Bentley WA 6102
Bentley is in Canning LGA, WA, postcode 6102, with population 9,051.
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Bentley has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Bentley has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Bentley has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $250/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Bentley has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Hospitals
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Bentley currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Bentley WA
Bentley is a mid-sized suburb in Western Australia within the Canning local government area (postcode 6102). With a population of 9,051, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.
The median house price in Bentley is $700,000, having surged 14.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $489,000 (+14.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $250. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,555.
Bentley is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1034, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 73 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Bentley offers a gross rental yield of 1.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($700K/$951K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +14.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bentley is a mid-sized suburb in Western Australia within the Canning local government area (postcode 6102). With a population of 9,051, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.
The median house price in Bentley is $700,000, having surged 14.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $489,000 (+14.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $250. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,555.
Bentley is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1034, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 73 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Bentley offers a gross rental yield of 1.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($700K/$951K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +14.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bentley FAQ
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What LGA is Bentley in?
Bentley is in the Canning Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6102. Council-level context for Canning LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Bentley?
The current median house price in Bentley, WA is $700K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Bentley?
The median weekly rent in Bentley is $250/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Bentley?
Rent context available: Bentley has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Bentley a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Bentley show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bentley?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Bentley data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.