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Bentleigh vs Brighton East

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Bentleigh profile · Brighton East profile

Bentleigh Brighton East

Bentleigh and Brighton East are neighbouring suburbs with distinct profiles. Bentleigh is more diverse and younger, with a typical resident aged 39 and 30.5% of people using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Brighton East is older, with a typical age of 45 and a higher share of seniors at 22.1%. This difference extends to housing and income; Brighton East has more large homes with three or more bedrooms (76.5%) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (42.0%).

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of children under 15. Beyond that, they share a similar level of education, with exactly 43.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While Bentleigh is a walker's paradise with a walkability score of 8.4, Brighton East is also very walkable at 7.4. The two areas have generally remained similar in their proportions of people providing unpaid care, though Brighton East has seen a larger share of homes owned outright.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Bentleigh Median age: 6 yrs older in Brighton East 3+ bedrooms: 9.8 pts higher in Brighton East Other language: 9.8 pts higher in Bentleigh Renting: 9.0 pts higher in Bentleigh

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bentleighin Brighton East +1,164 larger in Bentleigh gap widening
17,921 89th pct 16,757 89th pct
Median age in Bentleighin Brighton East +6 yrs older in Brighton East gap widening
39 yrs 26th pct 45 yrs 50th pct
First Nations in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.1 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
0.3% 32nd pct 0.1% 30th pct
Aged 65+ in Bentleighin Brighton East +7.2 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
14.9% 32nd pct 22.1% 64th pct
Under 15 in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.8 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
18.0% 57th pct 18.9% 62nd pct
De facto in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.0 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
10.6% 37th pct 8.6% 24th pct

Age structure

27.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 28.5%
27.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.1 pts 18.2%
14.9% Seniors (65+) +7.2 pts ▸ 22.1%
18.0% Children (0–14) +0.8 pts ▸ 18.9%
12.3% Youth (15–24) even 12.3%

Marital status

49.4% Married +3.0 pts ▸ 52.4%
36.2% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 29.6%
7.4% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.2% Widowed +3.4 pts ▸ 7.7%
2.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Bentleigh Brighton East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bentleighin Brighton East +6.5 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
36.3% 93rd pct 29.7% 89th pct

Country of birth

60.7% Australia +6.2 pts ▸ 67.0%
5.8% China ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%
3.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.5% India ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%
1.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
1.0% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

26.5% English +4.9 pts ▸ 31.4%
24.0% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 26.9%
10.0% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.8% Chinese ◂ +3.9 pts 6.9%
7.3% Scottish +2.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
6.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%
5.9% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%
4.6% Indian ◂ +2.8 pts 1.8%
3.2% German +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Language

Other language in Bentleighin Brighton East +9.8 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
30.5% 90th pct 20.8% 87th pct
Limited English in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.1 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
4.4% 90th pct 2.3% 86th pct

Language used at home

66.2% English only +9.1 pts ▸ 75.3%
7.4% Mandarin ◂ +2.8 pts 4.6%
3.8% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%
1.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%
1.2% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
1.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%
0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.9 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
41.9% 54th pct 39.0% 45th pct

Religious affiliation

40.0% Christianity +2.7 pts ▸ 42.7%
41.9% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 39.0%
6.0% Judaism +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.3% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%
3.3% Hinduism ◂ +2.3 pts 1.0%
2.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%
0.7% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.3 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
78.0% 97th pct 76.8% 96th pct
Bachelor+ in Bentleighin Brighton East even gap narrowing
43.8% 95th pct 43.8% 95th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.03 more in Brighton East
1.24 13th pct 1.26 13th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bentleighin Brighton East +4 more in Brighton East
51 92nd pct 55 93rd pct
Avg size in Bentleighin Brighton East +24 larger in Brighton East
577 81st pct 601 84th pct
ICSEA in Bentleighin Brighton East +2 higher in Brighton East
1,131 98th pct 1,134 98th pct

Highest year of school

78.0% Year 12 ◂ +1.3 pts 76.8%
6.6% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.9% Year 10 even 5.9%
5.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

39.7% Bachelor degree +1.9 pts ▸ 41.6%
16.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 15.4%
14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 14.1%
11.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.5 pts 9.4%
5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

26.1% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 28.1%
12.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 12.7%
9.7% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 9.5%
7.4% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.0% Information technology ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%
5.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%
4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%
4.2% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%
0.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Bentleighin Brighton East +$46 higher in Brighton East gap narrowing
$990 81st pct $1,036 85th pct
Household income in Bentleighin Brighton East +$281 higher in Brighton East gap steady
$2,263 86th pct $2,544 90th pct
Family income in Bentleighin Brighton East +$523 higher in Brighton East gap widening
$2,877 89th pct $3,400 96th pct
High earners in Bentleighin Brighton East +4.0 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
21.6% 91st pct 25.6% 95th pct
High-income homes in Bentleighin Brighton East +6.3 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
35.7% 89th pct 42.0% 95th pct

Household income distribution

23.4% $4,000 or more +8.2 pts ▸ 31.6%
26.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 20.7%
20.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 17.1%
12.6% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
12.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 10.4%

Personal income distribution

35.3% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 35.7%
27.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 22.5%
22.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 19.7%
10.3% $3,000 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.6 pts higher in Brighton East
24.0% 27th pct 26.7% 39th pct
Mental health in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.2 pts higher in Bentleigh
7.3% 42nd pct 7.1% 40th pct
Needs assistance in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.8 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
4.3% 46th pct 6.1% 66th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.0% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.6% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.3% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%
7.1% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.0%
3.1% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.6% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%
0.4% Dementia +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.9% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.5% None ◂ +3.0 pts 67.5%
17.9% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 18.1%
4.5% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%
1.6% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.9 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
12.8% 24th pct 15.8% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.5 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
13.8% 62nd pct 14.4% 67th pct
Unpaid child care in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.9 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
28.9% 69th pct 29.8% 73rd pct
Defence service in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.9 pts higher in Brighton East
1.3% 35th pct 2.2% 43rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.1 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
20.2% 27th pct 21.3% 33rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bentleighin Brighton East +24 larger in Bentleigh
49 77th pct 25 72nd pct
Median age in Bentleighin Brighton East +4 yrs older in Brighton East
26 yrs 50th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct
Year 12 in Bentleighin Brighton East
67.6% 92nd pct —
Unemployment in Bentleighin Brighton East
0.0% 0th pct —
Median income in Bentleighin Brighton East +$537 higher in Brighton East
$900 73rd pct $1,437 89th pct
Household income in Bentleighin Brighton East +$1,313 higher in Brighton East
$2,437 77th pct $3,750 93rd pct
Indigenous language in Bentleighin Brighton East +12.2 pts higher in Bentleigh
12.2% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bentleighin Brighton East even gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.4 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
11.9% 56th pct 10.5% 48th pct
Living alone in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.2 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
23.9% 51st pct 24.1% 51st pct

Family composition

64.7% Couples with children +2.8 pts ▸ 67.5%
22.4% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 21.5%
11.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.4 pts 10.5%
1.0% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 29.6%
23.9% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 24.1%
19.5% 4 people +2.0 pts ▸ 21.5%
17.2% 3 people ◂ +1.3 pts 15.9%
6.5% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%
1.2% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bentleighin Brighton East +$120 higher in Brighton East gap widening
$480 90th pct $600 100th pct
Mortgage in Bentleighin Brighton East +$800 higher in Brighton East gap widening
$2,500 88th pct $3,300 95th pct
People / bedroom in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.10 higher in Bentleigh gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Bentleighin Brighton East +9.0 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
28.5% 76th pct 19.5% 58th pct
Owned outright in Bentleighin Brighton East +6.7 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
33.9% 30th pct 40.6% 48th pct
Separate houses in Bentleighin Brighton East +8.1 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
59.7% 10th pct 67.9% 12th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bentleighin Brighton East +9.8 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
66.8% 23rd pct 76.5% 42nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.9% Owned outright +6.7 pts ▸ 40.6%
35.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.2 pts 34.2%
28.5% Rented ◂ +9.0 pts 19.5%
1.3% Other tenure +3.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

59.7% Separate house +8.1 pts ▸ 67.9%
19.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 23.8%
19.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.6 pts 7.9%
0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

35.8% 3 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 36.9%
25.4% 4 bedrooms +5.2 pts ▸ 30.6%
29.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.0 pts 18.1%
5.6% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 9.1%
3.2% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.1% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

44.2% $350–$549 ◂ +19.9 pts 24.3%
15.0% $750 or more +16.5 pts ▸ 31.6%
19.8% $550–$749 +5.4 pts ▸ 25.2%
12.3% $200–$349 ◂ +5.9 pts 6.4%
4.6% Under $200 +3.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $3,000 or more +14.7 pts ▸ 53.1%
27.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 17.6%
16.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.8 pts 9.2%
11.4% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.5 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
6.7% 80th pct 5.2% 75th pct
Work from home in Bentleighin Brighton East +3.8 pts higher in Brighton East gap widening
39.7% 90th pct 43.4% 93rd pct
PT commute in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.3 pts higher in Bentleigh gap narrowing
4.2% 89th pct 1.9% 79th pct
PT stops in Bentleighin Brighton East +3 more in Brighton East
58 88th pct 61 88th pct
Stops/1k in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.40 more in Brighton East
3.24 70th pct 3.64 72nd pct
Departures/1k in Bentleighin Brighton East +23.2 more in Brighton East
971.8 86th pct 995.0 86th pct
PT routes in Bentleighin Brighton East +4 more in Bentleigh
14 86th pct 10 86th pct
Stop walk in Bentleighin Brighton East +1 longer in Bentleigh
3 21st pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Bentleighin Brighton East +2 longer in Bentleigh
17 14th pct 15 12th pct
Reach 30 min in Bentleighin Brighton East +44,245 more in Brighton East
38,024 86th pct 82,269 88th pct
Reach 45 min in Bentleighin Brighton East +20,932 more in Brighton East
179,668 86th pct 200,600 87th pct
Transit to city in Bentleighin Brighton East +3 longer in Bentleigh
59 53rd pct 56 47th pct

How people get to work

39.7% Worked at home +3.8 pts ▸ 43.4%
36.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 36.5%
3.6% Train ◂ +2.1 pts 1.5%
2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%
1.8% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%
0.6% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 43.2%
41.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.7 pts 34.5%
9.2% 3 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%
6.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%
3.8% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bentleighin Brighton East +6.1 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
42.2% 83rd pct 36.1% 68th pct
Recent arrivals in Bentleighin Brighton East +2.2 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
14.9% 78th pct 12.7% 73rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.1 pts higher in Brighton East gap steady
4.3% 61st pct 4.4% 61st pct
Participation in Bentleighin Brighton East +7.1 pts higher in Bentleigh gap widening
68.3% 76th pct 61.2% 52nd pct
Full-time in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.8 pts higher in Bentleigh gap steady
60.5% 62nd pct 58.7% 53rd pct

Industries people work in

13.7% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 14.9%
13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 12.2%
9.7% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 9.2%
9.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.4%
7.2% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%
7.0% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%
5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%
5.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%
3.2% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.0% Rental & real estate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

33.6% Professionals +0.5 pts ▸ 34.1%
18.6% Managers +5.5 pts ▸ 24.1%
12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%
8.9% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 8.3%
8.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 6.2%
4.2% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%
2.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.0 higher in Bentleigh
8.4 99th pct 7.4 95th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.2 more in Bentleigh
8.0 100th pct 7.8 99th pct
15-min city in Bentleighin Brighton East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Bentleighin Brighton East +8.3 pts higher in Bentleigh
100.0% 100th pct 91.7% 96th pct
Walk to transit in Bentleighin Brighton East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Bentleighin Brighton East even
99.7% 100th pct 99.6% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Bentleighin Brighton East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Bentleighin Brighton East +1.6 pts higher in Bentleigh
99.9% 100th pct 98.2% 99th pct
Amenities/1k in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.3 more in Bentleigh
7.4 35th pct 7.2 34th pct
Intersections/km² in Bentleighin Brighton East +62 higher in Bentleigh
383 99th pct 320 96th pct
Mean slope in Bentleighin Brighton East +0.2 pts higher in Brighton East
2.8% 10th pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Bentleigh with nearby areas

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Compare Brighton East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bentleigh vs Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20214/bentleigh/vs/SAL20338/brighton-east