Ardross vs Booragoon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ardross: a median of $1.87 million, against $1.65 million in Booragoon, and rent is higher there too. Ardross is closer to the city centre: 11.4 km, against 13.1 km.

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

Ardross

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Booragoon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($453,334 vs $645,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,650,000 vs $1,867,500)
  • But Ardross has cheaper units ($823,800 vs $930,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booragoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ardross carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 72/100)
  • Booragoon has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Ardross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ardross Booragoon
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.

Ardross Booragoon
Walkability 90 / 88
Ardross — Walkability: 90/100 Booragoon — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 70 / 28
Ardross — Safety: 70/100 Booragoon — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ardross — Low fire risk: 100/100 Booragoon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Ardross — Low flood risk: 100/100 Booragoon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ardross has higher household incomes ($122,772 vs $103,532); Ardross rents higher ($470/wk vs $410/wk).

Ardross Booragoon
Population 4,578 5,684
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +2.7%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $122,772/yr
+16% vs other
 $103,532/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+13% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardross Booragoon
0-4 5.0% / 3.8%
Ardross — 0-4: 5.0% Booragoon — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 14.0% / 14.1%
Ardross — 5-14: 14.0% Booragoon — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.3% / 6.7%
Ardross — 15-19: 6.3% Booragoon — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.1% / 6.1%
Ardross — 20-24: 6.1% Booragoon — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 9.3% / 8.7%
Ardross — 25-34: 9.3% Booragoon — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.2% / 12.6%
Ardross — 35-44: 14.2% Booragoon — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.6% / 13.5%
Ardross — 45-54: 13.6% Booragoon — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.1% / 12.0%
Ardross — 55-64: 12.1% Booragoon — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 11.4% / 9.9%
Ardross — 65-74: 11.4% Booragoon — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.7% / 7.2%
Ardross — 75-84: 5.7% Booragoon — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.1% / 5.3%
Ardross — 85+: 2.1% Booragoon — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardross 53.2% couple families
Ardross — Couple Families: 53.2% Ardross — Lone Person: 27.5% Ardross — One Parent Families: 14.3% Ardross — Group Household: 2.9% Ardross — Other Families: 2.1%
Booragoon 48.2% couple families
Booragoon — Couple Families: 48.2% Booragoon — Lone Person: 35.1% Booragoon — One Parent Families: 12.0% Booragoon — Group Household: 3.3% Booragoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardross 20.9% renting
Ardross — Owned Outright: 43.4% Ardross — Mortgage: 35.7% Ardross — Renting: 20.9%
Booragoon 19.4% renting
Booragoon — Owned Outright: 47.1% Booragoon — Mortgage: 33.5% Booragoon — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ardross Booragoon
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 22.6%
Ardross — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Booragoon — Bachelor Degree: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.0%
Ardross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Booragoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 8.0%
Ardross — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Booragoon — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 7.8%
Ardross — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Booragoon — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.3%
Ardross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Booragoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Ardross Booragoon
England 6.0% / 7.2%
Ardross — England: 6.0% Booragoon — England: 7.2%
Malaysia 3.1% / 4.0%
Ardross — Malaysia: 3.1% Booragoon — Malaysia: 4.0%
China 3.2% / 3.4%
Ardross — China: 3.2% Booragoon — China: 3.4%
Indonesia 3.0% / 2.2%
Ardross — Indonesia: 3.0% Booragoon — Indonesia: 2.2%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.9%
Ardross — South Africa: 2.1% Booragoon — South Africa: 1.9%
Singapore 2.1% / 1.6%
Ardross — Singapore: 2.1% Booragoon — Singapore: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardross 80.3% houses
Ardross — Houses: 80.3% Ardross — Townhouses: 16.7% Ardross — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Booragoon 68.0% houses
Booragoon — Houses: 68.0% Booragoon — Townhouses: 27.8% Booragoon — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ardross Booragoon
Median house price $1,867,500 $1,650,000
Median unit price $823,800 $930,000
Median land price $645,000 $453,334
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 27 sales
 21 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.

Ardross Booragoon
3 bed $1.43M / $1.48M
Ardross — 3 bed: $1.43M (20 sales) Booragoon — 3 bed: $1.48M (16 sales)

20 vs 16 sales

4 bed $2.07M / $1.71M
Ardross — 4 bed: $2.07M (18 sales) Booragoon — 4 bed: $1.71M (55 sales)

18 vs 55 sales

5 bed $2.62M / $2.1M
Ardross — 5 bed: $2.62M (5 sales) Booragoon — 5 bed: $2.1M (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Ardross Booragoon
New dwellings approved 727
across Melville
same for both
Approvals change year on year +268%
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.

Ardross Booragoon
Houses 2.6%
$1,000/wk on $2M
 2.9%
$850/wk on $1.5M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Ardross Booragoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools Higher than 60% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 6% of WA

Liveability

Ardross Booragoon
Grade A+
same for both
Score 88/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Booragoon carries more crime risk (72 vs 30).

Ardross Booragoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 High
72/100
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 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Ardross Booragoon
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 4.8 km
 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.4%

Schools in Ardross

  • Applecross Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Ardross Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Benedict's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Booragoon

  • Booragoon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ardross Booragoon
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 11 10
Parks & reserves 7 6
Childcare 7 3
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 3

Mobility

Ardross Booragoon
Walkability score 90/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 11.4 km 13.1 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 20 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 154.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 313.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6153
 2.1%
postcode 6154
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 6153
 55
postcode 6154

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.

Ardross Booragoon
Car (driver) 66.9% / 70.9%
Ardross — Car (driver): 66.9% Booragoon — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 12.3%
Ardross — Worked from Home: 13.6% Booragoon — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Bus 7.5% / 4.7%
Ardross — Bus: 7.5% Booragoon — Bus: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.9%
Ardross — Car (passenger): 5.0% Booragoon — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 3.0% / 4.9%
Ardross — Train: 3.0% Booragoon — Train: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Ardross Booragoon
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 8.1 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Ardross Booragoon
Connectivity score 100/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,326 premises
 68%
3,356 premises

Climate

Ardross Booragoon
Annual rainfall 650 mm 745 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.6°C

Council rates

Ardross Booragoon
Average residential rate $2,396/yr
same for both
Council Melville
same for both

Federal electorate

Ardross Booragoon
Division Tangney
same for both
Member Sam Lim
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ardross Booragoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ardross

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Booragoon

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

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