$715 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $554
- 2016: $617
- 2021: $715
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
East Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Middle-of-the-road earnings define East Bendigo, though typical household incomes are lower than most other areas. Weekly family income sits at $1,900, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. This reflects a community where most residents earn modest amounts compared to the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Bendigo — lower than 71% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $1,258, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly earnings are slightly lower than the national average, coming in at $715 compared to $805.
$715 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,258 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,900 ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, with only 13.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the Victorian average of 22.7%, and just 2.6% of individuals earn $3,000 or more weekly.
7.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In East Bendigo, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (25%).
In East Bendigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in East Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20828/east-bendigo/topic/income