Bentley vs Queens Park

In Bentley, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Queens Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Bentley is closer to the city centre: 9.5 km, against 12.1 km. On these figures, Bentley tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Queens Park suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Queens Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 37%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 28%)
  • But Bentley has more parks and reserves (34 vs 10)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Queens Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($415,500 vs $1,400,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bentley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Queens Park leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bentley sits closer to the CBD (9.5 km vs 12.1 km)
  • Queens Park gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 4%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bentley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (63% vs 24%)
  • But Queens Park carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Queens Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs 3.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (7.0% vs 6.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Bentley and Queens Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bentley Queens Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bentley Queens Park
Walkability 77 / 79
Bentley — Walkability: 77/100 Queens Park — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 11 / 29
Bentley — Safety: 11/100 Queens Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bentley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queens Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bentley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Queens Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queens Park has higher household incomes ($89,596 vs $63,024).

Bentley Queens Park
Population 9,051
+20% vs other
 7,268
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +9.2%
Median age 32
same for both
Median household income $63,024/yr $89,596/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bentley Queens Park
0-4 3.7% / 8.4%
Bentley — 0-4: 3.7% Queens Park — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 6.1% / 11.7%
Bentley — 5-14: 6.1% Queens Park — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 4.9% / 5.3%
Bentley — 15-19: 4.9% Queens Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 16.2% / 8.2%
Bentley — 20-24: 16.2% Queens Park — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 24.3% / 21.8%
Bentley — 25-34: 24.3% Queens Park — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 11.7% / 17.6%
Bentley — 35-44: 11.7% Queens Park — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 6.7% / 11.3%
Bentley — 45-54: 6.7% Queens Park — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 5.2% / 7.8%
Bentley — 55-64: 5.2% Queens Park — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 6.0% / 4.3%
Bentley — 65-74: 6.0% Queens Park — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 8.0% / 2.7%
Bentley — 75-84: 8.0% Queens Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 7.2% / 0.9%
Bentley — 85+: 7.2% Queens Park — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bentley 48.6% lone person
Bentley — Lone Person: 48.6% Bentley — Couple Families: 19.2% Bentley — Group Household: 19.4% Bentley — One Parent Families: 9.1% Bentley — Other Families: 3.8%
Queens Park 31.3% lone person
Queens Park — Lone Person: 31.3% Queens Park — Couple Families: 44.9% Queens Park — Group Household: 8.7% Queens Park — One Parent Families: 12.6% Queens Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bentley 65.0% renting
Bentley — Owned Outright: 16.7% Bentley — Mortgage: 18.3% Bentley — Renting: 65.0%
Queens Park 42.2% renting
Queens Park — Owned Outright: 16.6% Queens Park — Mortgage: 41.2% Queens Park — Renting: 42.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bentley Queens Park
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 17.5%
Bentley — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Queens Park — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 9.6%
Bentley — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Queens Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.2%
Bentley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Queens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 7.0%
Bentley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Queens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Bentley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Queens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bentley Queens Park
India 5.7% / 13.6%
Bentley — India: 5.7% Queens Park — India: 13.6%
Malaysia 5.0% / 3.6%
Bentley — Malaysia: 5.0% Queens Park — Malaysia: 3.6%
Philippines 2.0% / 4.9%
Bentley — Philippines: 2.0% Queens Park — Philippines: 4.9%
China 3.4% / 3.2%
Bentley — China: 3.4% Queens Park — China: 3.2%
England 3.7% / 2.1%
Bentley — England: 3.7% Queens Park — England: 2.1%
Indonesia 2.7% / 2.8%
Bentley — Indonesia: 2.7% Queens Park — Indonesia: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bentley 37.3% houses
Bentley — Houses: 37.3% Bentley — Townhouses: 48.6% Bentley — Flats / Apartments: 14.1%
Queens Park 76.0% houses
Queens Park — Houses: 76.0% Queens Park — Townhouses: 19.4% Queens Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bentley Queens Park
Median house price $790,756 $820,000
Median unit price $582,000 $600,000
Median land price $1,400,000 $415,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 74 sales
 13 days
from 69 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bentley Queens Park
2 bed $552K / $568K
Bentley — 2 bed: $552K (12 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $568K (16 sales)

12 vs 16 sales

3 bed $620K / $745K
Bentley — 3 bed: $620K (14 sales) Queens Park — 3 bed: $745K (8 sales)

14 vs 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bentley Queens Park
2 bed $555K / $602K
Bentley — 2 bed: $555K (13 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $602K (7 sales)

13 vs 7 sales

3 bed $785K / $766K
Bentley — 3 bed: $785K (46 sales) Queens Park — 3 bed: $766K (80 sales)

46 vs 80 sales

4 bed $836K / $872K
Bentley — 4 bed: $836K (47 sales) Queens Park — 4 bed: $872K (54 sales)

47 vs 54 sales

5 bed $918K / $950K
Bentley — 5 bed: $918K (8 sales) Queens Park — 5 bed: $950K (11 sales)

8 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Bentley Queens Park
New dwellings approved 423
across Canning
same for both
Approvals change year on year -3%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bentley Queens Park
Houses 4.9%
$805/wk on $850K
 4.9%
$800/wk on $849K
Units 6.1%
$698/wk on $599K
 7.0%
$750/wk on $558K

Ranking within WA

Bentley Queens Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Schools Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 93% of WA

Liveability

Queens Park scores higher overall (75 vs 49).

Bentley Queens Park
Grade B A
Score 49/100 75/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bentley carries more crime risk (89 vs 71).

Bentley Queens Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
71/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 23
within 5 km

Schools

Bentley Queens Park
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Curtin University of Technology, 0.0 km
 3
Curtin University of Technology, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 9.4% 3.4%

Schools in Bentley

  • Al-Hidayah Islamic School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Bentley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Canning College Government · Secondary
  • School Of Special Educational Needs: Medical And Mental Health - Bentley Hospital Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Queens Park

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Norbert College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Queens Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bentley Queens Park
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 16 0
Parks & reserves 34 10
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 3 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Queens Park sits further from the CBD (12.1 km vs 9.5 km).

Bentley Queens Park
Walkability score 77/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 9.5 km 12.1 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 622.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 224.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 6102
 1.0%
postcode 6107
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 6102
 52
postcode 6107

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bentley Queens Park
Car (driver) 70.1% / 74.3%
Bentley — Car (driver): 70.1% Queens Park — Car (driver): 74.3%
Bus 12.0% / 2.8%
Bentley — Bus: 12.0% Queens Park — Bus: 2.8%
Train 3.9% / 10.4%
Bentley — Train: 3.9% Queens Park — Train: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.9%
Bentley — Car (passenger): 5.5% Queens Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 4.9%
Bentley — Worked from Home: 5.0% Queens Park — Worked from Home: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Bentley Queens Park
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 18.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bentley Queens Park
Connectivity score 64/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
4,981 premises
 38%
3,108 premises

Climate

Bentley Queens Park
Annual rainfall 745 mm 663 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 32.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 8.5°C

Council rates

Bentley Queens Park
Average residential rate $1,833/yr
same for both
Council Canning
same for both

Federal electorate

Bentley Queens Park
Division Swan
same for both
Member Zaneta Mascarenhas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bentley Queens Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bentley

Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Students Townhouses Transport Hub

Queens Park

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub

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