Average rent in Bendigo Surrounds - North, VIC — 2026

Bendigo Surrounds - North sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $230/week — 37% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 86% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 10% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,934, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 6% of residents were born overseas. Bendigo Surrounds - North is 147km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.