Bailup vs Wooroloo

Wooroloo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Bailup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wooroloo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wooroloo tends to suit young adults and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bailup is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 66%)
  • Wooroloo carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wooroloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bailup has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • Wooroloo has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wooroloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wooroloo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Bailup has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Bailup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.0% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bailup Wooroloo
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.

Bailup Wooroloo
Walkability 0 / 23
Bailup — Walkability: 0/100 Wooroloo — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 41 / 63
Bailup — Safety: 41/100 Wooroloo — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 32 / 25
Bailup — Low fire risk: 32/100 Wooroloo — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bailup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wooroloo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wooroloo has more residents (2,613 vs 54); Bailup skews older (49 vs 37).

Bailup Wooroloo
Population 54 2,613
+4739% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% -1.1%
Median age 49 37
Median household income $110,448/yr
+11% vs other
 $98,540/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+10% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bailup Wooroloo
0-4 — / 0.9%
Bailup — 0-4: not among its largest Wooroloo — 0-4: 0.9%
5-14 9.3% / 3.8%
Bailup — 5-14: 9.3% Wooroloo — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 7.4% / 3.3%
Bailup — 15-19: 7.4% Wooroloo — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / 8.1%
Bailup — 20-24: not among its largest Wooroloo — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 13.0% / 25.3%
Bailup — 25-34: 13.0% Wooroloo — 25-34: 25.3%
35-44 7.4% / 24.3%
Bailup — 35-44: 7.4% Wooroloo — 35-44: 24.3%
45-54 5.6% / 16.2%
Bailup — 45-54: 5.6% Wooroloo — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 22.2% / 11.2%
Bailup — 55-64: 22.2% Wooroloo — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 13.0% / 4.9%
Bailup — 65-74: 13.0% Wooroloo — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 5.6% / 1.9%
Bailup — 75-84: 5.6% Wooroloo — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / 0.2%
Bailup — 85+: not among its largest Wooroloo — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bailup 40.0% couple families
Bailup — Couple Families: 40.0% Bailup — One Parent Families: 60.0% Bailup — Lone Person: 0.0%
Wooroloo 52.4% couple families
Wooroloo — Couple Families: 52.4% Wooroloo — One Parent Families: 13.7% Wooroloo — Lone Person: 33.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bailup 20.0% renting
Bailup — Owned Outright: 46.7% Bailup — Mortgage: 33.3% Bailup — Renting: 20.0%
Wooroloo 8.2% renting
Wooroloo — Owned Outright: 35.6% Wooroloo — Mortgage: 56.2% Wooroloo — Renting: 8.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bailup Wooroloo
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 10.5%
Bailup — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Wooroloo — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 5.5%
Bailup — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Wooroloo — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 0.5%
Bailup — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Wooroloo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.3%
Bailup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wooroloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Bailup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wooroloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Bailup Wooroloo
England 7.4% / 4.4%
Bailup — England: 7.4% Wooroloo — England: 4.4%
South Africa 9.3% / 0.8%
Bailup — South Africa: 9.3% Wooroloo — South Africa: 0.8%
New Zealand 5.6% / 3.4%
Bailup — New Zealand: 5.6% Wooroloo — New Zealand: 3.4%
Zimbabwe 7.4% / —
Bailup — Zimbabwe: 7.4% Wooroloo — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Bailup — Vietnam: not among its largest Wooroloo — Vietnam: 1.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Bailup — Scotland: not among its largest Wooroloo — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bailup 100.0% houses
Bailup — Houses: 100.0% Bailup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wooroloo 99.3% houses
Wooroloo — Houses: 99.3% Wooroloo — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bailup Wooroloo
Median house price — $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $615,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Bailup Wooroloo
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bailup Wooroloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Wooroloo is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Bailup Wooroloo
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bailup carries more crime risk (59 vs 37).

Bailup Wooroloo
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
75/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
37/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bailup Wooroloo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bailup

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

Schools in Wooroloo

  • Wooroloo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bailup Wooroloo
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bailup Wooroloo
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 58.9 km
+3% vs other
 57.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6082
 0.8%
postcode 6558
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 6082
 63
postcode 6558

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.

Bailup Wooroloo
Car (driver) 70.6% / 78.2%
Bailup — Car (driver): 70.6% Wooroloo — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 13.1%
Bailup — Worked from Home: 29.4% Wooroloo — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Bailup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wooroloo — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 2.5%
Bailup — Bus: not among its largest Wooroloo — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Bailup — Walked Only: not among its largest Wooroloo — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Bailup Wooroloo
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bailup Wooroloo
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
333 premises

Climate

Bailup Wooroloo
Annual rainfall 526 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bailup Wooroloo
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Bailup Wooroloo
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bailup Wooroloo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bailup

Outer

Wooroloo

Acreage Multicultural Outer

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