Badgingarra vs Hill River

Badgingarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Hill River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Badgingarra, about half of households are couple families. In Hill River, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Badgingarra tends to suit people living alone, while Hill River suits couples and older residents.

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

Hill River

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 50%)
  • But Badgingarra has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hill River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Badgingarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (199.5 km vs 245.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 165 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hill River

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Hill River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Badgingarra Hill River
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.

Badgingarra Hill River
Walkability 0 / 0
Badgingarra — Walkability: 0/100 Hill River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 89
Badgingarra — Safety: 45/100 Hill River — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 37 / 39
Badgingarra — Low fire risk: 37/100 Hill River — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Badgingarra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hill River — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Badgingarra rents higher ($210/wk vs $110/wk); Badgingarra has more residents (173 vs 107).

Badgingarra Hill River
Population 173
+38% vs other
 107
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.4% +15.1%
Median age 44 48
Median household income $82,316/yr $102,336/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+48% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Badgingarra Hill River
0-4 8.1% / 9.3%
Badgingarra — 0-4: 8.1% Hill River — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 8.1% / 10.3%
Badgingarra — 5-14: 8.1% Hill River — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 1.7% / 3.7%
Badgingarra — 15-19: 1.7% Hill River — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 1.7% / 6.5%
Badgingarra — 20-24: 1.7% Hill River — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 21.4% / 4.7%
Badgingarra — 25-34: 21.4% Hill River — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 15.0% / 10.3%
Badgingarra — 35-44: 15.0% Hill River — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.0% / 8.4%
Badgingarra — 45-54: 15.0% Hill River — 45-54: 8.4%
55-64 13.9% / 14.0%
Badgingarra — 55-64: 13.9% Hill River — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.7% / 15.9%
Badgingarra — 65-74: 12.7% Hill River — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 4.6% / 12.1%
Badgingarra — 75-84: 4.6% Hill River — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ — / —
Badgingarra — 85+: not among its largest Hill River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Badgingarra 50.0% couple families
Badgingarra — Couple Families: 50.0% Badgingarra — Lone Person: 37.5% Badgingarra — Group Household: 12.5%
Hill River 83.3% couple families
Hill River — Couple Families: 83.3% Hill River — Lone Person: 16.7% Hill River — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Badgingarra 25.0% renting
Badgingarra — Owned Outright: 42.5% Badgingarra — Mortgage: 32.5% Badgingarra — Renting: 25.0%
Hill River 19.4% renting
Hill River — Owned Outright: 58.1% Hill River — Mortgage: 22.6% Hill River — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Badgingarra Hill River
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 20.6%
Badgingarra — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Hill River — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 5.6%
Badgingarra — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Hill River — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 8.4%
Badgingarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Hill River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Badgingarra Hill River
England 2.3% / 7.5%
Badgingarra — England: 2.3% Hill River — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 4.6% / 3.7%
Badgingarra — New Zealand: 4.6% Hill River — New Zealand: 3.7%
Brazil 3.5% / —
Badgingarra — Brazil: 3.5% Hill River — Brazil: not among its largest
South Africa 2.3% / —
Badgingarra — South Africa: 2.3% Hill River — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 2.3% / —
Badgingarra — Scotland: 2.3% Hill River — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Badgingarra 108.9% houses
Badgingarra — Houses: 108.9% Badgingarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Hill River 87.8% houses
Hill River — Houses: 87.8% Hill River — Flats / Apartments: 12.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Badgingarra Hill River
Median house price $420,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Badgingarra Hill River
New dwellings approved 58
across Dandaragan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Badgingarra Hill River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 38% of WA

Liveability

Badgingarra Hill River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Badgingarra carries more crime risk (55 vs 11).

Badgingarra Hill River
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
11/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Badgingarra Hill River
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Badgingarra

  • Badgingarra Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Hill River

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

Amenities in the suburb

Badgingarra Hill River
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Hill River sits further from the CBD (245.2 km vs 199.5 km).

Badgingarra Hill River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 199.5 km 245.2 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6521
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6521
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.

Badgingarra Hill River
Car (driver) 62.2% / 28.6%
Badgingarra — Car (driver): 62.2% Hill River — Car (driver): 28.6%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 39.7%
Badgingarra — Worked from Home: 21.6% Hill River — Worked from Home: 39.7%
Walked Only 4.1% / 22.2%
Badgingarra — Walked Only: 4.1% Hill River — Walked Only: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / 9.5%
Badgingarra — Car (passenger): 12.2% Hill River — Car (passenger): 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.2%).

Setting

Badgingarra Hill River
Elevation 244 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 50.0 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Badgingarra Hill River
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Badgingarra Hill River
Annual rainfall 417 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Badgingarra Hill River
Average residential rate $2,912/yr
same for both
Council Dandaragan
same for both

Federal electorate

Badgingarra Hill River
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Badgingarra Hill River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Badgingarra

Rural

Hill River

Retirees Rural Young Families

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