Bengworden vs Goon Nure

Bengworden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Goon Nure. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bengworden, about half of households are couple families. In Goon Nure, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bengworden tends to suit families with children, while Goon Nure suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Bengworden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goon Nure

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bengworden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 201 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.5 km vs 274.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goon Nure

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Bengworden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (57.6% vs 15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bengworden Goon Nure
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.

Bengworden Goon Nure
Walkability 0 / 0
Bengworden — Walkability: 0/100 Goon Nure — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 64
Bengworden — Safety: 60/100 Goon Nure — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Bengworden — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goon Nure — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 50 / 13
Bengworden — Low flood risk: 50/100 Goon Nure — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Bengworden rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Goon Nure has more residents (137 vs 93).

Bengworden Goon Nure
Population 93 137
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.6% +15.1%
Median age 44 55
Median household income $75,816/yr
+7% vs other
 $70,408/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bengworden Goon Nure
0-4 6.5% / 2.2%
Bengworden — 0-4: 6.5% Goon Nure — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 16.1% / 10.2%
Bengworden — 5-14: 16.1% Goon Nure — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 6.5% / 5.1%
Bengworden — 15-19: 6.5% Goon Nure — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / —
Bengworden — 20-24: not among its largest Goon Nure — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.6% / 5.1%
Bengworden — 25-34: 8.6% Goon Nure — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 10.8% / 14.6%
Bengworden — 35-44: 10.8% Goon Nure — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 10.8% / 11.7%
Bengworden — 45-54: 10.8% Goon Nure — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 21.5% / 26.3%
Bengworden — 55-64: 21.5% Goon Nure — 55-64: 26.3%
65-74 15.1% / 20.4%
Bengworden — 65-74: 15.1% Goon Nure — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 4.3% / 6.6%
Bengworden — 75-84: 4.3% Goon Nure — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / —
Bengworden — 85+: not among its largest Goon Nure — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bengworden 52.9% couple families
Bengworden — Couple Families: 52.9% Bengworden — Lone Person: 23.5% Bengworden — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Goon Nure 70.0% couple families
Goon Nure — Couple Families: 70.0% Goon Nure — Lone Person: 30.0% Goon Nure — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bengworden 15.4% renting
Bengworden — Owned Outright: 42.3% Bengworden — Mortgage: 42.3% Bengworden — Renting: 15.4%
Goon Nure 6.5% renting
Goon Nure — Owned Outright: 60.9% Goon Nure — Mortgage: 32.6% Goon Nure — Renting: 6.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bengworden 100.0% houses
Bengworden — Houses: 100.0% Bengworden — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Goon Nure 92.6% houses
Goon Nure — Houses: 92.6% Goon Nure — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bengworden Goon Nure
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 13.9%
Bengworden — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Goon Nure — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 11.7%
Bengworden — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Goon Nure — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 2.9%
Bengworden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Goon Nure — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.2%
Bengworden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Goon Nure — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Bengworden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goon Nure — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

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

Zoning mix

Bengworden has more rural and farming land (95% vs 49%).

Bengworden Goon Nure
Rural and farming 95% 49%
Parks and recreation 5% 51%
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

Bengworden Goon Nure
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bengworden Goon Nure
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Bengworden Goon Nure
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goon Nure carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Goon Nure carries more flood risk (87 vs 50).

Bengworden Goon Nure
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 High
87/100
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

Bengworden Goon Nure
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

Bengworden Goon Nure
Parks & reserves 2 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Goon Nure sits further from the CBD (274.6 km vs 260.5 km).

Bengworden Goon Nure
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 260.5 km 274.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
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.

Bengworden Goon Nure
Car (driver) 52.6% / 63.2%
Bengworden — Car (driver): 52.6% Goon Nure — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 29.8%
Bengworden — Worked from Home: 31.6% Goon Nure — Worked from Home: 29.8%
Car (passenger) 15.8% / —
Bengworden — Car (passenger): 15.8% Goon Nure — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Bengworden — Walked Only: not among its largest Goon Nure — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Bengworden Goon Nure
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bengworden Goon Nure
Connectivity score 18/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Bengworden Goon Nure
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bengworden Goon Nure
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Bengworden Goon Nure
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bengworden Goon Nure
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bengworden

Family Rural

Goon Nure

Retirees Rural

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