$285 ▲ +128.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $125
- 2016: $185
- 2021: $285
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bena
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Bena than in the rest of the country. This rural area is defined by its spacious housing, where 100% of the dwellings are separate houses and the vast majority have at least three bedrooms.
$285
▲ +128.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bena — higher than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $285, which is well below the national figure of $375. The usual monthly home loan payment is $1,733, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
$1,733 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bena, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; $350–$549 is next at 36%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Bena splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (32%), with Under $1,000 at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 45.3% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Only 14.5% of households rent, which is far below the state and national rates.
14.5% ▲ +350.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.3% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bena, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Bena is a separate house, and 85.5% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and it helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom here than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.5%
- 2016: 82.7%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bena, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/housing-dwellings