Bensville Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2251
Postcode for Bensville, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 44 km from Sydney · Pop. 2,500
2,500
Population
42
Median Age
$2,176
Household Income/wk
$463
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
4.9
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Bensville ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bensville Compares

Bensville vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBensvilleNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,176 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $463 ≈NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,167 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 42 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.5% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Postcode 2251 covers Bensville, an inland suburb of Sydney about 44 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Central Coast (NSW).

According to the 2021 Census, Bensville has a population of 2,500 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,176, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 74 (3.0% of residents).

Housing in Bensville includes a median weekly rent of $463, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 840 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 93.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Bensville scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Bensville is served by Coast Christian School.

Bensville is part of the Gosford statistical area in New South Wales.

Bensville Details

Postcode2251
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)2,500
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,176/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$812/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$463
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area4.9 km²
Population Density507/km²
Total Dwellings840
Australian Citizens94.0%
Indigenous Population74 (3.0%)
Unemployment Rate3.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.498611
Longitude151.384722
Distance from Sydney44 km
Region (SA4)Central Coast
Area (SA3)Gosford
Local GovernmentCentral Coast (NSW)
Federal ElectorateRobertson

Age Profile

0–14 (21.7%) 15–24 (11.6%) 25–44 (20.0%) 45–64 (30.2%) 65+ (16.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years543 (21.7%)
15–24 years289 (11.6%)
25–44 years499 (20.0%)
45–64 years756 (30.2%)
65+ years408 (16.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.7%) Mortgaged (55.4%) Rented (7.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma235 (9.4%)
Arthritis197 (7.9%)
Heart Disease106 (4.2%)
Diabetes101 (4.0%)
Cancer71 (2.8%)
Lung Condition32 (1.3%)
Dementia9 (0.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle14 (1.7%)
1 vehicle190 (22.7%)
2 vehicles378 (45.2%)
3+ vehicles255 (30.5%)

Schools in Bensville

Coast Christian School
Primary · Ind · ICSEA 1061 · 234 students

Suburbs Near Bensville

Same Postcode (2251)

More Bensville Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.