State/Territory:  Victoria

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 26 July 2021

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: First federal election following the 2019 federal election

Name Derivation: Named after the city covered by the electoral division. The city is named after a Ravenswood shepherd who was nicknamed 'Bendigo' after an English pugilist, Abednego William Thompson.

Square Area:  5, 285 Sq Km

Location Description:  The Division of Bendigo consists of: Greater Bendigo City, Mount Alexander Shire Council, part of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council, and part of the Mitchell Shire Council. 

Demographic Rating:  Provincial – outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.