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Bentleigh - McKinnon vs Bentleigh East - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Bentleigh - McKinnon profile · Bentleigh East - South profile
Bentleigh - McKinnon Bentleigh East - South
Bentleigh - McKinnon and Bentleigh East - South are neighbouring areas with a few distinct differences. Bentleigh - McKinnon is more urban and densely populated, with far more businesses and a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (43.7% compared to 36.9%). Bentleigh East - South has a more suburban feel, with far more separate houses (70.2% vs 57.9%) and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (81.8% vs 66.1%). Bentleigh - McKinnon also has much larger schools on average, though Bentleigh East - South has more schools per 1,000 children.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in some key ways. The gap in the number of separate houses and large homes has widened, and more people in Bentleigh - McKinnon now work from home compared to Bentleigh East - South. However, they remain very similar in other ways, such as having the same typical resident age of 40 and almost identical typical weekly household incomes, around $2,200.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 20,883
- First area, 2016: 22,415
- First area, 2021: 24,896
- Second area, 2016: 13,238
- Second area, 2021: 14,057
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 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 Bentleigh - McKinnon: 0.9% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Bentleigh East - South: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Bentleigh East - South: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Bentleigh East - South: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Bentleigh East - South: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.4% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Bentleigh East - South: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Bentleigh - McKinnon: 2.4% males, 2.3% 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: $648
- First area, 2016: $740
- First area, 2021: $970
- Second area, 2016: $717
- Second area, 2021: $934
- First area, 2011: $1,521
- First area, 2016: $1,830
- First area, 2021: $2,240
- Second area, 2016: $1,705
- Second area, 2021: $2,173
- First area, 2011: $2,012
- First area, 2016: $2,298
- First area, 2021: $2,863
- 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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $430
- First area, 2021: $491
- Second area, 2016: $421
- Second area, 2021: $490
- First area, 2011: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,124
- Second area, 2021: $2,512
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Bentleigh - McKinnon vs Bentleigh East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208021174/bentleigh-mckinnon/vs/208021427/bentleigh-east-south