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Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Bendigo

Urban Area comparison ≈ 98 km apart · Not in any Significant Urban Area profile · Bendigo profile

Not in any Significant Urban Area Bendigo

Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.) and Bendigo are two distinct Victorian regions located about 98 km apart. Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.) is a much older area, with a typical resident aged 48 and 24.8% of people aged 65 and over. Residents here are far more likely to own their homes outright (45.7%) and are mostly car-dependent. In contrast, Bendigo is more walkable and urban, with 89.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 41.7% in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.). Bendigo also has a higher share of renters at 29.8% and a higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 20.3%.

Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly household incomes and the number of people living in each home. They also share a similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. While they have much in common, some gaps have grown over time. The difference in typical age has widened to 9 years, and the gap in outright home ownership has increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 613,016 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area Median age: 9 yrs older in Not in any Significant Urban Area One-parent: 5.5 pts higher in Bendigo Renting: 13.5 pts higher in Bendigo Unpaid child care: 3.8 pts higher in Bendigo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +613,016 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
716,050 87th pct 103,034 73rd pct
Median age in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +9 yrs older in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
48 yrs 87th pct 39 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.6 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
1.8% 11th pct 2.3% 17th pct
Aged 65+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +5.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
24.8% 78th pct 19.7% 48th pct
Under 15 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +2.3 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
16.5% 20th pct 18.8% 64th pct
De facto in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
12.7% 57th pct 12.6% 49th pct

Age structure

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.2 pts 23.6%
20.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.4 pts ▸ 25.8%
24.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.1 pts 19.7%
16.5% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 18.8%
9.6% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

48.8% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 43.0%
31.2% Never married +6.3 pts ▸ 37.5%
10.2% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 9.8%
6.2% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 5.9%
3.6% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Not in any Significant Urban Area Bendigo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.7 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
10.7% 28th pct 10.0% 22nd pct

Country of birth

81.0% Australia +3.9 pts ▸ 84.8%
3.1% England ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%
0.4% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.5% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% South Africa even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.5% English +1.2 pts ▸ 42.7%
40.4% Australian +0.1 pts ▸ 40.4%
12.9% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 13.7%
12.0% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 11.8%
4.6% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%
3.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%
2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%
0.7% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +2.9 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
4.3% 19th pct 7.2% 57th pct
Limited English in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.8 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
0.6% 38th pct 1.4% 76th pct

Language used at home

87.9% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 87.5%
0.3% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.2% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +1.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
45.8% 67th pct 47.3% 75th pct

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion +1.5 pts ▸ 47.3%
42.6% Christianity even 42.6%
9.8% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 6.6%
0.7% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +6.4 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
42.5% 43rd pct 48.9% 71st pct
Bachelor+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +4.3 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
16.0% 56th pct 20.3% 75th pct

Highest year of school

42.5% Year 12 +6.4 pts ▸ 48.9%
19.0% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 17.7%
16.0% Year 11 ◂ +2.0 pts 13.9%
13.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 12.7%

Highest qualification level

34.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 32.6%
18.1% Bachelor degree +4.4 pts ▸ 22.5%
15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 15.1%
4.7% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.1% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

10.7% Health +4.2 pts ▸ 14.9%
14.5% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 12.4%
11.8% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.8% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.3% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%
5.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.4 pts 2.4%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%
2.7% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.2% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +$64 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$680 32nd pct $744 54th pct
Household income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +$104 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,331 39th pct $1,435 51st pct
Family income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +$129 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,728 40th pct $1,857 53rd pct
High earners in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.4 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
7.6% 39th pct 8.0% 44th pct
High-income homes in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +1.1 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
13.8% 41st pct 14.8% 48th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 31.0%
27.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
20.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 17.9%
7.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

43.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.9 pts 41.5%
30.9% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 33.9%
12.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 15.4%
2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +1.7 pts higher in Bendigo
33.2% 55th pct 34.9% 70th pct
Mental health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +3.1 pts higher in Bendigo
10.0% 39th pct 13.0% 93rd pct
Needs assistance in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.9 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
6.5% 45th pct 7.4% 64th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.0% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
12.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 11.6%
9.3% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.3% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
5.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%
5.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%
3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%
0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.5% None +0.5 pts ▸ 56.9%
21.4% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 22.5%
7.6% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.2% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +5.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
20.1% 91st pct 14.8% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
14.3% 87th pct 14.4% 91st pct
Unpaid child care in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +3.8 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
24.0% 26th pct 27.8% 78th pct
Defence service in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
3.4% 58th pct 3.2% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +3.7 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
25.4% 93rd pct 21.8% 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo even gap narrowing
2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +5.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
12.2% 7th pct 17.7% 65th pct
Living alone in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +1.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
28.6% 51st pct 29.7% 63rd pct

Family composition

51.9% Couples with children +1.5 pts ▸ 53.4%
35.0% Couples without children ◂ +7.3 pts 27.7%
12.2% One-parent families +5.5 pts ▸ 17.7%
0.9% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

39.0% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 34.3%
28.6% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 29.7%
12.5% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
11.8% 4 people +1.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
5.7% 5 people even 5.7%
2.5% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +$45 higher in Bendigo gap steady
$250 15th pct $295 43rd pct
Mortgage in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +$21 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,387 35th pct $1,408 36th pct
People / bedroom in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +13.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
16.2% 0th pct 29.8% 43rd pct
Owned outright in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +12.3 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
45.7% 93rd pct 33.4% 48th pct
Separate houses in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +3.9 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
94.3% 99th pct 90.4% 88th pct
3+ bedrooms in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
80.4% 76th pct 80.2% 74th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.7% Owned outright ◂ +12.3 pts 33.4%
33.4% Owned with a mortgage +0.9 pts ▸ 34.3%
16.2% Rented +13.5 pts ▸ 29.8%
2.6% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%
2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

94.3% Separate house ◂ +3.9 pts 90.4%
3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
0.7% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

47.9% 3 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 48.2%
27.0% 4 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 28.2%
14.4% 2 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
5.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%
3.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

46.8% $200–$349 +8.1 pts ▸ 54.9%
26.2% Under $200 ◂ +10.9 pts 15.2%
18.9% $350–$549 +6.9 pts ▸ 25.8%
1.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.5% $1,000–$1,799 +10.8 pts ▸ 47.3%
27.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.0 pts 21.6%
21.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 20.5%
8.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +2.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
3.4% 9th pct 5.6% 39th pct
Work from home in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +4.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
17.2% 85th pct 13.1% 76th pct
PT commute in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
0.4% 35th pct 0.9% 62nd pct

How people get to work

59.1% Car (driver) +4.8 pts ▸ 63.8%
17.2% Worked at home ◂ +4.1 pts 13.1%
3.8% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.4% Walked ◂ +2.1 pts 2.3%
0.2% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 38.1%
29.6% 1 vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 36.5%
16.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.0 pts 12.7%
11.9% 4 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 7.0%
3.4% No vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +7.9 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
33.0% 9th pct 40.9% 55th pct
Recent arrivals in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +7.9 pts higher in Bendigo gap narrowing
9.2% 26th pct 17.0% 73rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.7 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
3.6% 17th pct 4.3% 33rd pct
Participation in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +4.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
55.1% 35th pct 59.7% 59th pct
Full-time in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.8 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
55.3% 29th pct 56.1% 37th pct

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance +6.2 pts ▸ 19.7%
13.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +11.5 pts 1.6%
10.3% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 9.2%
8.2% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.9% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.3% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%
6.2% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.9% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.2% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%
3.6% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.5% Finance & insurance +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

15.9% Professionals +6.2 pts ▸ 22.1%
18.7% Managers ◂ +8.4 pts 10.4%
14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 13.4%
11.6% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 13.8%
12.6% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 11.8%
10.1% Clerical & administrative +1.7 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.5% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +2.4 higher in Bendigo
3.2 13th pct 5.7 76th pct
Types ≤15 min in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +2.1 more in Bendigo
3.4 12th pct 5.5 79th pct
15-min city in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +24.7 pts higher in Bendigo
37.9% 15th pct 62.6% 68th pct
Walk to shops in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +15.5 pts higher in Bendigo
38.9% 18th pct 54.4% 51st pct
Walk to transit in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +47.6 pts higher in Bendigo
41.7% 17th pct 89.3% 76th pct
Walk to school in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +32.7 pts higher in Bendigo
40.2% 14th pct 73.0% 74th pct
Walk to a park in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +32.7 pts higher in Bendigo
62.8% 8th pct 95.5% 86th pct
Walk to health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +20.4 pts higher in Bendigo
29.2% 19th pct 49.6% 74th pct
Amenities/1k in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +3.9 more in Not in any Significant Urban Area
23.2 85th pct 19.4 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +80 higher in Bendigo
1 2nd pct 81 99th pct
Mean slope in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Bendigo +0.6 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
5.3% 55th pct 4.7% 43rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/2000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/vs/2004/bendigo