Beckenham bushfire risk
Of Beckenham’s 4,994 mapped properties, 9.5% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Beckenham’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Beckenham address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Beckenham
Flood and bushfire areas across Beckenham. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Beckenham
Beckenham sits in the Cannington police district, which recorded 28,196 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,196 total. Figures are for the whole Cannington police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Beckenham
Beckenham is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local centre
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure Services
Who lives in Beckenham
At the 2021 Census, 49.5% of Beckenham’s 9,092 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Beckenham
Gosnells council approved 638 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gosnells council area (not just Beckenham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in Gosnells
Compare Beckenham with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.