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Income in Bendigo

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly incomes in Bendigo are a little below the state and national figures, though they remain higher than in most similar areas. The typical family brings in $1,849 a week, reflecting a local economy where earnings are steady but lower than the wider Victorian average.

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📍 Bendigo, Urban Centre

Where Bendigo sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,428 —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — higher than 62% of areas.

Bendigo$1,428
3550, VIC $1,367
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,428 a week, which is a little below the $1,746 national figure. Personal weekly incomes are about the same as the national average, sitting at $744.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are much less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 14.7% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%.

Household income distribution

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Bendigo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.

$650–$1,499 31.2% $1,500–$2,999 29.9% Under $650 18.0% $3,000–$3,999 8.5% $4,000 or more 6.2%

Personal income distribution

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In Bendigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).

Under $650 41.5% $650–$1,499 34.0% $1,500–$2,999 15.4% $3,000 or more 2.4%

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/ucl/UCL203002/bendigo/topic/income