White Hills real estate
A goldfields suburb on the Midland Highway between North Bendigo and East Bendigo, home to the Bendigo Botanic Gardens and Weeroona College.
The suburb
Bendigo Botanic Gardens and the Napier Street shops
White Hills is named for the colour of the clay that gold miners exposed in the 1850s. Bendigo Creek, site of the first gold find, runs through the suburb. A Wesleyan church school opened in 1853, the cemetery in 1854 and the post office in 1857. The cemetery has a Chinese section and is the resting place of Thomas Flanagan, who found the first gold at Kalgoorlie in 1893. Over the 20th century White Hills grew from a minor goldfields suburb into an urban one.
The Bendigo Botanic Gardens, established in 1857 as Bendigo’s first public gardens, are on Napier Street and on the Victorian Heritage Register. They are set around a billabong with a playspace, the 1925 Arch of Triumph war memorial, the Garden for the Future and the Larni Garingilang wetlands. Napier Street also has shops, a post office and a bank. The suburb has a recreation reserve, public pool, bowling club and the White Hills Cricket Club.
For schooling there is White Hills Primary School in Plumridge Street, Holy Rosary School and Weeroona College Bendigo on Napier Street, a government secondary for Years 7 to 10 that began as a technical school in 1960. The White Hills Sediments Gold Reserve keeps remains of Chinese gold workings. The Bendigo racecourse sits on the suburb’s edge, home of the Bendigo Cup in mid-November.
- Council
- City of Greater Bendigo
- From our office
- About 2 km
- Population (2021 Census)
- 3,620
- Median age
- 37
Schools in White Hills
- White Hills Primary School (16 Plumridge Street)Government primary
- Holy Rosary SchoolCatholic primary
- Weeroona College Bendigo (383 Napier Street)Government secondary, Years 7 to 10
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The market
Prices and rents in White Hills
Sale prices: Valuer-General Victoria, Victorian Property Sales Report, houses and units by suburb 2015 to 2025. Rents: Homes Victoria Rental Report, June quarter 2026, median of new bonds lodged. Both CC BY 4.0. Medians are a guide, not an appraisal of any home.
The people
Who lives in White Hills
- Owned outright31.8%
- Owned with a mortgage32.8%
- Rented33.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census of Population and Housing, White Hills (Suburbs and Localities). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Shares are of occupied private dwellings and may not add to 100% where households did not say.
Buying and renting
Homes for sale and rent in White Hills
See every home we have for sale across Greater Bendigo on our houses for sale page, or every home for lease on our rentals page. Tell us what you are after and we will let you know when the right one comes up, often before it is advertised.
Selling or leasing
Selling in White Hills
Buyers in White Hills often look at how near a home is to the Botanic Gardens, the Napier Street shops and the local schools, from White Hills Primary School to Weeroona College. Its position on the Midland Highway between North Bendigo and East Bendigo is part of the picture. We price from recent sales nearby and talk you through them before you decide anything.
What is the median house price in White Hills?
The median house sale price in White Hills was $600,000 in 2025, according to the Valuer-General Victoria. A median is a guide to the market, not a price for any one home.
How much does it cost to rent a house in White Hills?
Three bedroom houses in the Greater Bendigo leased for a median of $510 a week (June quarter 2026), from the Homes Victoria Rental Report.
Are you a real estate agent in White Hills?
Yes. PH Property sells and leases homes across the City of Greater Bendigo, including White Hills, from our office at A5/8-16 Rohs Road, East Bendigo.
Where are the Bendigo Botanic Gardens?
The Bendigo Botanic Gardens are at 557-559 Napier Street, White Hills. Established in 1857, they were Bendigo’s first public gardens.
What’s your White Hills home worth?
A free appraisal from a local agent, priced from real recent sales near you.