$744 ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $519
- 2016: $609
- 2021: $744
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bendigo · Urban Area
Income in Bendigo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Bendigo have climbed by $442 since 2011, reflecting a steady rise in earnings across the city. While the typical family now earns $1,857 a week, this is a little below the national and state figures. The area has seen a notable increase in the number of high-earning households over the last decade.
$1,435
▲ +44.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — higher than 51% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Bendigo earns $1,435 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are about the same as the state and national averages, with a typical resident earning $744 per week.
$1,435 ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $993
- 2016: $1,176
- 2021: $1,435
Median total household income per week.
$1,857 ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,253
- 2016: $1,451
- 2021: $1,857
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the wider state; only 14.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below Victoria's 22.7%. However, this group has grown by 10 percentage points since 2011.
8.0%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.8%
Lower than 52% of urban area 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 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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/sua/2004/bendigo/topic/income