Bentley · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Bentley

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

More people have moved into Bentley recently than in almost any other similar area. Over half of the population has changed addresses in the last five years, and a huge number of residents have arrived from overseas.

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📍 Bentley, Suburb / Locality

Where Bentley sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

58.2% ▲ +6.4%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bentley — higher than 96% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Bentley58.2%
6102, WA 55.6%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 58.2% of people here moved house in the last five years. This is far above the figures for Western Australia (39.0%) and Australia (40.7%).

58.2% ▲ +6.4%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 54.7%
  • 2016: 57.5%
  • 2021: 58.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 35.8% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the national figure of 14.5% and the state figure of 10.6%.

35.8% ▼ -26.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 48.5%
  • 2016: 44.6%
  • 2021: 35.8%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Bentley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50111/bentley/topic/mobility-location