East Victoria Park vs Bentley

Bentley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in East Victoria Park. In East Victoria Park, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bentley, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in East Victoria Park: a median of $1.16 million, against $791,000 in Bentley, and rent is higher there too. East Victoria Park is closer to the city centre: 7.1 km, against 9.5 km. On these figures, Bentley tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

East Victoria Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (67% vs 37%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 28%)
  • But Bentley has more parks and reserves (34 vs 12)

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

First-home buyers

East Victoria Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper land ($1,095,000 vs $1,400,000)
  • But Bentley has cheaper houses ($790,756 vs $1,162,000)

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 East Victoria Park leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

East Victoria Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (7.1 km vs 9.5 km)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 77/100)

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 10%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (63% vs 33%)
  • But East Victoria Park is more walkable (96/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Bentley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Victoria Park Bentley
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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
Walkability 96 / 77
East Victoria Park — Walkability: 96/100 Bentley — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 18 / 11
East Victoria Park — Safety: 18/100 Bentley — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East Victoria Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bentley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
East Victoria Park — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bentley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Victoria Park has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $63,024); East Victoria Park skews older (35 vs 32).

East Victoria Park Bentley
Population 10,569
+14% vs other
 9,051
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +3.1%
Median age 35 32
Median household income $109,200/yr
+42% vs other
 $63,024/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park Bentley
0-4 6.4% / 3.7%
East Victoria Park — 0-4: 6.4% Bentley — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.2% / 6.1%
East Victoria Park — 5-14: 10.2% Bentley — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 4.2% / 4.9%
East Victoria Park — 15-19: 4.2% Bentley — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.7% / 16.2%
East Victoria Park — 20-24: 7.7% Bentley — 20-24: 16.2%
25-34 21.4% / 24.3%
East Victoria Park — 25-34: 21.4% Bentley — 25-34: 24.3%
35-44 17.2% / 11.7%
East Victoria Park — 35-44: 17.2% Bentley — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.4% / 6.7%
East Victoria Park — 45-54: 13.4% Bentley — 45-54: 6.7%
55-64 9.6% / 5.2%
East Victoria Park — 55-64: 9.6% Bentley — 55-64: 5.2%
65-74 6.1% / 6.0%
East Victoria Park — 65-74: 6.1% Bentley — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 2.8% / 8.0%
East Victoria Park — 75-84: 2.8% Bentley — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 1.0% / 7.2%
East Victoria Park — 85+: 1.0% Bentley — 85+: 7.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 39.1% lone person
East Victoria Park — Lone Person: 39.1% East Victoria Park — Couple Families: 36.6% East Victoria Park — Group Household: 10.6% East Victoria Park — One Parent Families: 10.9% East Victoria Park — Other Families: 2.7%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 41.5% renting
East Victoria Park — Owned Outright: 22.2% East Victoria Park — Mortgage: 36.4% East Victoria Park — Renting: 41.5%
Bentley 65.0% renting
Bentley — Owned Outright: 16.7% Bentley — Mortgage: 18.3% Bentley — Renting: 65.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Victoria Park Bentley
Bachelor Degree 22.5% / 16.8%
East Victoria Park — Bachelor Degree: 22.5% Bentley — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 8.1%
East Victoria Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Bentley — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 8.3%
East Victoria Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Bentley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.9%
East Victoria Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Bentley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.4%
East Victoria Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Bentley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
England 5.5% / 3.7%
East Victoria Park — England: 5.5% Bentley — England: 3.7%
India 2.2% / 5.7%
East Victoria Park — India: 2.2% Bentley — India: 5.7%
Malaysia 1.8% / 5.0%
East Victoria Park — Malaysia: 1.8% Bentley — Malaysia: 5.0%
China 1.5% / 3.4%
East Victoria Park — China: 1.5% Bentley — China: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.6%
East Victoria Park — New Zealand: 2.5% Bentley — New Zealand: 1.6%
Indonesia 1.0% / 2.7%
East Victoria Park — Indonesia: 1.0% Bentley — Indonesia: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 66.7% houses
East Victoria Park — Houses: 66.7% East Victoria Park — Townhouses: 15.4% East Victoria Park — Flats / Apartments: 17.9%
Bentley 37.3% houses
Bentley — Houses: 37.3% Bentley — Townhouses: 48.6% Bentley — Flats / Apartments: 14.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Victoria Park Bentley
Median house price $1,162,000 $790,756
Median unit price $569,000 $582,000
Median land price $1,095,000 $1,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 70 sales
 38 days
from 74 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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
2 bed $650K / $552K
East Victoria Park — 2 bed: $650K (19 sales) Bentley — 2 bed: $552K (12 sales)

19 vs 12 sales

3 bed $655K / $620K
East Victoria Park — 3 bed: $655K (5 sales) Bentley — 3 bed: $620K (14 sales)

5 vs 14 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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
2 bed $985K / $555K
East Victoria Park — 2 bed: $985K (22 sales) Bentley — 2 bed: $555K (13 sales)

22 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $785K
East Victoria Park — 3 bed: $1.1M (77 sales) Bentley — 3 bed: $785K (46 sales)

77 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $836K
East Victoria Park — 4 bed: $1.55M (41 sales) Bentley — 4 bed: $836K (47 sales)

41 vs 47 sales

5 bed $1.75M / $918K
East Victoria Park — 5 bed: $1.75M (9 sales) Bentley — 5 bed: $918K (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

Development activity

East Victoria Park Bentley
New dwellings approved 135
across Victoria Park
 423
across Canning
Approvals change year on year +89% -3%

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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
Houses 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
 4.9%
$805/wk on $850K
Units 6.2%
$600/wk on $500K
 6.1%
$698/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

East Victoria Park Bentley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
Walkability Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 81% of WA

Liveability

East Victoria Park scores higher overall (68 vs 49); East Victoria Park is more walkable (96 vs 77).

East Victoria Park Bentley
Grade B
same for both
Score 68/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

East Victoria Park Bentley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

East Victoria Park Bentley
Inside the suburb 5 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Curtin University of Technology, 1.9 km
 3
Curtin University of Technology, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 9.4%

Schools in East Victoria Park

  • Millen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • East Victoria Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ursula Frayne Catholic College - Primary Campus Catholic · Primary
  • Carson Street School Government · Primary · Special school
  • East Victoria Park Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

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

Amenities in the suburb

East Victoria Park Bentley
Supermarkets 2 4
Cafes & restaurants 53 16
Parks & reserves 12 34
Childcare 12 4
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 2 3
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 2
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Bentley sits further from the CBD (9.5 km vs 7.1 km).

East Victoria Park Bentley
Walkability score 96/100 77/100
Distance to Perth 7.1 km 9.5 km
+34% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 16 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 502.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 622.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 6101
 1.3%
postcode 6102
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 6101
 27
postcode 6102

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.

East Victoria Park Bentley
Car (driver) 65.5% / 70.1%
East Victoria Park — Car (driver): 65.5% Bentley — Car (driver): 70.1%
Bus 11.7% / 12.0%
East Victoria Park — Bus: 11.7% Bentley — Bus: 12.0%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 5.0%
East Victoria Park — Worked from Home: 9.0% Bentley — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 5.5%
East Victoria Park — Car (passenger): 5.9% Bentley — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 4.0% / 3.9%
East Victoria Park — Train: 4.0% Bentley — Train: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

East Victoria Park Bentley
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 14.7 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

East Victoria Park Bentley
Connectivity score 99/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
5,784 premises
 34%
4,981 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

East Victoria Park Bentley
Average residential rate $3,148/yr $1,833/yr
Council Victoria Park Canning

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

East Victoria Park

Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Bentley

Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Students Townhouses Transport Hub

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