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Bensville vs Copacabana

Name: Bensville vs Copacabana — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Bensville profile · Copacabana profile

Bensville Copacabana

Copacabana and Bensville are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast, though they offer different living patterns. Copacabana is more accessible, with street connectivity far higher and a much larger share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (67.4% compared to 6.8% in Bensville). Renting is far more common in Copacabana, where 22.3% of households rent, while only 6.9% do in Bensville. Copacabana also has a higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (30.3% versus 22.8%) and more people earning $2,000 or more a week.

These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,150. They are also alike in their age profile, with both having about 16% of residents aged 65 and over. While they share these economic basics, other gaps remain; for example, Copacabana has a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 60.5%, compared to 47.6% in Bensville.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 15.4 pts higher in Copacabana One-parent: 5.6 pts higher in Copacabana No religion: 8.1 pts higher in Copacabana Year 12: 7.9 pts higher in Copacabana Bachelor+: 7.5 pts higher in Copacabana

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bensville in Copacabana +309 larger in Copacabana gap widening

2,500 81st pct 2,809 83rd pct

Median age in Bensville in Copacabana +1 yrs older in Copacabana gap narrowing

42 yrs 38th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 31.1%

21.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.2 pts 19.6%

20.0% Young adults (25–44) even 19.9%

16.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.4%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

57.8% Married ◂ +6.4 pts 51.4%

28.2% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 31.2%

7.6% Divorced +3.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.0% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

2.4% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Bensville Copacabana

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.2% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 79.7%

6.7% England +0.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.0% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.9% English ◂ +3.8 pts 44.1%

41.9% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 41.0%

12.9% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 10.6%

4.4% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

3.1% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

0.4% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Filipino even 0.4%

0.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

94.9% English only ◂ +3.7 pts 91.1%

0.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.9% Christianity ◂ +9.6 pts 45.3%

40.3% No religion +8.1 pts ▸ 48.5%

3.5% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.4% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bensville in Copacabana +0.02 more in Bensville

1.83 25th pct 1.81 25th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bensville in Copacabana +5 more in Bensville

7 75th pct 2 62nd pct

Avg size in Bensville in Copacabana +61 larger in Bensville

418 61st pct 357 54th pct

ICSEA in Bensville in Copacabana +33 higher in Copacabana

1,042 76th pct 1,075 86th pct

Highest year of school

57.6% Year 12 +7.9 pts ▸ 65.5%

27.5% Year 10 ◂ +7.0 pts 20.5%

6.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

6.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

33.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.7 pts 27.6%

23.1% Bachelor degree +6.6 pts ▸ 29.8%

18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 16.9%

6.5% Postgraduate degree +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

19.7% Management & commerce even 19.7%

11.8% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.6% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.4% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%

13.4% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 11.7%

8.5% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%

3.8% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Bensville in Copacabana +$81 higher in Copacabana gap widening

$812 61st pct $893 72nd pct

Household income in Bensville in Copacabana +$33 higher in Bensville gap narrowing

$2,176 83rd pct $2,143 81st pct

Family income in Bensville in Copacabana +$5 higher in Bensville gap narrowing

$2,408 78th pct $2,403 78th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 29.6%

23.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 21.5%

14.9% $4,000 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 19.4%

15.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 12.8%

9.3% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 38.2%

30.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 29.5%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 21.6%

4.5% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

9.4% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 7.8%

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

7.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%

2.8% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.9% None +4.0 pts ▸ 68.9%

21.8% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 19.0%

5.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 5.1%

2.4% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bensville in Copacabana +12 larger in Bensville

74 82nd pct 62 80th pct

Median age in Bensville in Copacabana +6 yrs older in Copacabana

20 yrs 25th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Bensville in Copacabana +$196 higher in Bensville

$833 68th pct $637 49th pct

Household income in Bensville in Copacabana even

$1,875 57th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bensville in Copacabana +0.1 larger in Bensville gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

70.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.2 pts 60.3%

20.6% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 25.2%

8.2% One-parent families +5.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

30.8% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 35.5%

23.9% 4 people ◂ +4.7 pts 19.3%

17.4% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 17.1%

14.9% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 7.3%

3.1% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bensville in Copacabana +$47 higher in Copacabana gap widening

$463 89th pct $510 93rd pct

Mortgage in Bensville in Copacabana +$133 higher in Copacabana gap steady

$2,167 80th pct $2,300 86th pct

People / bedroom in Bensville in Copacabana even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.5 pts 41.3%

37.3% Owned outright ◂ +3.0 pts 34.3%

6.9% Rented +15.4 pts ▸ 22.3%

0.7% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

98.6% Separate house ◂ +4.0 pts 94.6%

0.4% Flat or apartment +2.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

48.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.3 pts 37.2%

28.7% 3 bedrooms +7.2 pts ▸ 35.9%

16.2% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

4.6% 2 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.5% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

41.4% $350–$549 +3.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

41.4% $550–$749 ◂ +15.1 pts 26.2%

13.8% $200–$349 +0.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.0% $750 or more +10.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 34.2%

21.5% $3,000 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 30.3%

20.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 17.1%

13.7% Under $1,000 +0.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bensville in Copacabana +4 more in Bensville

17 86th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Bensville in Copacabana +2.17 more in Bensville

6.80 85th pct 4.63 76th pct

Departures/1k in Bensville in Copacabana +352.1 more in Bensville

1,052.0 87th pct 699.9 82nd pct

PT routes in Bensville in Copacabana even

2 75th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Bensville in Copacabana +10 longer in Bensville

12 49th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Bensville in Copacabana +2 longer in Copacabana

69 50th pct 71 51st pct

Reach 30 min in Bensville in Copacabana even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Bensville in Copacabana +15,128 more in Copacabana

0 0th pct 15,128 46th pct

How people get to work

47.8% Car (driver) ◂ +3.6 pts 44.2%

30.2% Worked at home +4.0 pts ▸ 34.2%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.5% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 45.8%

22.9% 1 vehicle +6.2 pts ▸ 29.1%

19.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.0 pts 16.8%

10.8% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 7.3%

1.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 16.2%

11.5% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.4% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 7.6%

8.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

7.1% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.0% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

4.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Rental & real estate +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

23.2% Professionals +5.3 pts ▸ 28.5%

14.2% Managers +1.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

14.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 14.0%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.2 pts 10.7%

12.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 11.3%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

6.6% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%

4.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Bensville in Copacabana +0.7 higher in Copacabana

2.7 70th pct 3.4 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bensville in Copacabana +1.6 more in Copacabana

2.0 65th pct 3.5 75th pct

15-min city in Bensville in Copacabana +11.6 pts higher in Copacabana

0.0% 0th pct 11.6% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Bensville in Copacabana +3.6 pts higher in Bensville

3.6% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Bensville in Copacabana +2.4 pts higher in Copacabana

86.9% 83rd pct 89.3% 84th pct

Walk to school in Bensville in Copacabana +60.6 pts higher in Copacabana

6.8% 60th pct 67.4% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Bensville in Copacabana +8.9 pts higher in Copacabana

86.3% 78th pct 95.2% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Bensville in Copacabana even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Bensville in Copacabana +0.6 more in Bensville

8.4 37th pct 7.8 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Bensville in Copacabana +57 higher in Copacabana

12 72nd pct 69 81st pct

Mean slope in Bensville in Copacabana +7.7 pts higher in Copacabana

8.8% 75th pct 16.5% 94th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bensville vs Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10297/bensville/vs/SAL11056/copacabana