Bentleigh East, VIC 3165 — Suburb Profile
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In short
Bentleigh East is a residential suburb in Melbourne's south-east, 14 km from the CBD within the City of Glen Eira, bounded by major roads including Centre Road and East Boundary Road. It houses around 30,000 residents, predominantly Australian-born families in an area of parks, sports facilities and the Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre. Housing is mainly family homes with a median price around $1.55 million.
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 30,159
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median household income
- $2,215 /week
- Median personal income
- $927 /week
- Median family income
- $2,640 /week
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Glen Eira
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Melbourne - Inner South
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Hotham
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $900 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Median house price
- $1,555,000
- Rent share of household income
- 41%
Schools
- Bentleigh Secondary College
- Valkstone Primary School
- St Bede's College
Transport
- Frankston Line — Bentleigh Station
- Route 703 bus
- Nepean Highway
Lifestyle & amenities
Established family suburb with multiple parks, reserves and the Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre serving local sports clubs. Population of 30,159 (2021), with households averaging 2.7 people and weekly incomes above the Greater Melbourne average.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (25.9°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (13.5°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 648 mm
- Reference station: Melbourne Regional Office, 14.8 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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