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Bentleigh East VIC 3165

15,617 addresses · 298 streets

Hotham Electorate › Glen Eira LGA › Bentleigh East · 15 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A large, family-oriented south-eastern Melbourne suburb valued for its schools, Bentleigh East is settled and comfortable. Households average 2.7 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $2,215 a week, with rent around $500.

Bentleigh East is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 30,159 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,215 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,497,000.

30,159Population
40Median age
$2,215Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bentleigh, 2.6 km west · Tram stop: Stop 68: Koornang Road, 3.2 km north · Bus interchange: Huntingdale Station, 3.4 km east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 7 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Bentleigh East, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,497,000House · 2024
$927,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bentleigh East

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

Tree cover measures, Bentleigh East VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in Bentleigh East
Population by age, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,709
5-144,442
15-191,946
20-241,549
25-343,090
35-444,691
45-544,718
55-643,373
65-742,387
75-841,422
85+830
Dwelling types in Bentleigh East
Dwelling types, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House7,471
Townhouse1,526
Apartment1,786
Other19
Households by weekly income in Bentleigh East
Households by weekly income, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,390
$650-1,4992,247
$1,500-2,9992,933
$3,000+3,672
Top ancestries in Bentleigh East
Top ancestries, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian7,065
English6,945
Other5,199
Chinese2,967
Greek2,761
Irish2,596
Housing tenure in Bentleigh East
Housing tenure, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,755
Mortgage4,251
Rented2,590
Other113
Cars per household in Bentleigh East
Cars per household, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0502
13,757
24,761
31,165
4+535
Commute to work in Bentleigh East
Commute to work, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,072
Train192
Bus93
Tram/ferry5
Walked179
Bicycle82
Home5,635
Top countries of birth in Bentleigh East
Top countries of birth, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,448
India1,080
Greece668
England667
South Africa625
New Zealand378
Languages used at home in Bentleigh East
Languages used at home, Bentleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,872
Greek1,839
Russian1,170
Italian429
Cantonese405
Hindi397

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

251,957 bird observations recorded near Bentleigh East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bentleigh East

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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