Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located near the geographical centre of the state and approximately 150 kilometres north west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2018, Bendigo had an urban population of 99,122, making it Australia's fourth-largest inland city and the fourth-most populous city in Victoria. It is the administrative centre of the City of Greater Bendigo, which encompasses outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 km² and over 111,000 people. Residents of the city are known as "Bendigonians".