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Brighton East vs Bentleigh - McKinnon
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Brighton East profile · Bentleigh - McKinnon profile
Brighton East Bentleigh - McKinnon
Bentleigh - McKinnon and Brighton East are neighbouring areas with a few striking differences. Bentleigh - McKinnon is more linguistically diverse, with 31.4% of people using another language at home compared to 20.8% in Brighton East. It also has a higher share of people born overseas (36.8% versus 29.6%) and a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. In contrast, Brighton East has more detached houses (71.0% versus 57.9%) and larger homes, with 79.6% having three or more bedrooms compared to 66.1% in Bentleigh - McKinnon. Typical residents in Brighton East are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 44 compared to 40 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. This is seen in the increasing difference in home ownership and typical ages, as well as a growing gap in the share of high-income households. Despite this, they remain very similar in other ways. Both areas have a similar share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (around 44%) and roughly the same proportion of children under 15. They also share the same number of schools and a similar walk to the nearest transport stop.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,412
- First area, 2016: 15,838
- First area, 2021: 16,540
- Second area, 2011: 20,883
- Second area, 2016: 22,415
- Second area, 2021: 24,896
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 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 Brighton East: 1.4% males, 2.7% females; 85+ in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 0.9% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Brighton East: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Brighton East: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Brighton East: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Brighton East: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Brighton East: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Brighton East: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Brighton East: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Brighton East: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.7% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Brighton East: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Brighton East: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Brighton East: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Brighton East: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Brighton East: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Brighton East: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Brighton East: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Brighton East: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Brighton East: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.4% males, 2.3% 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: $742
- First area, 2016: $856
- First area, 2021: $1,064
- Second area, 2011: $648
- Second area, 2016: $740
- Second area, 2021: $970
- First area, 2011: $1,909
- First area, 2016: $2,180
- First area, 2021: $2,720
- Second area, 2011: $1,521
- Second area, 2016: $1,830
- Second area, 2021: $2,240
- First area, 2011: $2,475
- First area, 2016: $2,724
- First area, 2021: $3,421
- Second area, 2011: $2,012
- Second area, 2016: $2,298
- Second area, 2021: $2,863
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, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $441
- First area, 2016: $508
- First area, 2021: $602
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $430
- Second area, 2021: $491
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,335
- Second area, 2011: $2,100
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Brighton East vs Bentleigh - McKinnon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208011170/brighton-east/vs/208021174/bentleigh-mckinnon