Bailup vs Wundowie

Wundowie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Bailup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Wundowie tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Bailup is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 58%)
  • Wundowie has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Wundowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bailup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 63 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (58.9 km vs 67.1 km)
  • But Wundowie is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wundowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bailup and Wundowie 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 Wundowie
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 Wundowie
Walkability 0 / 17
Bailup — Walkability: 0/100 Wundowie — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 41 / 42
Bailup — Safety: 41/100 Wundowie — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 32 / 35
Bailup — Low fire risk: 32/100 Wundowie — Low fire risk: 35/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bailup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wundowie — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wundowie has more residents (1,372 vs 54); Bailup rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).

Bailup Wundowie
Population 54 1,372
+2441% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% +1.5%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $110,448/yr
+28% vs other
 $79,040/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+38% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bailup Wundowie
0-4 — / 4.5%
Bailup — 0-4: not among its largest Wundowie — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 9.3% / 13.6%
Bailup — 5-14: 9.3% Wundowie — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 7.4% / 5.3%
Bailup — 15-19: 7.4% Wundowie — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Bailup — 20-24: not among its largest Wundowie — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.0% / 10.0%
Bailup — 25-34: 13.0% Wundowie — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 7.4% / 9.7%
Bailup — 35-44: 7.4% Wundowie — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 5.6% / 14.4%
Bailup — 45-54: 5.6% Wundowie — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 22.2% / 16.6%
Bailup — 55-64: 22.2% Wundowie — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 13.0% / 12.4%
Bailup — 65-74: 13.0% Wundowie — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 5.6% / 7.2%
Bailup — 75-84: 5.6% Wundowie — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.1%
Bailup — 85+: not among its largest Wundowie — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bailup 60.0% one parent families
Bailup — One Parent Families: 60.0% Bailup — Couple Families: 40.0% Bailup — Lone Person: 0.0% Bailup — Group Household: 0.0% Bailup — Other Families: 0.0%
Wundowie 19.2% one parent families
Wundowie — One Parent Families: 19.2% Wundowie — Couple Families: 38.4% Wundowie — Lone Person: 37.9% Wundowie — Group Household: 3.4% Wundowie — Other Families: 1.1%
One Parent Families Couple Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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%
Wundowie 16.0% renting
Wundowie — Owned Outright: 36.1% Wundowie — Mortgage: 48.0% Wundowie — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bailup Wundowie
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 17.5%
Bailup — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Wundowie — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 3.9%
Bailup — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Wundowie — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 0.7%
Bailup — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Wundowie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
Bailup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wundowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Bailup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wundowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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 Wundowie
England 7.4% / 7.6%
Bailup — England: 7.4% Wundowie — England: 7.6%
South Africa 9.3% / 0.8%
Bailup — South Africa: 9.3% Wundowie — South Africa: 0.8%
New Zealand 5.6% / 2.1%
Bailup — New Zealand: 5.6% Wundowie — New Zealand: 2.1%
Zimbabwe 7.4% / —
Bailup — Zimbabwe: 7.4% Wundowie — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Philippines — / 2.0%
Bailup — Philippines: not among its largest Wundowie — Philippines: 2.0%
Germany — / 0.9%
Bailup — Germany: not among its largest Wundowie — Germany: 0.9%

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% Bailup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wundowie 97.6% houses
Wundowie — Houses: 97.6% Wundowie — Townhouses: 2.2% Wundowie — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bailup Wundowie
Median house price — $590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $420,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 10 sales

Development activity

Bailup Wundowie
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
 85
across Northam
Approvals change year on year -55% -68%

Ranking within WA

Bailup Wundowie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Wundowie is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bailup Wundowie
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bailup Wundowie
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
58/100
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 Wundowie
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Wundowie

  • Wundowie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bailup Wundowie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Wundowie sits further from the CBD (67.1 km vs 58.9 km).

Bailup Wundowie
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 58.9 km 67.1 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6082
 0.9%
postcode 6560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 6082
 61
postcode 6560

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 Wundowie
Car (driver) 70.6% / 83.6%
Bailup — Car (driver): 70.6% Wundowie — Car (driver): 83.6%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 5.8%
Bailup — Worked from Home: 29.4% Wundowie — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Bailup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wundowie — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Bailup — Walked Only: not among its largest Wundowie — Walked Only: 1.3%
Train — / 1.1%
Bailup — Train: not among its largest Wundowie — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Bailup Wundowie
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Bailup Wundowie
Average residential rate $2,151/yr $2,471/yr
Council Mundaring Northam

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bailup

Outer

Wundowie

Acreage Affordable

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