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Beaumaris vs Bentleigh East - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Beaumaris profile · Bentleigh East - South profile
Beaumaris Bentleigh East - South
Bentleigh East - South and Beaumaris are neighbouring suburbs with similar total populations, but they differ in age and diversity. Beaumaris is far older, with a typical resident aged 48 compared to 40 in Bentleigh East - South. Diversity is also more pronounced in Bentleigh East - South, where 29.9% of people use a language other than English at home, compared to 10.5% in Beaumaris. Wealth is generally higher in Beaumaris, where the typical weekly family income is $3,296, while in Bentleigh East - South it is $2,627.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in some key ways. The age gap has widened as Beaumaris becomes older, and the difference in home ownership has grown, with 48.2% of Beaumaris homes owned outright compared to 35.8% in Bentleigh East - South. However, they remain very similar in other respects, including their unemployment rates and the number of people per home, both of which sit close to the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,834
- First area, 2016: 13,472
- First area, 2021: 14,021
- Second area, 2016: 13,238
- Second area, 2021: 14,057
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Beaumaris: 1.2% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Bentleigh East - South: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Beaumaris: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Bentleigh East - South: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Beaumaris: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Bentleigh East - South: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Beaumaris: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Beaumaris: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Beaumaris: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Beaumaris: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Beaumaris: 4.3% males, 4.8% females; 50–54 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Beaumaris: 3.8% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Beaumaris: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Beaumaris: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 35–39 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Beaumaris: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Beaumaris: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Beaumaris: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Beaumaris: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Beaumaris: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 10–14 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.4% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Beaumaris: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Beaumaris: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $735
- First area, 2016: $867
- First area, 2021: $1,043
- Second area, 2016: $717
- Second area, 2021: $934
- First area, 2011: $1,914
- First area, 2016: $2,213
- First area, 2021: $2,622
- Second area, 2016: $1,705
- Second area, 2021: $2,173
- First area, 2011: $2,401
- First area, 2016: $2,701
- First area, 2021: $3,296
- Second area, 2016: $2,036
- Second area, 2021: $2,627
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $450
- First area, 2016: $540
- First area, 2021: $612
- Second area, 2016: $421
- Second area, 2021: $490
- First area, 2011: $2,383
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,124
- Second area, 2021: $2,512
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beaumaris vs Bentleigh East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208011168/beaumaris/vs/208021427/bentleigh-east-south