$295 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $205
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bendigo · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Bendigo
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than 90% of homes in Bendigo are separate houses, making it an area where spacious living is the norm. This openness is reflected in the lower costs of housing compared to the rest of the state and country. While expenses have climbed over the last decade, the typical home remains more affordable than in most other Australian regions.
$295
▲ +43.9%
- $100–$118: 3 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 3 areas
- $154–$171: 1 area
- $171–$189: 5 areas
- $189–$207: 11 areas
- $207–$225: 8 areas
- $225–$243: 16 areas
- $243–$261: 18 areas
- $261–$279: 8 areas
- $279–$296: 22 areas
- $296–$314: 24 areas
- $314–$332: 18 areas
- $332–$350: 15 areas
- $350–$368: 30 areas
- $368–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$404: 37 areas
- $404–$421: 22 areas
- $421–$439: 14 areas
- $439–$457: 15 areas
- $457–$475: 10 areas
- $475–$493: 6 areas
- $493–$511: 8 areas
- $511–$529: 2 areas
- $529–$546: 1 area
- $546–$564: 5 areas
- $564–$582: 2 areas
- $582–$600: 7 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 73% of areas.
| Bendigo | $295 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $285 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $295 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,408 are both well below the Victorian and national figures. These costs have risen since 2011, with rents increasing by $90 and mortgage payments by $108 per month.
$1,408 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by Under $1,000 (23%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership patterns are around the middle for similar areas, with 33.4% of homes owned outright and 34.3% held with a mortgage. Households renting make up 29.8% of the total, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
29.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bendigo splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Owned outright (33%), with Rented at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Bendigo has a far higher proportion of separate houses than the state or national averages, at 90.4%. This helps explain why 80.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.4% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 88.5%
- 2016: 88.7%
- 2021: 90.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 78.0%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bendigo, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20201/bendigo/topic/housing-dwellings