Who is the member for Bendigo?

Lisa Chesters (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Bendigo, Victoria. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Bendigo?

At the 2021 Census, Bendigo had a median age of 42, a median weekly household income of $1,433, 24.5% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

VIC

The electorate of Bendigo

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

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Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,433

per week

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Bendigo within VIC · 6,162 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Lisa Chesters

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Bendigo

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,433
Median weekly personal income: $732
Median weekly rent: $300
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,452
Average household size: 2.4 people

How people live here

37.1%

Own outright

35.7%

Mortgage

24.5%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance18.9% · 12,767 people
Retail Trade10% · 6,729 people
Construction9.7% · 6,564 people
Education & Training9.3% · 6,266 people
Manufacturing8.9% · 5,974 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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