Bedford is a moderately sized suburb in Western Australia within the Bayswater local government area (postcode 6052). The area has roughly 5,716 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in Bedford is $1.1 million, having risen solidly by 9.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Bedford is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1079, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 35 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.2%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +9.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.