Apsley vs Benayeo

Benayeo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Apsley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Apsley, most households are people living alone. In Benayeo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Apsley tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Benayeo suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Benayeo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 34%)
  • But Apsley has more parks and reserves (12 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Apsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 14%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benayeo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $113/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Apsley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 307 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.2 km vs 422 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Apsley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 7%)
  • But Benayeo carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Apsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 13.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Apsley and Benayeo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Apsley Benayeo
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Apsley Benayeo
Walkability 34 / 0
Apsley — Walkability: 34/100 Benayeo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 78
Apsley — Safety: 50/100 Benayeo — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 67 / 52
Apsley — Low fire risk: 67/100 Benayeo — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Apsley rents higher ($113/wk vs $0/wk); Apsley has more residents (329 vs 69).

Apsley Benayeo
Population 329
+79% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +13.1%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $64,012/yr $110,500/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent $113/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Apsley Benayeo
0-4 6.1% / —
Apsley — 0-4: 6.1% Benayeo — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.2% / 21.7%
Apsley — 5-14: 8.2% Benayeo — 5-14: 21.7%
15-19 3.6% / 8.7%
Apsley — 15-19: 3.6% Benayeo — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 5.5% / —
Apsley — 20-24: 5.5% Benayeo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / 7.2%
Apsley — 25-34: 7.3% Benayeo — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 7.0% / 13.0%
Apsley — 35-44: 7.0% Benayeo — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.9% / 21.7%
Apsley — 45-54: 11.9% Benayeo — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 24.0% / 24.6%
Apsley — 55-64: 24.0% Benayeo — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 18.2% / —
Apsley — 65-74: 18.2% Benayeo — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 6.7% / 7.2%
Apsley — 75-84: 6.7% Benayeo — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.9% / —
Apsley — 85+: 0.9% Benayeo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Apsley 57.8% lone person
Apsley — Lone Person: 57.8% Apsley — Couple Families: 28.9% Apsley — Group Household: 7.8% Apsley — One Parent Families: 5.6%
Benayeo 42.9% lone person
Benayeo — Lone Person: 42.9% Benayeo — Couple Families: 57.1% Benayeo — Group Household: 0.0% Benayeo — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Apsley 14.8% renting
Apsley — Owned Outright: 58.6% Apsley — Mortgage: 26.6% Apsley — Renting: 14.8%
Benayeo 0.0% renting
Benayeo — Owned Outright: 66.7% Benayeo — Mortgage: 33.3% Benayeo — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Apsley 94.1% houses
Apsley — Houses: 94.1% Apsley — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Apsley — Townhouses: 2.2%
Benayeo 100.0% houses
Benayeo — Houses: 100.0% Benayeo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Benayeo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Apsley Benayeo
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 7.2%
Apsley — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Benayeo — Certificate III & IV: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 11.6%
Apsley — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Benayeo — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 4.3%
Apsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Benayeo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Apsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Benayeo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Apsley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Benayeo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Property market

Apsley Benayeo
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Apsley Benayeo
Rural and farming 95% 86%
Parks and recreation 4% 14%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Apsley Benayeo
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Apsley Benayeo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Apsley is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Apsley Benayeo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Apsley carries more crime risk (50 vs 22); Benayeo carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 33).

Apsley Benayeo
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
22/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Apsley Benayeo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Apsley

  • Apsley Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Benayeo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Apsley Benayeo
Parks & reserves 12 4
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Benayeo sits further from the CBD (422 km vs 414.2 km).

Apsley Benayeo
Walkability score 34/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 414.2 km 422 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 307 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3319
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3319
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Apsley Benayeo
Car (driver) 69.4% / 42.1%
Apsley — Car (driver): 69.4% Benayeo — Car (driver): 42.1%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 50.0%
Apsley — Worked from Home: 28.1% Benayeo — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Apsley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Benayeo — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Walked Only 2.5% / —
Apsley — Walked Only: 2.5% Benayeo — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Apsley Benayeo
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Apsley Benayeo
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
25 premises

Council rates

Apsley Benayeo
Average residential rate $1,709/yr
same for both
Council West Wimmera
same for both

Federal electorate

Apsley Benayeo
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Apsley Benayeo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Apsley

Parks Quiet Retirees Rural

Benayeo

Rural

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