Bentleigh East, 3165

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))

$590

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)

$1,608,500

Median price change

+10.2%

38.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 10.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

• University qualified38.5% · 29.2% VIC
• Diploma qualified10.3% · 9.8% VIC
• Trade / vocational10.9% · 14.2% VIC
• Year 12 or below40.2% · 46.8% VIC

Median taxable income (2023–24)

$66,620

90th percentile in VIC · +13% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)

$75,036

96th percentile in VIC · +15% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments

21.0%

95th percentile in VIC · +52% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)

$95,555

71st percentile in VIC · +51% vs Australia

Residents with business income

11.0%

38th percentile in VIC · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3165 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

35% speak a language other than English at home; 36.3% born overseas

Language at home

19,045 English only · 10,248 other

Non-English at home

35%

Born overseas

10,668 (36.3%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

116 (0.4%)

Australian citizens

26,065

Languages spoken at home (other than English)

34

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Schools within 2 km

10

Median school ICSEA (10 schools)

1,119

Median ICSEA percentile

89th

Primary catchments overlapping suburb

7

Secondary catchments overlapping suburb

5

12 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Brady Road KindergartenBrady Roadkindergarten
• Bucketskindergarten
• Bucketts Early Learning Centrekindergarten
• Centre Road KindergartenCentre Roadkindergarten
• EECkindergarten
• Glover Street KindergartenGlover Streetkindergarten
• Goodstart Early LearningMcKinnon Roadchildcare
• Goodstart Early Learning KindergartenSouth Roadkindergarten
• Taraleigh Steiner Preschoolkindergarten
• childcarechildcare

146 public transport stops in this suburb

• Corolla Ave/Mawby Rd
• East Boundary Rd/Bellevue Rd
• East Boundary Rd/Mawby Rd
• Rowan Ave/Mawby Rd
• Warrigal Rd/South Rd

589 mapped amenities

12 restaurants · 10 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 2 bakeries

5 named sporting clubs in this suburb

• Centenary Park Tennis Club

  Tennis · +61 3 9570 7055

• Coatesville Bowls Club

  Lawn Bowls

• Coatesville Tennis Club

  Tennis · +61 417 015 588

• Maccabi Tennis Club

  Tennis

• Yarra Yarra Golf Club

  Golf

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

14 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Annie and Arthur Abrahams ReservePark
• Bailey ReservePark
• Centenary ParkPark
• Cormick Street ReservePark
• Dega Avenue ReservePark
• Kershaw Street ReservePark
• Mackie Road ReservePark
• Marlborough Street ReservePark
• Nina ReservePark
• Orange Street ParkPark

Green cover of suburb area

2.4%

Woodland / forest cover

0.1%

Parks & woodland features (OSM)

17

Parks (OSM)

16

Typical summer maximum

24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

• St Peter's Catholic Church

  844 Centre Road, Bentleigh East

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb

28

Nearest hospital

Monash Medical Centre Moorabbin (0.3 km)

Nearest hospital type

Hospital

Nearest hospital emergency

Emergency department

Emergency department in suburb

On site

GP clinics in suburb

11

GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)

0 of 11

Aged-care services

4

Residential aged-care places

119

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

• Centre Road Medical ClinicCentre RoadGP
• East Bentleigh Health Group - Chiropractic & PodiatryCentre RoadGP
• Family Medical PracticeWarrigal RoadGP
• Good Shepard Medical CentreNorth RoadGP
• Mackie Road ClinicMackie RoadGP
• Mackie Road Consulting SuitesMackie RoadGP
• 4Cyte Pathology & PCR testsClinic
• Advantage PharmacyChesterville RoadPharmacy
• Aussway Chinese Medicine CentreEast Boundary RoadAlternative
• Bloom Hearing SpecialistCentre RoadAudiologist

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)

728

Participants per 1,000 residents

22.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

471 planning-related records

8 active roadworks / incidents

• External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 14/08/2026 and 31/10/2026 during the following times: Weekends 12:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.CENTRE ROAD, WARDS GROVE13 Aug 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
• Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 08/04/2026 and 04/03/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.WARRIGAL ROAD, REID STREET07 Apr 2026 – 03 Mar 2027
• Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 09/04/2026 and 09/04/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.WARRIGAL ROAD, REID STREET08 Apr 2026 – 08 Apr 2027
• Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 09/04/2026 and 09/04/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.WARRIGAL ROAD08 Apr 2026 – 08 Apr 2027
• Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 09/04/2026 and 09/04/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.WARRIGAL ROAD, REID STREET08 Apr 2026 – 08 Apr 2027
• Southbound delays on East Boundary Road approaching McKinnon Road due to emergency gas works. Delays on approach, please follow the direction of traffic management on site. Consider Warrigal Road to avoid #victrafficEAST BOUNDARY ROAD, PARKMORE ROAD29 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
• Utility Works activities occurring between 02/04/2026 and 30/10/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.NORTH ROAD, CAREY STREET01 Apr 2026 – 29 Oct 2026
• Utility Works activities occurring between 02/04/2026 and 30/10/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:30 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:30 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.NORTH ROAD, CAREY STREET01 Apr 2026 – 29 Oct 2026

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Flood / inundation overlay

2.7% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Federal electorate

Hotham

Member of Parliament

Clare O'NEIL (Australian Labor Party)

Results from

2025 federal election

Electorate enrolment (2025)

118,993

Turnout (2025)

92.4%

Swing since 2022 (2025)

+5.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

• CoatesvilleLabor 61.1% · Coalition 38.9% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
• Bentleigh EastLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
• ValkstoneLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
• Bentleigh Central (Hotham)Labor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
• Moorabbin NorthLabor 62.7% · Coalition 37.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

IRSAD decile (2021)

10/10

IRSD decile (2021)

9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).