Bentley bushfire report
Of Bentley’s 8,291 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Bentley’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Bentley address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Bentley
Bentley 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 Bentley
Bentley is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: District centre
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local centre
Who lives in Bentley
At the 2021 Census, 53.6% of Bentley’s 9,051 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 Bentley
Canning council approved 426 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canning council area (not just Bentley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in Canning
Compare Bentley 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.