Median price trend for houses
Based on 38 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,320,000
Up 8.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.14m
- 4 bed
- $1.27m
- 5+ bed
- $1.43m
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The quick read on
Bensville
NSW 2251 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,320,000
- Population
- 2,500
- Postcode
- 2251
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bensville, New South Wales
Property market insights for Bensville
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bensville NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 14 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$825 per week
Up 6.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bensville, NSW is currently $1,320,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bensville has a 12-month growth rate of 8.4% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,140,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,430,000 in Bensville.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bensville is $825 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Bensville is $470 per week and has decreased 1.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bensville safe?
The overall rate for Bensville is 2,268 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bensville.
Overall crime rate
2,268
offences per 100,000 residents
34% belowGreater Sydney
BensvilleGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Bensville?
Bensville NSW 2251 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
2,500 people call Bensville home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,176 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,500
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $463 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.7%Above
15–3418.7%Below
35–5428.8%Above
55–7425.5%Above
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.5%Above
Townhouses0.6%Below
Apartments0.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.7%Above
Paying a mortgage55.4%Above
Renting7.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.7%Below
One car22.9%Below
Two cars45.5%Above
Three or more30.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.2%Below
Drove to work47.8%Above
Train, tram or bus1.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.2%Below
What stands out in Bensville
30.2% of workers in Bensville worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
6.7% of Bensville residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
39.6% of people in Bensville described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bensville
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bensville NSW 2251.
Is Bensville family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.7% of Bensville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
719 family households lived in Bensville; 57.0% were couple families and 9.9% were one-parent families.
43.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bensville?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bensville had 2,500 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bensville?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Bensville.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bensville?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
55.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bensville?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bensville had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 14.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 30.8%, while 37.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bensville?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
47.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
1.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bensville?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 22.9% of the total.
76.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bensville, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.8% reported a different address.
15.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bensville?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.9% of residents used only English at home.
3.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bensville residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.3% of Bensville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.7% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bensville?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.9% of ancestry responses in Bensville.
Australian ancestry made up 41.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bensville?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 14.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bensville?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
33.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bensville show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.4% reported asthma, 7.9% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bensville?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bensville?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,176 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $463 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bensville compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.2% in Bensville, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 37.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 7.0% in Bensville, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Bensville
Is Bensville expensive?
The median house price is $1,320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bensville good for families?
The Census counted 719 local families, and 21.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Bensville?
Larger houses have a median around $1,430,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Bensville
41 streets in Bensville
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allawa Cl
- Andrew Cl
- Armstrong Cl
- Birriwa Rd
- Bula Place
- Bundaleer Cr
- Calool St
- Centre St
- Emma St
- Empire Bay Dr
- Erin Cl
- Hastings Pde
- Huntly Rd
- Illiliwa Pde
- James Norton Rd
- Kallaroo Rd
- Karuk Rd
- Kestrel Cl
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- Kildare St
- Kylie Cl
- Mariners Pl
- Meridian St
- Montrae Cl
- Nerang Rd
- North St
- Nyeena Ave
- Palmers Ln
- Portside Cl
- Rachael Cl
- Seafarers Pl
- Skye Cl
- Starboard Ave
- The Cedars Close
- Undara Rd
- Union St
- Valencia St
- Wandi Cl
- Wards Rd
- Wharf Pde
- Yarram Rd
- Yowie Cl
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