Bedford bushfire report
Of Bedford’s 3,233 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Bedford’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Crime near Bedford
Bedford sits in the Mirrabooka police district, which recorded 24,330 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 24,330 total. Figures are for the whole Mirrabooka police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bedford
Bedford is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special purpose
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Bedford
At the 2021 Census, 32.9% of Bedford’s 5,716 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 Bedford
Bayswater council approved 279 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bayswater council area (not just Bedford). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.