Bennett Springs
WA 6063 · Swan
5,929 (2021) → 7,188 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bennett Springs is a high growth suburb in Swan, WA 6063, about 13km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Bennett Springs are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 61/100, and is about 18km inland. Bennett Springs has an overall score of 62/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (7.67%), Vietnam (5.48%), Afghanistan (3.34%), New Zealand (2.63%), Myanmar (2.6%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (8.1%), Arabic (5.62%), Gujarati (3.85%), Punjabi (2.33%), Persian ED (1.59%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1005 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Beechboro Christian SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1067
Nearby (within 10km)
- Beechboro Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 807
- North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre - Beechboro CampusPrimary · Government · 1.7km
- East Beechboro Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 970
- Kiara CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 832
- West Beechboro Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 988
- Caversham Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1041
- Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1064
- John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School - John Septimus Roe (Beechboro)Primary · Independent · 2.8km
- Dayton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1042
- Lockridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 866
- Youth Futures Community School (Caversham)Secondary · Independent · 3.3km
- South Ballajura Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 937
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bennett Springs
Is Bennett Springs safe?
Bennett Springs has a residential safety score of 70/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bennett Springs from Perth CBD?
Bennett Springs is about 13.2 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 52 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Bennett Springs?
Bennett Springs has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1067 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bennett Springs?
Bennett Springs has a transport score of 61/100 and 21 bus stops.