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Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) vs Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 86 km apart · Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) profile · Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) profile
Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) and Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) are two regional Victorian areas with distinct profiles. Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) is more connected, with far more public transport stops and 78.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Education and income levels are also well higher there; 50.8% of residents finished Year 12 and 21.6% hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) has a more aged population, with a typical resident aged 45 and a well higher share of people aged 65 and over at 24.4%.
The gap in higher education is widening, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree now 10 points higher in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) than it was in 2016. Despite this, the two areas share several commonalities, including almost identical rates of people who speak little or no English and similar levels of long-term health conditions. They also have the same number of people per bedroom, and both areas report unemployment rates that sit close to one another.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 64,246
- First area, 2021: 72,117
- Second area, 2016: 62,512
- Second area, 2021: 64,766
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 1.4% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.6% 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, 2016: $627
- First area, 2021: $771
- Second area, 2016: $559
- Second area, 2021: $676
- First area, 2016: $1,253
- First area, 2021: $1,557
- Second area, 2016: $1,055
- Second area, 2021: $1,270
- First area, 2016: $1,519
- First area, 2021: $1,955
- Second area, 2016: $1,328
- Second area, 2021: $1,636
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2016: $1,452
- First area, 2021: $1,495
- Second area, 2016: $1,200
- Second area, 2021: $1,257
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) vs Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED20704/bendigo-east/vs/SED25704/murray-plains