Living in Bendigo

In Bendigo, unemployment is 4.3% (2021).

Bendigo is in Australia; its population was 103,034 in August 2021. Median personal income was A$744 per week in August 2021. The city covered 287.4 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0410 sources

Population103,034people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,000EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent811.7EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate4.3%country median 4.5% — 4% belowOfficial source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Bendigo?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$295 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,408 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	43,048 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Main residence dwellings	40,027 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	295 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	811.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official

Is Bendigo a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student37%strong on education, weak on safety · range 29–45%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

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How international is the population?

10% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 10,322 of 103,034 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median household income was A$1,435 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Bendigo is 4.3%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Bendigo 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	26,783 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	57.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,435 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	744 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	4.3 %country median 4.5%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official

What does a salary buy in Bendigo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €812
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bendigo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	7.19 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bendigo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 30.2°C in January and 12.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 33.7 mm in January and 53 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 30.2 · Feb 29.6 · Mar 26.2 · Apr 21.4 · May 16.6 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 17 · Oct 21 · Nov 24.8 · Dec 27.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	BOM monthly climate statistics — BENDIGO AIRPORT, 1991-2020⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 14.3 · Feb 14.4 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 8 · May 5.3 · Jun 3.5 · Jul 2.7 · Aug 2.8 · Sep 4.5 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 12 °C	31 Dec 2020	BOM monthly climate statistics — BENDIGO AIRPORT, 1991-2020⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 22.4 · Feb 22 · Mar 19 · Apr 14.7 · May 11 · Jun 8.5 · Jul 7.7 · Aug 8.5 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 19.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BENDIGO AIRPORT⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.7 · Feb 30.5 · Mar 29.2 · Apr 34.7 · May 46.9 · Jun 50.3 · Jul 53 · Aug 51.9 · Sep 50.2 · Oct 39.5 · Nov 45.5 · Dec 39.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	BOM monthly climate statistics — BENDIGO AIRPORT, 1991-2020⁴Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	287.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	10.02 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Foreign residents	10,322 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Population density	370.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁶Official
Female residents	53,577 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Male residents	49,462 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population	103,034 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

73,898

85,568

97,237

108,907

106,493200120052011201520212025

Population rose 39.5% between 2001 and 2025, from 76,312 to 106,493.

International community in Bendigo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	103,034	100.0%
Australia	87,405	84.8%
Country of birth not stated	5,307	5.2%
England	1,625	1.6%
India	1,202	1.2%
Myanmar	769	0.7%
Thailand	749	0.7%
Born elsewhere(d)	731	0.7%
New Zealand	722	0.7%
Philippines	638	0.6%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	348	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Malaysia	276	0.3%
Sri Lanka	263	0.3%
Scotland	256	0.2%
South Africa	255	0.2%
Netherlands	205	0.2%
Germany	188	0.2%
United States of America	169	0.2%
Vietnam	131	0.1%
Nepal	127	0.1%
Italy	123	0.1%
Pakistan	116	0.1%
Ireland	113	0.1%
Canada	96	0.1%
Afghanistan	86	0.1%
Indonesia	81	0.1%
Egypt	80	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	68	0.1%
Zimbabwe	65	0.1%
Bangladesh	64	0.1%
Taiwan	62	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	59	0.1%
Iran	56	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	54	0.1%
Greece	53	0.1%
Croatia	48	0.0%
Fiji	47	0.0%
France	46	0.0%
Wales	46	0.0%
Singapore	45	0.0%
Mauritius	38	0.0%
Brazil	37	0.0%
Malta	34	0.0%
Japan	30	0.0%
Poland	30	0.0%
Iraq	25	0.0%
Lebanon	19	0.0%
Cambodia	18	0.0%
Turkey	14	0.0%
North Macedonia	9	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Samoa	5	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	103,034	100.0%
Australia	87,405	84.8%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	10,319	10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	103,034	100.0%
Australian citizen	92,944	90.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.02 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	40,027 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	59.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	39 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,408 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Alternatives for people set on Bendigo

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Bendigo alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 10.0% Bendigo+273%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,000 Bendigo+51%
Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 103,034 Bendigo+23%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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All Australia cities

Albury - Wodonga97,793 residents Ballarat111,973 residents Launceston90,953 residents Mackay85,408 residents Darwin127,215 residents Rockhampton80,216 residents

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Bendigo in rankings

#18 of 30 in Largest cities in Australia

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Bendigo?

The median gross salary is 2,000 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Bendigo?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 %. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

How many people live in Bendigo?

The published population is 103,034 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Bendigo?

10,322 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Bendigo a good place to live?

Bendigo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Bendigo?

The official country of birth distribution records 87,405 people (84.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bendigo, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d220b35a96db7c7fe6b01220905ab178]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/bendigo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Bendigo, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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2021 Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
BOM monthly climate statistics — BENDIGO AIRPORT, 1991-2020 BOM monthly climate statistics · bom.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BENDIGO AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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