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Moving to Bendigo from East Bendigo - Kennington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bendigo and East Bendigo - Kennington, side by side — all from public government data.

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East Bendigo - Kennington

VIC · current home

Bendigo

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

13,941

14,457

Annual growth

-0.1%

+0.2%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,408/wk

$1,267/wk

Overseas born

11.4%

11.9%

Non-English-speaking background

8.5%

9.2%

Children aged 0–14

15.3%

15.2%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 5

Decile 2

IRSAD score

986

918

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

979

960

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,077

1,044

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$660,000

$560,000

House price YoY

-2.9%

+1.4%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.

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$480

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

184

2,555

Change vs prior year

-21%

-5%

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · East Bendigo - Kennington

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 581

ICSEA 979

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Bendigo - Kennington (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Victory Christian College

Independent 900 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

St Therese's School

Catholic 460 students

ICSEA 1076 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Bendigo

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Camp Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 251

ICSEA 1040

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Bendigo (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Catherine McAuley College

Catholic 1,567 students

ICSEA 1055 intake context

Girton Grammar School

Independent 1,195 students

ICSEA 1148 intake context

Creek Street Christian College

Independent 457 students

ICSEA 1063 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Bendigo has weaker government school academic context than East Bendigo - Kennington, with an average ICSEA of 960 compared to 979. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Bendigo 1,044 (6 schools), East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).

There are 11 schools in Bendigo, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Bendigo has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below East Bendigo - Kennington's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 15% lower in Bendigo ($560,000 vs $660,000).

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