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.
Area
5,496 sq km
Location description
The Division of Bendigo consists of:
Greater Bendigo City Council,
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.
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook