Dartmouth vs Benambra

Comparing Dartmouth and Benambra, VIC: Dartmouth carries more flood risk (55 vs 0); Benambra is more walkable (10 vs 0); and Benambra has higher household incomes ($52,884 vs $34,424).

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

Benambra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 56/100)

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

Benambra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Benambra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (337 min vs 424 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (437.7 km vs 510 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Benambra

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 32%)

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

Investors

Dartmouth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs 16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dartmouth Benambra
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.

Dartmouth Benambra
Walkability 0 / 10
Dartmouth — Walkability: 0/100 Benambra — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 44 / 68
Dartmouth — Safety: 44/100 Benambra — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 9 / 13
Dartmouth — Low fire risk: 9/100 Benambra — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 45 / 100
Dartmouth — Low flood risk: 45/100 Benambra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Benambra has higher household incomes ($52,884 vs $34,424); Dartmouth rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Dartmouth Benambra
Population 130 173
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% +16.1%
Median age 60 59
Median household income $34,424/yr $52,884/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dartmouth Benambra
0-4 3.1% / 3.5%
Dartmouth — 0-4: 3.1% Benambra — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.8% / 6.4%
Dartmouth — 5-14: 13.8% Benambra — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 2.3% / 3.5%
Dartmouth — 15-19: 2.3% Benambra — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / 1.7%
Dartmouth — 20-24: not among its largest Benambra — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 4.6% / 8.1%
Dartmouth — 25-34: 4.6% Benambra — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 6.9% / 9.2%
Dartmouth — 35-44: 6.9% Benambra — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 6.2% / 12.1%
Dartmouth — 45-54: 6.2% Benambra — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 18.5% / 21.4%
Dartmouth — 55-64: 18.5% Benambra — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 27.7% / 24.3%
Dartmouth — 65-74: 27.7% Benambra — 65-74: 24.3%
75-84 4.6% / 10.4%
Dartmouth — 75-84: 4.6% Benambra — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / 4.0%
Dartmouth — 85+: not among its largest Benambra — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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.

Dartmouth Benambra
England 3.8% / 2.3%
Dartmouth — England: 3.8% Benambra — England: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Dartmouth — New Zealand: not among its largest Benambra — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dartmouth 71.4% lone person
Dartmouth — Lone Person: 71.4% Dartmouth — One Parent Families: 14.3% Dartmouth — Couple Families: 14.3% Dartmouth — Group Household: 0.0%
Benambra 63.8% lone person
Benambra — Lone Person: 63.8% Benambra — One Parent Families: 17.0% Benambra — Couple Families: 10.6% Benambra — Group Household: 8.5%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dartmouth 95.5% houses
Dartmouth — Houses: 95.5% Dartmouth — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Benambra 96.2% houses
Benambra — Houses: 96.2% Benambra — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dartmouth Benambra
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 12.1%
Dartmouth — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Benambra — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 3.5%
Dartmouth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Benambra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 4.6%
Dartmouth — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Benambra — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Dartmouth — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Benambra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dartmouth 17.5% renting
Dartmouth — Owned Outright: 62.5% Dartmouth — Mortgage: 20.0% Dartmouth — Renting: 17.5%
Benambra 11.9% renting
Benambra — Owned Outright: 68.7% Benambra — Mortgage: 19.4% Benambra — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dartmouth Benambra
Median house price — $277,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $227,500

Zoning mix

Benambra has more rural and farming land (44% vs 1%).

Dartmouth Benambra
Parks and recreation 88% 56%
Rural and farming 1% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 0%
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

Dartmouth Benambra
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
 386
across East Gippsland
Approvals change year on year — +50%

Ranking within VIC

Dartmouth Benambra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Benambra is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Dartmouth Benambra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dartmouth carries more flood risk (55 vs 0); Dartmouth carries more crime risk (56 vs 32).

Dartmouth Benambra
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
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

Dartmouth Benambra
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

Dartmouth Benambra
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 11
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 18 26

Mobility

Dartmouth sits further from the CBD (510 km vs 437.7 km).

Dartmouth Benambra
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 510 km
+14% vs other
 437.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 424 min 337 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3701
 0.0%
postcode 3900
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 3701
 —

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.

Dartmouth Benambra
Car (driver) 87.0% / 61.5%
Dartmouth — Car (driver): 87.0% Benambra — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home — / 30.8%
Dartmouth — Worked from Home: not among its largest Benambra — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Walked Only 13.0% / 7.7%
Dartmouth — Walked Only: 13.0% Benambra — Walked Only: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Dartmouth Benambra
Elevation 607 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 979 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dartmouth Benambra
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
183 premises

Climate

Dartmouth Benambra
Annual rainfall 947 mm 1,488 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C 17.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.9°C -2.4°C

Council rates

Dartmouth Benambra
Average residential rate $1,875/yr $1,807/yr
Council Towong East Gippsland

Federal electorate

Dartmouth Benambra
Division Indi Gippsland
Member Helen Haines Darren Chester
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Dartmouth Benambra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dartmouth

Retirees Rural

Benambra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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