Bena

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20202
People 294
Male 50.9%
Female 49.1%
Median age 51
Families 82
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 147
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,135
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $185
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 149 50.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 144 49.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 294 people in Bena. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

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Age Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 51 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16 5.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 18 6.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9 3.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5 1.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 13 4.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14 5.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 13 4.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 2.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 17 6.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 19 6.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 23 8.2 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 34 12.1 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 25 8.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 31 11.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 15 5.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5 1.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 6 2.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 11 3.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bena was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 166 64.3 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 6 2.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 26 10.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 9 3.5 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 51 19.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bena aged 15 years and over, 64.3% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 133 69.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10 5.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 49 25.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bena, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 4.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 12 17.9 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 6.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 4.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 4 6.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 4.5 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 4.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 4.5 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 32 47.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bena 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.0% were in primary school, 14.8% in secondary school and 4.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 29 11.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 21 8.1 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 3.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 46 17.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 37 14.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 29 11.2 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 23 8.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 29 11.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 32 12.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bena, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 134 33.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 129 32.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 42 10.6 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 31 7.8 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 14 3.5 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bena were Australian 33.8%, English 32.5%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bena (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 234 79.3 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 16 5.4 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 4 1.4 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 1.0 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Wales 3 1.0 4,689 0.1 28,046 0.1
Netherlands 3 1.0 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Bena, 79.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.0%, Wales 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 44 14.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 24 8.0 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 12 4.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 190 63.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Bena, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 203 69.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 21 7.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 14 4.8 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 7 2.4 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 4 1.4 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7

In Bena, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.8%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 4.8%, Scotland 2.4% and Germany 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 217 73.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 21 7.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 9 3.0 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 8 2.7 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 1.0 28,803 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Bena, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.1%, England 7.1%, Netherlands 3.0%, New Zealand 2.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 78 26.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 61 20.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 59 20.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 40 13.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 32 11.0 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bena were No Religion, so described 26.7%, Catholic 20.9%, Anglican 20.2%, Not stated 13.7% and Uniting Church 11.0%. In Bena, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dutch 3 1.0 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 265 89.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4 3.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bena 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 86 55.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 54 35.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 14 9.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 154 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bena. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 22 14.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 17 11.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 16 10.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 16 10.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 67 45.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bena, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 50 30.3 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 16.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 25 15.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 16 9.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 7.3 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 6.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10 6.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 6 3.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bena included Managers 30.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Labourers 15.2%, Professionals 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.1% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 24 22.2 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16 14.8 7,145 0.3 44,309 0.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8 7.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 7 6.5 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 6 5.6 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Bena, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 22.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 14.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Local Government Administration 6.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 5.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 560 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,329 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,135 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bena was $560.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 77 51.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 25 16.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 9 6.0 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Other 7 4.7 14,313 0.5 73,512 0.7
Car, as passenger 3 2.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 80 54.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bena, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Worked at home 16.8%, Walked only 6.0%, Other 4.7% and Car, as passenger 2.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 183 72.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 62 24.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 33 13.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 72 28.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Bena, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 43 17.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 75 29.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 36 14.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 26 10.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bena, 29.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 47 59.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 27 34.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5 6.3 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bena, 34.2% were couple families with children, 59.5% were couple families without children and 6.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bena, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 13 17.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 5.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 24 32.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 4.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 5 6.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 15 20.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 8.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 4.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Bena, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 32.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 97 71.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 28.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Bena, 71.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 97 100.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bena, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 19 18.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 45 43.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 35 34.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 4 3.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bena, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 57 58.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 21 21.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 16 16.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 4.1 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bena, 58.2% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 16.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 81 77.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 20 19.2 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 2.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Bena, of all households, 77.9% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.8 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Bena, 20.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 185 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 27 27.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 37 37.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 34 34.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Bena, 27.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 15 15.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 81 84.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bena, 84.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bena, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Bena, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bena % Bena Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Bena, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.