Jeetho vs Bena

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jeetho, most households are couple families. In Bena, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Jeetho tends to suit families with children, while Bena suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Jeetho is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 64%)
  • Bena carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (114.8 km vs 118.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bena

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jeetho Bena
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.

Jeetho Bena
Walkability 0 / 0
Jeetho — Walkability: 0/100 Bena — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 78
Jeetho — Safety: 46/100 Bena — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jeetho — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bena — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 83
Jeetho — Low flood risk: 74/100 Bena — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Bena has more residents (303 vs 124).

Jeetho Bena
Population 124 303
+144% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% +3.1%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $92,248/yr
+5% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+3% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jeetho Bena
0-4 4.8% / 5.9%
Jeetho — 0-4: 4.8% Bena — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 15.3% / 8.6%
Jeetho — 5-14: 15.3% Bena — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.6% / 3.6%
Jeetho — 15-19: 5.6% Bena — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Jeetho — 20-24: not among its largest Bena — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 8.1% / 12.2%
Jeetho — 25-34: 8.1% Bena — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 11.3% / 8.6%
Jeetho — 35-44: 11.3% Bena — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 13.7% / 12.2%
Jeetho — 45-54: 13.7% Bena — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 23.4% / 23.4%
Jeetho — 55-64: 23.4% Bena — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 12.9% / 14.9%
Jeetho — 65-74: 12.9% Bena — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 2.4% / 4.3%
Jeetho — 75-84: 2.4% Bena — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 3.0%
Jeetho — 85+: not among its largest Bena — 85+: 3.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 55.6% couple families
Jeetho — Couple Families: 55.6% Jeetho — Lone Person: 25.9% Jeetho — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Bena 50.0% couple families
Bena — Couple Families: 50.0% Bena — Lone Person: 35.9% Bena — One Parent Families: 14.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 17.0% renting
Jeetho — Owned Outright: 30.2% Jeetho — Mortgage: 52.8% Jeetho — Renting: 17.0%
Bena 14.7% renting
Bena — Owned Outright: 45.7% Bena — Mortgage: 39.7% Bena — Renting: 14.7%
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.

Jeetho Bena
England 4.0% / 4.0%
Jeetho — England: 4.0% Bena — England: 4.0%
Germany 2.4% / —
Jeetho — Germany: 2.4% Bena — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.7%
Jeetho — Netherlands: not among its largest Bena — Netherlands: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Jeetho — New Zealand: not among its largest Bena — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Jeetho — Scotland: not among its largest Bena — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Jeetho Bena
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 20.1%
Jeetho — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Bena — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.9% / 9.9%
Jeetho — Bachelor Degree: 16.9% Bena — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 7.3%
Jeetho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Bena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.6%
Jeetho — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Bena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.3%
Jeetho — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Bena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 100.0% houses
Jeetho — Houses: 100.0%
Bena 100.0% houses
Bena — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Jeetho Bena
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Jeetho Bena
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Jeetho Bena
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Jeetho carries more crime risk (54 vs 22).

Jeetho Bena
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Jeetho Bena
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

Jeetho Bena
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Bena sits further from the CBD (118.7 km vs 114.8 km).

Jeetho Bena
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 114.8 km 118.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 93 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3945
 0.0%
postcode 3946
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3945
 52
postcode 3946

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.

Jeetho Bena
Car (driver) 59.2% / 60.6%
Jeetho — Car (driver): 59.2% Bena — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 40.8% / 35.4%
Jeetho — Worked from Home: 40.8% Bena — Worked from Home: 35.4%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Jeetho — Walked Only: not among its largest Bena — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Jeetho Bena
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.1 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Jeetho Bena
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Jeetho

Rural

Bena

Rural

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