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Bena VIC 3946

223 addresses · 20 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Bena · 97 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Bena is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 303 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

303Population
51Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Korumburra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bena itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Bena.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bena

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bena VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Bena
Population by age, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1426
15-1911
20-246
25-3437
35-4426
45-5437
55-6471
65-7445
75-8413
85+9
Dwelling types in Bena
Dwelling types, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House117
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bena
Households by weekly income, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99941
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Bena
Top ancestries, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English132
Australian127
Irish51
Scottish44
Ancestry NS19
German17
Housing tenure in Bena
Housing tenure, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned53
Mortgage46
Rented17
Other0
Cars per household in Bena
Cars per household, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
131
247
322
4+14
Commute to work in Bena
Commute to work, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car77
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Bena
Top countries of birth, Bena VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Netherlands5
New Zealand3
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,382 bird observations recorded near Bena — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bena

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.