$729 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $500
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $729
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Income in Bendigo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 41% of people in Bendigo typically earn under $650 a week. This is an area where typical incomes are lower than most other regions, though earnings for families and individuals have all risen since 2011.
$1,432
▲ +48.7%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 72% of areas.
| Bendigo | $1,432 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Bendigo earns $1,864 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual weekly incomes are also a little below the national figure, sitting at $729.
$1,432 ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $963
- 2016: $1,160
- 2021: $1,432
Median total household income per week.
$1,864 ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,220
- 2016: $1,443
- 2021: $1,864
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in other areas, with only 15.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the 22.6% seen across Australia, although the proportion of high-earning households has risen by 11 points since 2011.
8.7%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bendigo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/income