$290 ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $215
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bendigo
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 81.8% of all homes in Bendigo. This is a place where housing costs are well below the state and national figures, but it also has a very high proportion of renters compared to the rest of the country.
$290
▲ +34.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — higher than 54% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment is $1,482, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rent is also much lower than average, with the typical cost of $290 sitting well below the national figure of $375.
$1,482 ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,482
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, $200–$349 is the majority at 55%; $350–$549 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by Under $1,000 (24%) and $1,800–$2,999 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 44.5% of households, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, 31.0% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the Australian average.
44.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.0% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Rented at 45%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Owned with a mortgage (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are well above the state and national proportions, though homes with three or more bedrooms are well below most other areas. There are 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Victorian average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.8% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.3% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bendigo, Separate house is the majority at 82%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
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/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/housing-dwellings