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Much of the area was pitted with mining dumps, and North Bendigo was a mixture of working-class houses and industrial landscape.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of World War II an Ordnance Factory was opened, and after the war mining lands were levelled for housing.<\/p>\n
The Bendigo North school (1873) was outgrown by the school population, and the Comet Hill school next to the showgrounds was opened in 1965 with a Catholic primary school opening on Eaglehawk Road in 1972.<\/p>\n
An example of nineteenth century survives in Weeroona Avenue in the form of the Bendigo gas works (1860) which are on the Victorian Heritage Register.<\/p>\n
Australian Defence Industries (the former Ordnance Factory) made aircraft, shipping and weapons components, as well as commercial products.<\/p>\n
Its workforce was approximately 3000 people and has been part of Thales Australia, and makes Bushmaster and other protected military vehicles.<\/p>\n
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CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in North Bendigo is 20-29 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 – $1399 per month on mortgages. In general, people in North Bendigo work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 58.9 per cent of the homes in North Bendigo were owner occupied compared with 51.5 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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