared to $235 in West Bendigo.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 27.0 pts higher in Quarry Hill Bachelor+: 21.3 pts higher in Quarry Hill Population: 1,987 larger in Quarry Hill Recent arrivals: 15.9 pts higher in Quarry Hill PT commute: 0.7 pts higher in Quarry Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +1,987 larger in Quarry Hill gap steady

2,365 80th pct 378 61st pct

Median age in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +3 yrs older in West Bendigo gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 28.0%

24.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.5 pts ▸ 25.7%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.9 pts 15.1%

16.4% Seniors (65+) +0.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 12.2%

Marital status

43.7% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 41.7%

38.2% Never married +0.1 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 9.6%

3.8% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Quarry Hill West Bendigo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.9% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 86.8%

1.7% England +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

46.6% English ◂ +5.6 pts 41.0%

35.7% Australian even 35.7%

20.2% Irish ◂ +5.1 pts 15.1%

14.5% Scottish ◂ +4.5 pts 10.1%

6.2% German ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%

4.6% Italian ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

1.9% Dutch even 1.9%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.8% English only ◂ +1.9 pts 89.9%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.5% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 51.3%

41.6% Christianity ◂ +2.7 pts 38.9%

3.4% Not stated +5.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo

4.69 57th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +1 more in West Bendigo

19 86th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +75 larger in Quarry Hill

567 80th pct 491 71st pct

ICSEA in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +13 higher in Quarry Hill

1,043 76th pct 1,030 72nd pct

Highest year of school

65.0% Year 12 ◂ +27.0 pts 37.9%

12.5% Year 10 +8.8 pts ▸ 21.2%

6.7% Year 9 or below +12.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

12.7% Year 11 +3.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

Highest qualification level

24.1% Certificate III / IV +20.9 pts ▸ 45.0%

29.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.5 pts 14.6%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.5 pts 11.7%

11.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.2 pts 4.1%

8.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +5.6 pts 2.9%

1.9% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

17.4% Health ◂ +5.7 pts 11.7%

15.9% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.8% Engineering & related +6.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 12.3%

14.3% Education ◂ +4.4 pts 9.9%

4.6% Architecture & building +3.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

3.6% Creative arts ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$156 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$863 68th pct $707 42nd pct

Household income in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$305 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$1,648 57th pct $1,343 36th pct

Family income in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$382 higher in Quarry Hill gap narrowing

$2,146 66th pct $1,764 42nd pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $650–$1,499 +8.8 pts ▸ 36.3%

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 35.0%

14.0% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.9 pts 0.0%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 5.1%

Personal income distribution

37.0% Under $650 +3.7 pts ▸ 40.7%

34.1% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 38.0%

20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 11.7%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.4% Asthma +3.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.9% Arthritis +3.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.5% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.6% Diabetes +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

1.7% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.3% None ◂ +5.9 pts 53.4%

24.0% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 22.8%

7.4% Two conditions +5.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

2.7% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +16 larger in Quarry Hill

35 74th pct 19 67th pct

Median age in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +11 yrs older in Quarry Hill

25 yrs 46th pct 14 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$475 higher in West Bendigo

$899 73rd pct $1,374 89th pct

Household income in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$84 higher in West Bendigo

$1,791 54th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +0.1 larger in Quarry Hill gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

53.2% Couples with children ◂ +7.9 pts 45.3%

28.2% Couples without children +5.9 pts ▸ 34.1%

17.1% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

1.3% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Household size

33.9% 2 people +3.7 pts ▸ 37.6%

32.1% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 33.8%

15.7% 3 people ◂ +6.2 pts 9.6%

12.1% 4 people +1.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

1.8% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$63 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$298 56th pct $235 35th pct

Mortgage in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +$160 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$1,417 36th pct $1,257 27th pct

People / bedroom in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +0.10 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.1% Rented ◂ +12.6 pts 23.6%

34.0% Owned outright +1.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage +5.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

0.7% Other tenure +1.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

85.6% Separate house +8.1 pts ▸ 93.6%

15.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.2 pts 3.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.3% 3 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 52.2%

23.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 18.5%

19.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 17.8%

3.1% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.2% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

63.1% $200–$349 ◂ +9.1 pts 54.1%

10.1% Under $200 +27.8 pts ▸ 37.8%

23.5% $350–$549 ◂ +15.4 pts 8.1%

3.4% $550–$749 ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.3% $1,000–$1,799 +2.5 pts ▸ 42.9%

23.4% Under $1,000 +7.0 pts ▸ 30.4%

20.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 12.5%

10.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.2 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +16 more in Quarry Hill

20 86th pct 4 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +2.13 more in West Bendigo

8.46 86th pct 10.58 88th pct

Departures/1k in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +196.2 more in West Bendigo

846.1 85th pct 1,042.3 86th pct

PT routes in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +7 more in Quarry Hill

9 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +9 longer in West Bendigo

3 21st pct 12 49th pct

Drive to city in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +1 longer in West Bendigo

94 65th pct 95 66th pct

How people get to work

55.9% Car (driver) +13.8 pts ▸ 69.7%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +9.7 pts 8.1%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.6 pts 2.7%

5.3% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 1.6%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.6 pts 31.0%

34.1% 2 vehicles +5.2 pts ▸ 39.4%

11.0% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.8% 4 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.6% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 20.0%

11.8% Education & training ◂ +5.9 pts 5.9%

9.4% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.1% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 5.4%

1.6% Transport & warehousing +6.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.6% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

6.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 4.9%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 2.2%

0.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

30.0% Professionals ◂ +10.5 pts 19.5%

9.7% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.6% Community & personal service +1.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.7% Managers ◂ +4.2 pts 7.6%

11.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers +6.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.2% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +2.0 higher in Quarry Hill

7.5 95th pct 5.5 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +1.1 more in Quarry Hill

7.2 95th pct 6.0 89th pct

15-min city in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +9.9 pts higher in Quarry Hill

93.5% 96th pct 83.7% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +11.4 pts higher in Quarry Hill

94.4% 97th pct 83.0% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +16.6 pts higher in Quarry Hill

97.0% 90th pct 80.3% 81st pct

Walk to school in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +14.4 pts higher in Quarry Hill

89.7% 92nd pct 75.3% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +3.3 pts higher in Quarry Hill

100.0% 100th pct 96.7% 84th pct

Walk to health in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +26.4 pts higher in Quarry Hill

73.0% 91st pct 46.7% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +2.6 more in West Bendigo

18.6 60th pct 21.2 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +268 higher in Quarry Hill

350 97th pct 82 83rd pct

Mean slope in Quarry Hill in West Bendigo +0.2 pts higher in Quarry Hill

5.4% 47th pct 5.3% 45th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Quarry Hill vs West Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22134/quarry-hill/vs/SAL22754/west-bendigo