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Moving to Bendigo from White Hills (Ascot area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bendigo and White Hills - Ascot, side by side - all from public government data.

Bendigo has 14,457 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $605,000, 11 schools and 22 childcare services. Full Bendigo suburb profile.

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White Hills - Ascot
VIC · current home
Bendigo
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
16,095
14,457
Annual growth
+3.0%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,689/wk
$1,267/wk
Overseas born
9.9%
11.9%
Non-English-speaking background
9.0%
9.2%
Children aged 0–14
23.6%
15.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 4
Decile 2
IRSAD score
961
918
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
965
960
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,052
1,044
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
14
22
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$605,000
House price YoY
+7.9%
-2.4%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
$500
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
128 min
122 min
GPs nearby
1
3
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
27
27
Train stations
1
1
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
189
2,484
Change vs prior year
-16%
-13%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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: White Hills - Ascot
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Epsom Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in White Hills - Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 425
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of White Hills - Ascot (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Rosary School
Catholic 295 students
ICSEA 1052 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 + QLD 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
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bendigo (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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

Government schools in Bendigo and White Hills - Ascot have a similar average ICSEA (960 and 965) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Bendigo 1,044 (6 schools), White Hills - Ascot 1,052 (1 school).

There are 11 schools in Bendigo, compared to 5 in White Hills - Ascot.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Bendigo vs 14 in White Hills - Ascot.

Bendigo has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below White Hills - Ascot's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 7% lower in Bendigo ($605,000 vs $650,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Bendigo?

14,457 people lived in Bendigo at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. White Hills (Ascot area) had 16,095.

Are houses cheaper in Bendigo than in White Hills (Ascot area)?

Yes. The median house price is $605,000 in Bendigo and $650,000 in White Hills (Ascot area), 7% lower in Bendigo.

How many schools are in Bendigo?

ACARA lists 11 schools in Bendigo, against 5 in White Hills (Ascot area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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