Bena vs Jumbunna

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bena, about half of households are couple families. In Jumbunna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Jumbunna tends to suit 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

Bena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 105 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (118.7 km vs 128.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bena Jumbunna
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.

Bena Jumbunna
Walkability 0 / 0
Bena — Walkability: 0/100 Jumbunna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 62
Bena — Safety: 78/100 Jumbunna — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bena — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jumbunna — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 83 / 100
Bena — Low flood risk: 83/100 Jumbunna — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bena has more residents (303 vs 150); Bena rents higher ($285/wk vs $225/wk).

Bena Jumbunna
Population 303
+50% vs other
 150
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +18.1%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $87,724/yr
+9% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+21% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bena Jumbunna
0-4 5.9% / 2.7%
Bena — 0-4: 5.9% Jumbunna — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 8.6% / 12.7%
Bena — 5-14: 8.6% Jumbunna — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 3.6% / 8.0%
Bena — 15-19: 3.6% Jumbunna — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 2.0% / 5.3%
Bena — 20-24: 2.0% Jumbunna — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 12.2% / 5.3%
Bena — 25-34: 12.2% Jumbunna — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 8.6% / 10.7%
Bena — 35-44: 8.6% Jumbunna — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.2% / 14.7%
Bena — 45-54: 12.2% Jumbunna — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 23.4% / 20.0%
Bena — 55-64: 23.4% Jumbunna — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 14.9% / 13.3%
Bena — 65-74: 14.9% Jumbunna — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.3% / 6.0%
Bena — 75-84: 4.3% Jumbunna — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.0% / —
Bena — 85+: 3.0% Jumbunna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bena 50.0% couple families
Bena — Couple Families: 50.0% Bena — Lone Person: 35.9% Bena — One Parent Families: 14.1%
Jumbunna 64.7% couple families
Jumbunna — Couple Families: 64.7% Jumbunna — Lone Person: 35.3% Jumbunna — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bena 14.7% renting
Bena — Owned Outright: 45.7% Bena — Mortgage: 39.7% Bena — Renting: 14.7%
Jumbunna 14.5% renting
Jumbunna — Owned Outright: 49.1% Jumbunna — Mortgage: 36.4% Jumbunna — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bena Jumbunna
England 4.0% / 6.7%
Bena — England: 4.0% Jumbunna — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.0%
Bena — New Zealand: 1.0% Jumbunna — New Zealand: 4.0%
Netherlands 1.7% / —
Bena — Netherlands: 1.7% Jumbunna — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Bena — Scotland: 1.0% Jumbunna — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bena Jumbunna
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 15.3%
Bena — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Jumbunna — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 11.3%
Bena — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Jumbunna — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 13.3%
Bena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Jumbunna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.0%
Bena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Jumbunna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.3%
Bena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Jumbunna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bena 100.0% houses
Bena — Houses: 100.0%
Jumbunna 100.0% houses
Jumbunna — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bena Jumbunna
Median house price $780,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bena Jumbunna
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Bena Jumbunna
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bena Jumbunna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 78% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Bena Jumbunna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bena carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Jumbunna carries more crime risk (38 vs 22).

Bena Jumbunna
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bena Jumbunna
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bena Jumbunna
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Jumbunna sits further from the CBD (128.8 km vs 118.7 km).

Bena Jumbunna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 118.7 km 128.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3946
 1.0%
postcode 3951
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3946
 61
postcode 3951

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.

Bena Jumbunna
Car (driver) 60.6% / 72.1%
Bena — Car (driver): 60.6% Jumbunna — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 35.4% / 27.9%
Bena — Worked from Home: 35.4% Jumbunna — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Bena — Walked Only: 3.9% Jumbunna — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Bena Jumbunna
Elevation 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 18.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bena Jumbunna
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
159 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Bena Jumbunna
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bena Jumbunna
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Bena Jumbunna
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bena Jumbunna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bena

Rural

Jumbunna

Rural

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