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WA · Bayswater Council
Bedford, 6052
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,476
Growth (1 yr)
+1.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.4%
Median age
39
Median income
$2,072/wk
Employment rate
64.8%
Languages at home
23.3%non-English
Most common: Italian, Vietnamese, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Bedford is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Bayswater Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Reported crime has been falling recently.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with local dining and lifestyle amenities less decisive.
At a glance
Bedford snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$700/wk
Population (ERP)
6,476
+1.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#13
among Metro Perth · Emerging
Safety
12th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
55th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
74th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 57.3/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 18% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1309th in Australia
- State rank
- 125th in WA
- Peer rank
- #13 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #95 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,052
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Estimated resident population
6,476(June 2025)
+1.4% annual · +8.4% over 5 years · 55th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.4%
- 5-year growth
- +8.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +86
- Change in 5 years
- +503
- Growth rank in WA
- 55th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,900), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,716
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,072
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 164 of 2,370
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 64.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,959 / 238 / 5
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 12,039
- Against the person
- 2,891
- Against property
- 7,029
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,859
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -20.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1233
- Drug Offences1468
- Fraud & Related Offences1104
- Property Damage1195
- Stealing3582
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 9
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,066
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 74th
School list
- St Peter's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1107 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 626 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Chisholm Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 1,738 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Inglewood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 630 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- John Forrest Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1026 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 1,122 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 496 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Australian Islamic College (Dianella)Combined · Independent · ICSEA 1018 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 868 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Infant Jesus SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 420 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Embleton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 955 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 199 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Morley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 228 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Salisbury Daycarechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
35 public transport stops in this suburb
- Coode St Before Catherine St
- Walter Rd After Coode St
- Walter Rd After Shaftesbury Av
- Walter Rd Before Edward St
- Walter Rd Before Grand Prom
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
107 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 4 fast food · 1 places of worship · 5 playgrounds · 17 swimming pools · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 35 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 23 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 65/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.87
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.1
Food & drink(5)
- Big Dog's BurgersFast food
- Domino'sFast food
- Noodle BoxFast food
- Ocean Fresh BedfordFast food
- Cecchi'sRestaurant
1000 Beaufort Street
Shopping(2)
- Paddock Butcher + Farm BistroButcher
- IGA BedfordSupermarket
Community(2)
- Salisbury DaycareChildcare
- Kindergarten
Health & services(1)
- Medical clinic
Sport & outdoors(23)
- Playground (5)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (17)
Transport(32)
32 bus stops
Other(14)
- cashzoneATM
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (14)
- Bicycle Parking (5)
- Picnic Table (2)
- Bedford Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Bedford West LPOPost office
180B Grand Promenade, Bedford
- Grand Promenade Reserve Public ToiletPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- GazeboShelter
- TelstraTelephone
- Waste Basket (9)
- Watering Place (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alan Lehman ReservePark
- Beaufort ParkPark
- Birkett ReservePark
- Brown's Lake ReservePark
- Grand Promenade ReservePark
- Gummery ReservePark
- R A Cook ReservePark
- Remembrance ParkPark
- York ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Bedford Baptist Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital (3.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- DoctorDoctor
- PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 138
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.3
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Perth
- Member of Parliament
- Patrick GORMAN (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,458
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.1 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 33.5%Labor 66.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.1 km away).
Coalition 29.7%Labor 70.3%
3.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BedfordLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Inglewood NorthLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Bayswater NorthLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Dianella SouthLabor 69.9% · Coalition 30.1% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- InglewoodLabor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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