Bentley

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,322 people were usually resident in Bentley: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 2.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 8.9% of people usually resident in Bentley were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 57.0% of people usually resident in Bentley were Australian citizens, 50.9% were born overseas and 3.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 25.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Bentley were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 13.3% were widowed and 50.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 39.2% of people usually resident in Bentley, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Malaysia 8.8%, England 6.0%, China 3.9%, Indonesia 3.7% and Singapore 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Bentley were Catholic 20.2%, No Religion 17.5%, Anglican 13.3%, Islam 8.2% and Buddhism 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Bentley were Mandarin 9.1%, Cantonese 3.8%, Indonesian 3.4%, Malay 1.9% and Italian 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 52.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,062 people aged 15 years and over in Bentley were in the labour force. Of these 49.9% worked full-time, 34.3% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.5% were unemployed. 3,674 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Bentley were Professionals 18.7%, Labourers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Managers 6.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bentley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 8.8%, Tertiary Education 3.2%, School Education 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Bentley, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $288, the median family income was $792 and the median household income was $558.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,362 families in Bentley: of these 42.5% were couple families without children, 26.2% were couple families with children, 20.9% were one parent families and 10.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 3,424 occupied private dwellings were counted in Bentley.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Bentley, 33.4% were separate houses, 20.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 45.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Bentley, 14.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.9% were owned with a mortgage and 53.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Bentley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 30.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 30.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Bentley, the median weekly rent was $130. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200. The average people per household was 2.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Bentley, 39.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 40.3% were single (or lone) person households and 13.7% were group households.