It has other services like hairdressers, picture framers, op shops for second-hand retail, and an interior decorator.

Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.4%, Greek 4.2%, Russian 2.8%, Italian 2.1% and Cantonese 1.1%.

[11] The level crossing at Bentleigh railway station was upgraded in 2006 at a cost of A$1.2 million and included sirens as well as bells, red man lights, 'Another Train is Coming' lights and latches on the emergency exit.

[13] Boom gates no longer occupy the road crossing, as the tracks have been modified to pass underneath.

The 703 is a SmartBus service which runs from Middle Brighton to Blackburn through Bentleigh's main shopping strip Centre Road.

As part of the State Government's $10.5 billion transport plan the 701 service has been upgraded and the operating hours expanded to run seven-days-a-week for the first time.

The most notable is a 150 square metre wall of mosaics outside Patterson Station called Stationary Faces, installed by artist Pamela Irving in 2012.

[14] Since 2018, the Glen Eira City Council has been commissioning murals near the Centre Road shops.

Bentleigh West is a state coeducational Primary school located on Brewer Road.