What Huntly community said
During September the community were invited to complete a survey, attend workshops and a drop in session to provide feedback on what is important to them about Huntly. The feedback received has been collated and categorised into four themes that will help shape the future of Huntly.
Not all comments raised during the community consultation process can be addressed in a Structure Plan or are out of control of local government. This includes: Postal services; Police Station and Police presence, public transport services; Internet and mobile phone reception
Land Use and Development
Land Use and Development: Where the commercial, industry and residential areas are located in Huntly
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Community Wellbeing and Resilience
Community Wellbeing and Resilience: Where community facilities are located including emergency services, education, community halls and buildings
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Open Space and Landscape Values
Public space and landscape values: Where our natural reserves, bushland, open space, sports and play spaces are located
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Access and Movement
Access and Movement: How we move from one place to another using all modes of transport (vehicle, walking, cycling)
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What has shaped our plans up until now and into the future?
It helps to understand future planning when you know what influences decisions, below is some statistics and information to help give you an understanding of Huntly.
The City uses information collected through the National Census and other community data collections.
At the 2021 Census there were 3,585 people residing in Huntly
- 1,863 females and 1,732 males
- the most prominent age bracket was persons aged between 0-4 years at 9.6% of the population, followed by 30-34 years at 9%
- the median age was 32 years old
- between the 2016 and 2021 Census, there was an increase of 1,206 people
At the 2021 Census all houses within Huntly were identified as being detached dwellings
- the majority (58.7%) had 4 bedrooms, followed by 3 bedrooms (36.5%)
- the average number of people per household was 2.9
- 37.3% were families with children
- 26.4% were a couple without children
The Active Living Census was conducted in 2019 by the City of Greater Bendigo.
The Census helped with planning for health and recreation services to understand the residents of Bendigo’s activity levels and preferences.
- 202 residents responded from Huntly
- of the 202 residents who completed the survey, 29.7% reported themselves to be overweight and 33.6% reported themselves to be obese. This is in comparison to 35.6% and 26.6% for the Greater Bendigo region, respectively
- walking was reported as the post popular activity with 24.6% of the residents reporting to have participated in the past year, followed by active play (11.1%) and swimming (8%)
The 2021 census identified that residents within Huntly, along with Epsom-Ascot and rural areas, travelled furthest to get to their health and recreation activities, travelling an average of 14.9 kilometres
