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Moving to East Bendigo - Kennington from Bendigo

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

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Comparing
Bendigo
VIC · current home
East Bendigo - Kennington
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
14,457
13,941
Annual growth
+0.2%
-0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,267/wk
$1,408/wk
Overseas born
11.9%
11.4%
Non-English-speaking background
9.2%
8.5%
Children aged 0–14
15.2%
15.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 2
Decile 5
IRSAD score
918
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
960
979
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,044
1,077
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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—
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$560,000
$660,000
House price YoY
+1.4%
-2.9%
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.
$480
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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
8
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
27
24
Train stations
2
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
2,555
184
Change vs prior year
-5%
-21%

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

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.

To · 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.

Honest tradeoff

East Bendigo - Kennington has stronger government school academic context than Bendigo, with an average ICSEA of 979 compared to 960. 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 East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools), Bendigo 1,044 (6 schools).

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

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

Median house prices are 18% higher in East Bendigo - Kennington ($660,000 vs $560,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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