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BENDIGO, VIC

3550Inner Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 4/10LGA: Greater BendigoView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
200
Total Funding
$1.1B
Community-Controlled
4
CC Funding Share
0%
12 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

$473.6M
C: $473.6M
$468.3M
G: $21.2M C: $447.1M
$32.5M
C: $32.5M
$20.7M
C: $20.7M
$9.3M
C: $9.3M
$6.1M
G: $6.1M
The Anna Centre Pty Ltd
Social Enterprise· Community-Controlled
$3.4M
C: $3.4M
$3.2M
G: $3.0M C: $187K
$2.4M
C: $2.4M
$1.8M
C: $1.8M
$1.6M
C: $1.6M
Humans of Purpose
Social Enterprise
$1.6M
C: $1.6M
$1.3M
C: $1.3M
$1.3M
C: $1.3M
$762K
C: $762K
$565K
G: $524K C: $41K
$500K
C: $500K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
3,026
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
2
120 disability-focused enterprises in VIC

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether BENDIGO, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In VIC
Mallee95 providers
Mallee98 providers
Outer Gippsland133 providers
Outer Gippsland145 providers
Captured Markets
Mallee88%
Western District87%
Outer Gippsland83%
Inner Gippsland75%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (12)

Access Australia Group
senvicABN 51627404049
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Catering; cafe; restaurant; bar; bakerEducation and trainingEmploymentFestivals and events
Access Employment Enterprises
Social Traders

Access Employment Enterprises is social enterprise that employees people experiencing disability or disadvantage. We provide the following services: * Commercial carwash and detailing service * Landcare, gardening and grounds maintenance for private residences and businesses * Completion of contracts that require any of the following: woodwork, sorting, painting, labelling, residential deliveries of pamphlets etc Whatever your job, ask us for a quote.

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Fleet servicing & accessoriesHorticulture & arboricultureIndustrial Production & manufacture
Bendigo Foodshare Enterprises
Social TradersABN 80673290971

Bendigo Foodshare takes action on the issues of food sustainability and food poverty in Central Victoria by sourcing donated and rescued food that would have once ended up in landfill and redirects it as food relief throughout our community. We have a range of community-empowering social projects alongside this, making us a charity worth investing in.

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Community & Social Services
Connecting2Australia Bendigo
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Employment
Discovery Science and Technology Museum
Social Traders

We are Victoria's leading regional and rural hub for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Our interactive exhibition, planetarium, auditorium, lab and boardroom are housed in a striking historic building adjacent Bendigo Train Station - perfect for conferences, functions and events. Our core business is education, training and collaborative engagement with children, schools, families, seniors and industry in regional Victoria.

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Training & Education ServicesTravel & TourismVenue Hire
Humans of Purpose
senvicABN 48657398519
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employmenteducation and trainingbusiness services
Janandi Aboriginal Corporation
IndigenousORICABN 77225733660

Revenue model not specified in available information.

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indigenous
MADCOW Community Enterprises
Social TradersABN 26724921970

MADCOW Community Enterprises offers training and ongoing employment for Karen refugees and others in cleaning, gardening and NDIS services. MADCOW Community Enterprises offers a professional service to the domestic and commercial market and is a registered NDIS provider. It also provides opportunities for the Karen refugees to engage with the broader community on a daily basis.

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Cleaning Services & Equipment & SuppliesCommunity & Social ServicesPersonal & Domestic Services
MFM
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PepperGreen Farm
Social TradersABN 68093718766

Access Australia Group is a not-for-profit organisation that?s been supporting a range of people through targeted education, employment and community programs since 1992. We run 2 Social Enterprises PepperGreen Farm (including Employment Enterprises) and PepperGreen Farm Catering. At Access Australia Group, we specialise in supporting people with disability, mental health issues and youth.

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Building products & materialsBuilding Trade, Repairs & MaintenanceBusiness & Administrative ServicesHorticulture & arboriculture
Rohs Road Recycling & Gardening
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EmploymentEnvironmental servicesFurniture and home goodsGardening; landscaping; fencing
wood4good pty ltd
senvicABN 75166987300

Wood4Good earns revenue through the sale of sustainable forest products, such as firewood and landscaping supplies, while delivering social and environmental value through regenerative forestry practices.

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environmenttechnology
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Schools (17)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3550. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Catherine McAuley College
CatholicSecondary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1055
1,567 students
Girton Grammar School
IndependentCombined1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1148
1,195 students
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College
GovernmentSecondary5% Indigenous
ICSEA 1016
1,030 students
Victory Christian College
IndependentCombined2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1077
900 students
White Hills Primary School
GovernmentPrimary7% Indigenous
ICSEA 977
586 students
Kennington Primary School
GovernmentPrimary9% Indigenous
ICSEA 979
581 students
St Therese's School
CatholicPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1076
460 students
Creek Street Christian College
IndependentCombined1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1063
457 students
Spring Gully Primary School
GovernmentPrimary5% Indigenous
ICSEA 1056
426 students
Quarry Hill Primary School
GovernmentPrimary5% Indigenous
ICSEA 1037
324 students
Holy Rosary School
CatholicPrimary
ICSEA 1052
295 students
St Kilian's School
CatholicPrimary1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1059
268 students
St Joseph's School
CatholicPrimary1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1064
234 students
Kalianna School
GovernmentSpecial17% Indigenous
ICSEA 895
221 students
Lightning Reef Primary School
GovernmentPrimary12% Indigenous
ICSEA 858
165 students
St Peter's School
CatholicPrimary20% Indigenous
ICSEA 979
132 students
DOXA School Bendigo
CatholicSpecial15% Indigenous
ICSEA 961
47 students

Crime & Safety — Greater Bendigo LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Total
7282 per 100K
9,283
Theft
259 per 100K
3,018
Against justice procedures
407 per 100K
1,951
Assault
207 per 100K
1,086
Property damage
313 per 100K
899
Break and enter
101 per 100K
689
Other person offences
35 per 100K
419
Drug offences
3 per 100K
305
Sexual Offences
232 per 100K
296
Fraud
38 per 100K
281

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
35,890
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
10,290
Age Pension
5,295
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
3,595
Health Care Card
2,890
Disability Support Pension
2,455
Family Tax Benefit A
2,390
Family Tax Benefit B
1,970
JobSeeker Payment
1,890
Carer Allowance
1,405
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
1,075

NDIS Participants

Greater Bendigo (C) LGA
6,075
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (200)

Disadvantage Index

4/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has moderate socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Charity
98
Company
81
Foundation
15
Social Enterprise
5
person
1