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Beckenham WA 6107

4,930 addresses · 108 streets

Burt Electorate › Gosnells LGA › Beckenham · 12 km from Perth

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Living Here

Beckenham is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 9,092 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,667 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,092Population
34Median age
$1,667Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Beckenham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Beckenham, 600 m west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 4.2 km west · Bus interchange: Transperth Beckenham Bus Depot, 1.2 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 8.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Beckenham

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Beckenham WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 65.9%

Population by age in Beckenham
Population by age, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4686
5-141,088
15-19438
20-24729
25-341,743
35-441,568
45-541,031
55-64735
65-74648
75-84330
85+101
Dwelling types in Beckenham
Dwelling types, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,614
Townhouse450
Apartment176
Other0
Households by weekly income in Beckenham
Households by weekly income, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650446
$650-1,499882
$1,500-2,9991,115
$3,000+529
Top ancestries in Beckenham
Top ancestries, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,639
English1,875
Australian1,587
Chinese853
Indian707
Ancestry NS633
Housing tenure in Beckenham
Housing tenure, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned740
Mortgage1,253
Rented1,157
Other33
Cars per household in Beckenham
Cars per household, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
0125
11,176
21,223
3431
4+230
Commute to work in Beckenham
Commute to work, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,223
Train210
Bus83
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle9
Home196
Top countries of birth in Beckenham
Top countries of birth, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
India773
Philippines521
England306
China284
Malaysia234
New Zealand201
Languages used at home in Beckenham
Languages used at home, Beckenham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin485
Punjabi472
Tagalog234
Filipino208
Hindi189
Indonesian186

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

93,160 bird observations recorded near Beckenham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Beckenham

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.