Bentley (WA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50111
People 8,782
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 31
Families 1,369
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 3,984
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $863
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 4,389 50.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,386 50.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 143 1.6 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,782 people in Bentley (WA). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 326 3.7 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 229 2.6 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 167 1.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 625 7.1 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,666 19.0 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,136 12.9 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 826 9.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 506 5.8 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 344 3.9 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 310 3.5 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 271 3.1 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 237 2.7 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 270 3.1 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 250 2.8 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 298 3.4 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 299 3.4 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 321 3.7 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 698 8.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bentley (WA) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,364 29.3 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 178 2.2 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 585 7.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 880 10.9 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,063 50.3 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bentley (WA) aged 15 years and over, 29.3% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,653 26.5 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 402 6.5 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,173 67.0 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Bentley (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 26.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 40 1.0 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 151 3.8 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 41 1.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 56 1.4 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 129 3.3 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 49 1.2 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 0.5 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 330 8.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,009 50.8 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 126 3.2 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,000 25.3 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Bentley (WA) 45.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.4% were in primary school, 4.8% in secondary school and 59.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,946 24.1 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 701 8.7 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 131 1.6 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 484 6.0 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,956 24.2 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 221 2.7 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 470 5.8 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 440 5.5 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 75 0.9 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,463 18.1 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bentley (WA), 24.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,762 16.6 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 1,572 14.8 103,677 3.1 1,213,903 3.9
Australian 1,192 11.2 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Indian 514 4.8 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0
Irish 401 3.8 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Bentley (WA) were English 16.6%, Chinese 14.8%, Australian 11.2%, Indian 4.8% and Irish 3.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bentley (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,954 33.6 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Malaysia 607 6.9 29,126 1.2 138,364 0.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 553 6.3 27,081 1.1 509,555 2.2
India 468 5.3 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
England 358 4.1 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Indonesia 295 3.4 11,394 0.5 73,213 0.3

In Bentley (WA), 33.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Malaysia 6.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.3%, India 5.3%, England 4.1% and Indonesia 3.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,456 62.1 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 322 3.7 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 300 3.4 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,501 17.1 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Bentley (WA), 17.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 62.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,809 20.7 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 642 7.3 40,468 1.6 704,658 3.0
Malaysia 634 7.2 33,792 1.4 156,829 0.7
India 524 6.0 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
England 495 5.7 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0

In Bentley (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 20.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.3%, Malaysia 7.2%, India 6.0% and England 5.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,842 21.1 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
Malaysia 655 7.5 36,247 1.5 167,467 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 630 7.2 39,321 1.6 699,074 3.0
India 515 5.9 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
England 469 5.4 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6

In Bentley (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 21.1%, Malaysia 7.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.2%, India 5.9% and England 5.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,213 25.2 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,367 15.6 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,110 12.6 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 791 9.0 50,649 2.0 604,240 2.6
Anglican 748 8.5 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Bentley (WA) were No Religion, so described 25.2%, Catholic 15.6%, Not stated 12.6%, Islam 9.0% and Anglican 8.5%. In Bentley (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (44.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 958 10.9 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Indonesian 304 3.5 10,934 0.4 67,891 0.3
Cantonese 250 2.8 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
Punjabi 154 1.8 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
Other Southern Asian Languages 144 1.6 1,159 0.0 2,398 0.0
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English only spoken at home 3,719 42.3 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,455 43.8 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Bentley (WA) 42.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.9%, Indonesian 3.5%, Cantonese 2.8%, Punjabi 1.8% and Other Southern Asian Languages 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,541 40.8 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,387 36.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 192 5.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 658 17.4 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 3,778 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bentley (WA). Of these 40.8% were employed full time, 36.7% were employed part-time and 17.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 533 17.1 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 525 16.8 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 330 10.6 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 587 18.8 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 951 30.5 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bentley (WA), 17.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 602 19.3 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 534 17.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 435 14.0 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 419 13.5 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 336 10.8 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 312 10.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 231 7.4 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Managers 194 6.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Bentley (WA) included Professionals 19.3%, Labourers 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4% and Managers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 205 6.8 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 146 4.8 14,639 1.3 131,908 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 112 3.7 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8
Aged Care Residential Services 111 3.7 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 108 3.6 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Bentley (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 6.8%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 428 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,224 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 863 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bentley (WA) was $428.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,864 60.0 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 294 9.5 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 156 5.0 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 85 2.7 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 63 2.0 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 459 14.7 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,100 67.4 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Bentley (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.0%, Bus 9.5%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Walked only 2.7% and Worked at home 2.0%. On the day, 14.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,026 50.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 945 11.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 486 6.0 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,353 16.8 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Bentley (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.7% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,711 21.2 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,500 18.6 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 449 5.6 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 360 4.5 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bentley (WA), 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 630 46.0 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 425 31.0 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 202 14.8 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 112 8.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bentley (WA), 31.0% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.5 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.5 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Bentley (WA), 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 171 16.0 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 70 6.6 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 158 14.8 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 166 15.5 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 95 8.9 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 293 27.4 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 46 4.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 69 6.5 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Bentley (WA), of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.6% had both employed part-time and 14.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,067 82.0 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 672 18.0 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Bentley (WA), 82.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,103 36.0 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,408 45.9 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 531 17.3 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bentley (WA), 36.0% were separate houses, 45.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 61 2.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 381 12.4 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 616 20.1 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,055 34.4 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 801 26.1 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 151 4.9 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bentley (WA), of occupied private dwellings 12.4% had 1 bedroom, 20.1% had 2 bedrooms and 34.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 484 15.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 462 15.0 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,704 55.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 254 8.3 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 166 5.4 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bentley (WA), 15.8% were owned outright, 15.0% were owned with a mortgage and 55.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,321 43.2 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,226 40.1 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 514 16.8 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Bentley (WA), of all households, 43.2% were family households, 40.1% were single person households and 16.8% were group households.

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Household income Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.6 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.5 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Bentley (WA), 39.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 73.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 27.0 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.3 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.7 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 541 17.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,173 38.4 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 713 23.3 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 438 14.3 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 190 6.2 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Bentley (WA), 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 673 22.0 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,228 72.8 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 160 5.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Bentley (WA), 72.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 57 37.5 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 95 62.5 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bentley (WA), 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 816 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Bentley (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $816.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bentley (WA) % Bentley (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 178 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,645 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Bentley (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $178 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,645.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.