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Bentley WA 6102

7,470 addresses · 145 streets

Swan Electorate › Canning LGA › Bentley · 7 km from Perth

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Living Here

Bentley is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 9,051 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,212 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 31% of households own their home and 58% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

9,051Population
32Median age
$1,212Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bentley - Wilson - St James statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bentley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Oats Street, 2.1 km north · Metro station: Perth Underground, 7.7 km north-west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.1 km south · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 1.1 km west · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 6.5 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 8.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 8.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bentley

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

Tree cover measures, Bentley WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 55.2%

Population by age in Bentley
Population by age, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4339
5-14549
15-19444
20-241,469
25-342,195
35-441,058
45-54603
55-64467
65-74543
75-84728
85+656
Dwelling types in Bentley
Dwelling types, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,212
Townhouse1,580
Apartment458
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bentley
Households by weekly income, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650859
$650-1,499905
$1,500-2,999791
$3,000+398
Top ancestries in Bentley
Top ancestries, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,577
English1,883
Australian1,444
Chinese1,211
Ancestry NS1,127
Indian506
Housing tenure in Bentley
Housing tenure, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned475
Mortgage522
Rented1,850
Other333
Cars per household in Bentley
Cars per household, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
0474
11,346
2847
3326
4+190
Commute to work in Bentley
Commute to work, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,627
Train50
Bus367
Tram/ferry0
Walked103
Bicycle18
Home173
Top countries of birth in Bentley
Top countries of birth, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
India513
Malaysia452
England331
China306
Indonesia246
Pakistan234
Languages used at home in Bentley
Languages used at home, Bentley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin663
Urdu239
Indonesian223
Cantonese204
Punjabi164
Arabic162

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

114,326 bird observations recorded near Bentley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bentley

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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