Bentleigh East

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20214
People 27,635
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 40
Families 7,610
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 10,911
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,735
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,117
Median weekly rent $425
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 13,467 48.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 14,168 51.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 87 0.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 27,635 people in Bentleigh East. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,867 6.8 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,091 7.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,830 6.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,630 5.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,434 5.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,286 4.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,668 6.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,009 7.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,323 8.4 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,270 8.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,900 6.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,665 6.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,328 4.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,161 4.2 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 872 3.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 764 2.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 727 2.6 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 823 3.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bentleigh East was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 11,868 54.3 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 566 2.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,613 7.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,242 5.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,556 30.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bentleigh East aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 10,860 53.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,519 7.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,905 39.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bentleigh East, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 596 7.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,855 21.9 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 618 7.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 234 2.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,089 12.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 505 6.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 309 3.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 380 4.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,356 16.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 207 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,319 15.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bentleigh East 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 20.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,884 31.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,280 10.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 488 2.2 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,041 9.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,715 17.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,181 5.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,303 6.0 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 10 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,682 7.7 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 151 0.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,563 7.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bentleigh East, 17.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 6,875 18.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,672 18.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,691 7.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Greek 2,468 6.7 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3
Chinese 2,149 5.9 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Bentleigh East were English 18.8%, Australian 18.2%, Irish 7.4%, Greek 6.7% and Chinese 5.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bentleigh East (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 17,265 62.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,083 3.9 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 780 2.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Greece 667 2.4 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
England 618 2.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
South Africa 534 1.9 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7

In Bentleigh East, 62.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.9%, India 2.8%, Greece 2.4%, England 2.2% and South Africa 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,904 46.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,012 7.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,460 5.3 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,955 36.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Bentleigh East, 36.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 11,471 41.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 1,591 5.8 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,470 5.3 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 1,082 3.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 1,073 3.9 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Bentleigh East, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.6%, Greece 5.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, England 3.9% and India 3.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,022 43.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Greece 1,523 5.5 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,450 5.3 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 1,093 4.0 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
England 1,008 3.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Bentleigh East, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.6%, Greece 5.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, India 4.0% and England 3.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,119 29.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 6,394 23.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Eastern Orthodox 2,577 9.3 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Judaism 2,546 9.2 42,257 0.7 91,022 0.4
Not stated 2,210 8.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Bentleigh East were No Religion, so described 29.4%, Catholic 23.1%, Eastern Orthodox 9.3%, Judaism 9.2% and Not stated 8.0%. In Bentleigh East, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 1,828 6.6 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 1,310 4.7 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Russian 1,147 4.2 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
Hebrew 634 2.3 5,177 0.1 10,341 0.0
Italian 524 1.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 17,706 64.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3,654 36.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bentleigh East 64.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 6.6%, Mandarin 4.7%, Russian 4.2%, Hebrew 2.3% and Italian 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 8,154 58.4 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,463 32.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 591 4.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 743 5.3 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 13,951 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bentleigh East. Of these 58.4% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,637 12.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,355 10.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,468 11.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,198 16.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,954 45.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bentleigh East, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,772 28.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,047 15.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,993 15.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,484 11.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 1,306 9.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,279 9.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 731 5.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 395 3.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bentleigh East included Professionals 28.6%, Managers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 502 3.8 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 452 3.4 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Banking 354 2.7 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3
Primary Education 282 2.1 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Higher Education 270 2.1 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Bentleigh East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Banking 2.7%, Primary Education 2.1% and Higher Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 712 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,057 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,735 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bentleigh East was $712.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 8,348 63.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 850 6.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 644 4.9 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 431 3.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 357 2.7 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,964 14.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 9,387 71.1 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bentleigh East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.2%, Train 6.4%, Worked at home 4.9%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Train, car as driver 2.7%. On the day, 14.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 15,953 73.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 7,040 32.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,686 12.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,022 18.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Bentleigh East, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,510 25.2 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 6,089 27.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,587 11.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,774 8.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bentleigh East, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,263 29.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,055 53.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,170 15.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 121 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bentleigh East, 53.3% were couple families with children, 29.7% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bentleigh East, 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,443 22.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 257 4.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,644 26.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 918 14.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 341 5.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,099 17.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 308 4.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 316 5.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Bentleigh East, of couple families with children, 22.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 26.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,684 91.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 856 8.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Bentleigh East, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,962 71.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,369 14.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,305 13.5 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 10 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bentleigh East, 71.9% were separate houses, 14.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.5% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 126 1.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,655 17.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,042 52.1 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,684 27.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 166 1.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bentleigh East, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,557 36.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,708 38.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,174 22.4 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 29 0.3 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 219 2.3 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bentleigh East, 36.7% were owned outright, 38.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 7,488 77.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,965 20.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 236 2.4 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Bentleigh East, of all households, 77.3% were family households, 20.3% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Bentleigh East, 17.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 425 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,117 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 454 4.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,228 33.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,290 44.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,473 15.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 242 2.5 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Bentleigh East, 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,163 12.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 8,324 85.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 206 2.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bentleigh East, 85.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 39 44.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 49 55.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bentleigh East, 44.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.7% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,812 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Bentleigh East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bentleigh East % Bentleigh East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 381 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Bentleigh East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $381 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.