Bendigo East District is an urbanised rural electorate spanning 2,711 square kilometres.
Bendigo suburbs in the electorate include Bendigo East, Epsom, Flora Hill, Huntly, Junortoun, Kennington, Quarry Hill, Spring Gully, Strathdale, Strathfieldsaye, White Hills, and parts of Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat, Golden Square and Big Hill.
Towns and localities include Axedale, Bagshot, Bears Lagoon, Dingee, Drummartin, Elmore, Eppalock, Goornong, Harcourt North, Kamarooka, Mandurang, Mandurang South, Neilborough, Prairie, Raywood, Sebastian, Sedgwick and Serpentine.