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Bentley - Wilson - St James

Western Australia · Canning · Perth - South East

Why “Bentley - Wilson - St James”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Bentley into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Bentley - Wilson - St James is a locality in the Canning area of Western Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bentley - Wilson - St James SA2.

Where in WA
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1073 (gov)
Childcare
33
NQS-rated services
To CBD by train
15 min
AM peak
Population
24,479
+1.9% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Bentley - Wilson - St James SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon WA zoning

Government schools in Bentley - Wilson - St James

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for WA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Bentley Primary School Government · 336 students
ICSEA 974
Wilson Primary School Government · 291 students
ICSEA 1022
Canning College Government · 247 students
ICSEA 1073

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Al-Hidayah Islamic School
Independent 198 students
ICSEA 1055 intake context
Santa Clara School
Catholic 192 students
ICSEA 1072 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Bentley - Wilson - St James

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All WA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Happy Hive Oshc & Vacation Care
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Wilson
    Exceeding NQS
  • Curtin University Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 133 places · Bentley
    Meeting NQS
  • Great Beginnings Beckenham
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Beckenham
    Meeting NQS
  • Seeds Childcare and Early Learning Centres St James
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · St James
    Meeting NQS
  • Nido Early School Wilson
    Centre-Based Care · 92 places · Wilson
    Meeting NQS
  • Stride Early Learning Wattle Grove
    Centre-Based Care · 86 places · Wattle Grove
    Meeting NQS
  • Cuddles Early Learning & Childcare Beckenham
    Centre-Based Care · 84 places · Beckenham
    Meeting NQS
  • Mulberry Tree Child Care - Cannington
    Centre-Based Care · 83 places · Cannington
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Queens Park
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Queens Park
    Meeting NQS
  • Kenwick Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Kenwick
    Meeting NQS
  • Busy Bees at Cannington
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Cannington
    Meeting NQS
  • Great Beginnings Kenwick
    Centre-Based Care · 71 places · Kenwick
    Meeting NQS

+ 21 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
4
Parks
120
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bentley - Wilson - St James SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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To CBD by train, AM peak
15 min
Nearest station
Oats Street Stn (2.6 km)

Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.

Source: State GTFS feeds
Population & growth
Population
24,479
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.90%
2024→25
Net change
+463
people / yr
Density
2,196
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+463
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-56
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-535
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+1,054

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Bentley - Wilson - St James
+1.90%
WA median
+1.60%
National median
+0.80%