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Bentleigh East, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Bentleigh East (VIC 3165): population 30,159, median age 40, median household income $2,215/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 9. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Bentleigh East is a suburb in Glen Eira, Victoria (postcode 3165), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 30,159 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
30,159
Median age
40
Household income
$2,215/wk
Weekly rent
$500
Unemployment
4.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile
9 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.7%
5-14
14.7%
15-19
6.5%
20-24
5.1%
25-34
10.2%
35-44
15.6%
45-54
15.6%
55-64
11.2%
65-74
7.9%
75-84
4.7%
85+
2.8%

Housing tenure

Owned
34.8%
Mortgage
39.4%
Rented
24.0%
Other
1.0%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3165
Population (2021)30,159
Males14,777 (49.0%)
Females15,386 (51.0%)
Median age40 years
Average household size2.7
Median weekly household income$2,215
Median weekly family income$2,640
Median weekly rent$500
Median monthly mortgage$2,500
Labour force16,143
Unemployment rate4.1%
Participation rate69.3%
Born overseas35.4%
Separate houses64.6%
Worked at home36.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile9 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher62.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent76.8%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.0%
Households with 2+ vehicles60.3%
Distance from Melbourne CBD15.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 40 years. Residents under 15: 20.4%. Residents aged 65 and over: 15.4%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,7095.7%
5-144,44214.7%
15-191,9466.5%
20-241,5495.1%
25-343,09010.2%
35-444,69115.6%
45-544,71815.6%
55-643,37311.2%
65-742,3877.9%
75-841,4224.7%
85 and over8302.8%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households10,802
Average household size2.7
One person2,22620.6%
Two persons3,11528.8%
Three persons2,03718.9%
Four persons2,52523.4%
Five persons7196.7%
Six or more persons1831.7%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families8,496
Couples with children5166.1%
Couples without children2,52429.7%
One-parent families1,27515.0%
Other families1191.4%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.47
Women with no children31.4%
Women with three or more children18.0%

Of the 4,575 couple families with children in Bentleigh East, 6.1% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Bentleigh East.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)52.9%
Married (de facto)8.5%
Not married38.6%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings11,558
Occupied10,80293.5%
Unoccupied7516.5%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house7,47164.6%
Semi-detached or townhouse1,52613.2%
Flat or apartment1,78615.5%
Other dwelling190.2%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright3,75534.8%
Owned with a mortgage4,25139.4%
Rented2,59024.0%
Other tenure1131.0%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week12.6%
$350 to $549 per week47.1%
$550 or more per week40.3%

3.3% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00013.1%
$1,000 to $1,79916.4%
$1,800 to $2,99929.8%
$3,000 or more40.8%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom2.0%
Two bedrooms17.0%
Three bedrooms46.6%
Four or more bedrooms34.5%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force16,143
Employed15,47395.8%
Unemployed6674.1%
Not in the labour force7,141
Unemployment rate4.1%
Participation rate69.3%

35.2% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Bentleigh East are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65013.6%
$650 to $1,49921.9%
$1,500 to $2,99928.6%
$3,000 or more35.9%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50033.4%
$500 to $99919.2%
$1,000 to $1,99927.5%
$2,000 or more20.0%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver6,65143.0%
Car passenger4212.7%
Train1921.2%
Bus930.6%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle820.5%
Walked only1791.2%
Worked at home5,63536.4%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity12,55541.6%
No religion11,01436.5%
Islam2530.8%
Hinduism1,0663.5%
Buddhism6532.2%
Judaism2,8789.5%
Other or not stated1,7405.8%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1071986
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)109010
IER (economic resources)10567
IEO (education and occupation)108910

Where residents were born

63.7% of residents were born in Australia and 36.3% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Bentleigh East are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,4484.9%
India1,0803.7%
Greece6682.3%
England6672.3%
South Africa6252.1%
New Zealand3781.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202114.1%
2011 to 201514.3%
2001 to 201026.2%
Before 200145.4%

Languages spoken at home

65.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Bentleigh East are listed below. Across all households, 4.3% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin1,8726.4%
Greek1,8396.3%
Russian1,1704.0%
Italian4291.5%
Chinese: Cantonese4051.4%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi3971.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Bentleigh East most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian7,06518.0%
English6,94517.7%
Chinese2,9677.6%
Greek2,7617.0%
Irish2,5966.6%
Scottish2,0225.2%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Bentleigh East residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance2,03813.7%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,85512.5%
Retail Trade1,55910.5%
Education and Training1,53210.3%
Construction1,3329.0%
Financial and Insurance Services1,0186.9%

The most common occupations among Bentleigh East residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals4,75431.2%
Managers2,75918.1%
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,15814.2%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,57510.4%
Sales Workers1,4189.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,4049.2%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Bentleigh East, 18.0% are at university or higher education, 6.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 72.8% are at school.

76.8% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Bentleigh East residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce4,13628.0%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,98413.4%
Society and Culture1,69611.5%
Health1,61210.9%
Education1,3068.8%
Information Technology1,0146.9%

Long-term health conditions

61.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Bentleigh East are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma2,0926.4%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2,0526.3%
Arthritis1,9265.9%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,2914.0%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1,0893.3%
Cancer (including remission)7662.3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)3491.1%
Kidney disease2630.8%
Stroke2260.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1680.5%

17.9% of residents report one condition, 4.9% report two, and 2.3% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Bentleigh East contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group12.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.2%
Provides unpaid child care62.6%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.5%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.4%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago86.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last year10.5%
Moved interstate in the last year0.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago60.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years27.2%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years5.5%

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Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,174 offences in Bentleigh East in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person221
B Property and deception offences689
C Drug offences53
D Public order and security offences52
E Justice procedures offences159
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 38.9 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Glen Eira local government area recorded 4,641 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
936
2023
1,165
2024
1,130
2025
1,274
2026
1,174

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 30159
Median Age 40
Average Household Size 2.7
Median Weekly Household Income $2215
Median Weekly Rent $500
Median Monthly Mortgage $2500
Unemployment Rate 4.1%
Participation Rate 69.3%
Born Overseas 35.4%
Separate House 64.6%
Worked at Home 36.4%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 9
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 86
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10
Median Weekly Family Income $2640
Postcode 3165

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