$821 ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $564
- 2016: $657
- 2021: $821
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bendigo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost 39% of people in Bendigo earn under $650 a week, making it the most common personal income bracket. While typical incomes are generally around the national figure, the area has a higher share of high-earners than most similar places.
$1,429
▲ +49.3%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $821, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. However, typical household weekly income is $1,429, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,429 ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $957
- 2016: $1,117
- 2021: $1,429
Median total household income per week.
$1,984 ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,317
- 2016: $1,555
- 2021: $1,984
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 12.5% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, a rate higher than most similar areas. In contrast, the 17.1% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below the Victorian and Australian averages.
12.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality 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 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/income