30,159 ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25,925
- 2016: 27,635
- 2021: 30,159
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bentleigh East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Bentleigh East are married, making it a family-focused area with 30,159 people. It is one of the largest communities at this level, featuring a strong presence of children and a typical resident age of 40.
30,159
▲ +16.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bentleigh East — higher than 92% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bentleigh East has a total population of 30,159. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. In contrast, the 15.4% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the Victorian average.
15.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bentleigh East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common relationship status at 53.1%, while de facto relationships at 8.5% are well below the national figure. Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bentleigh East, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/demographics-identity