Bennett Springs, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Bennett Springs is more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 976, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Bennett Springs a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Bennett Springs from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
43/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (43/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
15/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $418 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 15% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Bennett Springs at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,929
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $2,077
- SEIFA score
- 976
- Local government area
- Swan
- Coordinates
- -31.8545, 115.9608
Map of Bennett Springs
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Housing & property in Bennett Springs
What it costs to live in Bennett Springs and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $418
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,800
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 16%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Bennett Springs demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Bennett Springs demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bennett Springs using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31% and 49% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,427 | 24% |
| Youth (15–24) | 896 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,848 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,355 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 407 | 7% |
Share of the 5,933 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 313 | 18% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,089 | 64% |
| Rented | 270 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,651 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 25 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 30 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,706 occupied private dwellings in Bennett Springs.
- Average household size
- 3.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,109
- Median weekly personal income
- $781
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,822 (49%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,956 (52%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 85 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,622 (62%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,814
- Employed part-time
- 990
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Bennett Springs
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bennett Springs is January (average daytime high around 32.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 17°C). The area receives roughly 618 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7°C | 18.9°C | 25 mm |
| Feb | 32.2°C | 19°C | 21 mm |
| Mar | 29.6°C | 18°C | 36 mm |
| Apr | 25.2°C | 14.8°C | 43 mm |
| May | 21°C | 11.9°C | 66 mm |
| Jun | 18°C | 10.1°C | 87 mm |
| Jul | 17°C | 9.6°C | 118 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.1°C | 101 mm |
| Sep | 19.7°C | 10°C | 50 mm |
| Oct | 23°C | 11.9°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 27.2°C | 14.5°C | 26 mm |
| Dec | 31°C | 17.2°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Bennett Springs
Is Bennett Springs a good place to live?
Bennett Springs scores 43/100 (SEIFA 976) — just below the national average — which is broadly consistent with a Swan LGA outer-growth suburb that arrived recently and is still building its community infrastructure. Median household income of $2,077 a week is above the national midpoint, and the suburb’s demographic texture is notably diverse for its size: 51% born overseas, 52% non-English households at home, with Indian and Filipino communities well represented — a profile similar to Brabham and Dayton two kilometres south. The housing stock is almost entirely freestanding houses (the Swan LGA growth-corridor template), and median age 32 puts it firmly in the young-family register.
What is the median rent in Bennett Springs?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Bennett Springs was $418, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Bennett Springs?
Bennett Springs is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Swan local government area.
What is the population of Bennett Springs?
At the 2021 Census, Bennett Springs had a population of about 5,929.
Is Bennett Springs an advantaged area?
Bennett Springs has an ABS SEIFA score of 976, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 43 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Bennett Springs?
Bennett Springs has average daytime highs of about 24.5°C and overnight lows of about 13.7°C, with roughly 618 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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