The land where Bentley and St James are now situated were originally Canning Location 2, a 5320 acre land grant to James McDermott in 1830.The 2016 Census records that there were 8,782 people in Bentley. It is also the home of Curtin University’s Bentley Campus and Technology Park. It is shared between the City of Canning and the Town of Victoria Park. Bentley is 8km south-east of Perth’s CBD.
