Anketell vs Bertram

Bertram is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 44 in Anketell. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bertram: a median of $750,000, against $410,000 in Anketell, though rent is higher in Anketell. On these figures, Anketell tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bertram suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bertram

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 92/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Anketell has cheaper houses ($410,275 vs $750,000)
  • Bertram leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bertram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $399/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bertram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bertram

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Anketell has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Anketell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -0.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Anketell and Bertram drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anketell Bertram
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anketell Bertram
Walkability 0 / 79
Anketell — Walkability: 0/100 Bertram — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 8 / 34
Anketell — Safety: 8/100 Bertram — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 45 / 34
Anketell — Low fire risk: 45/100 Bertram — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Anketell — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bertram — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bertram has more residents (6,196 vs 280); Anketell skews older (44 vs 31).

Anketell Bertram
Population 280 6,196
+2113% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% -0.3%
Median age 44 31
Median household income $93,444/yr $103,844/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $399/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anketell Bertram
0-4 6.4% / 9.3%
Anketell — 0-4: 6.4% Bertram — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 12.1% / 18.9%
Anketell — 5-14: 12.1% Bertram — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 6.4% / 6.3%
Anketell — 15-19: 6.4% Bertram — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.6% / 6.2%
Anketell — 20-24: 3.6% Bertram — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.9% / 16.1%
Anketell — 25-34: 8.9% Bertram — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 11.8% / 19.3%
Anketell — 35-44: 11.8% Bertram — 35-44: 19.3%
45-54 11.4% / 12.2%
Anketell — 45-54: 11.4% Bertram — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 19.6% / 6.3%
Anketell — 55-64: 19.6% Bertram — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 13.6% / 3.6%
Anketell — 65-74: 13.6% Bertram — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 3.6% / 1.4%
Anketell — 75-84: 3.6% Bertram — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ — / 0.2%
Anketell — 85+: not among its largest Bertram — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anketell 57.8% couple families
Anketell — Couple Families: 57.8% Anketell — Lone Person: 28.1% Anketell — One Parent Families: 7.8% Anketell — Group Household: 6.2% Anketell — Other Families: 0.0%
Bertram 58.2% couple families
Bertram — Couple Families: 58.2% Bertram — Lone Person: 20.7% Bertram — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bertram — Group Household: 3.6% Bertram — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anketell 10.3% renting
Anketell — Owned Outright: 36.8% Anketell — Mortgage: 52.9% Anketell — Renting: 10.3%
Bertram 30.0% renting
Bertram — Owned Outright: 9.0% Bertram — Mortgage: 61.0% Bertram — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anketell Bertram
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 15.8%
Anketell — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Bertram — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 10.0%
Anketell — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Bertram — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.7%
Anketell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Bertram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Anketell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bertram — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Anketell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bertram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anketell Bertram
England 6.4% / 3.6%
Anketell — England: 6.4% Bertram — England: 3.6%
Philippines — / 7.3%
Anketell — Philippines: not among its largest Bertram — Philippines: 7.3%
India — / 6.2%
Anketell — India: not among its largest Bertram — India: 6.2%
New Zealand 1.4% / 4.5%
Anketell — New Zealand: 1.4% Bertram — New Zealand: 4.5%
South Africa 2.1% / 2.2%
Anketell — South Africa: 2.1% Bertram — South Africa: 2.2%
Zimbabwe 3.2% / 0.9%
Anketell — Zimbabwe: 3.2% Bertram — Zimbabwe: 0.9%
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Anketell — Vietnam: 1.8% Bertram — Vietnam: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.8% / —
Anketell — Netherlands: 1.8% Bertram — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anketell 99.0% houses
Anketell — Houses: 99.0% Anketell — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Anketell — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bertram 98.7% houses
Bertram — Houses: 98.7% Bertram — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Bertram — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Anketell Bertram
Median house price $410,275 $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $400,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 28 sales
 27 days
from 47 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Anketell Bertram
3 bed $450K / $658K
Anketell — 3 bed: $450K (27 sales) Bertram — 3 bed: $658K (38 sales)

27 vs 38 sales

4 bed $415K / $790K
Anketell — 4 bed: $415K (59 sales) Bertram — 4 bed: $790K (94 sales)

59 vs 94 sales

Development activity

Anketell Bertram
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Kwinana
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Anketell Bertram
Houses 4.8%
$750/wk on $810K
 4.4%
$680/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Anketell Bertram
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 53% of WA

Liveability

Bertram is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Anketell Bertram
Grade — B
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Anketell carries more crime risk (92 vs 66); Bertram carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 55).

Anketell Bertram
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Anketell Bertram
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Anketell

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bertram

  • Bertram Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anketell Bertram
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Anketell Bertram
Walkability score 0/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 33.8 km 35.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6167
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 6167
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anketell Bertram
Car (driver) 69.6% / 76.1%
Anketell — Car (driver): 69.6% Bertram — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 5.0%
Anketell — Worked from Home: 19.6% Bertram — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 5.8%
Anketell — Car (passenger): 6.9% Bertram — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Train — / 9.4%
Anketell — Train: not among its largest Bertram — Train: 9.4%
Walked Only 3.9% / 1.0%
Anketell — Walked Only: 3.9% Bertram — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus — / 2.8%
Anketell — Bus: not among its largest Bertram — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Anketell Bertram
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Anketell Bertram
Connectivity score 82/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
362 premises
 47%
2,203 premises

Climate

Anketell Bertram
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Anketell Bertram
Average residential rate $2,945/yr
same for both
Council Kwinana
same for both

Federal electorate

Anketell Bertram
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anketell Bertram
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anketell

Affordable Outer

Bertram

Family Outer Parks Quiet Young Families

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