Bally Bally vs Brookton

Brookton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Bally Bally. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bally Bally, the large majority of households are couple families. In Brookton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bally Bally tends to suit 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

Bally Bally

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 45%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Brookton has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Bally Bally

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bally Bally

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Brookton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 130 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (135.5 km vs 159.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bally Bally

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Bally Bally

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bally Bally Brookton
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.

Bally Bally Brookton
Walkability 0 / 0
Bally Bally — Walkability: 0/100 Brookton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 20
Bally Bally — Safety: 57/100 Brookton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 82 / 87
Bally Bally — Low fire risk: 82/100 Brookton — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 100 / 84
Bally Bally — Low flood risk: 100/100 Brookton — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Brookton rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Brookton has more residents (732 vs 54).

Bally Bally Brookton
Population 54 732
+1256% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -3.2%
Median age 56 51
Median household income $71,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $61,828/yr
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bally Bally Brookton
0-4 7.4% / 6.7%
Bally Bally — 0-4: 7.4% Brookton — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 7.4% / 10.4%
Bally Bally — 5-14: 7.4% Brookton — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 3.7%
Bally Bally — 15-19: not among its largest Brookton — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Bally Bally — 20-24: not among its largest Brookton — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 5.6% / 7.8%
Bally Bally — 25-34: 5.6% Brookton — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 16.7% / 10.2%
Bally Bally — 35-44: 16.7% Brookton — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 11.1% / 13.0%
Bally Bally — 45-54: 11.1% Brookton — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 20.4% / 14.9%
Bally Bally — 55-64: 20.4% Brookton — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 20.4% / 13.5%
Bally Bally — 65-74: 20.4% Brookton — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 5.6% / 10.2%
Bally Bally — 75-84: 5.6% Brookton — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 5.2%
Bally Bally — 85+: not among its largest Brookton — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bally Bally 100.0% couple families
Bally Bally — Couple Families: 100.0% Bally Bally — Lone Person: 0.0% Bally Bally — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bally Bally — Other Families: 0.0% Bally Bally — Group Household: 0.0%
Brookton 36.0% couple families
Brookton — Couple Families: 36.0% Brookton — Lone Person: 49.4% Brookton — One Parent Families: 9.3% Brookton — Other Families: 3.5% Brookton — Group Household: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bally Bally 0.0% renting
Bally Bally — Owned Outright: 73.3% Bally Bally — Mortgage: 26.7% Bally Bally — Renting: 0.0%
Brookton 25.6% renting
Brookton — Owned Outright: 53.3% Brookton — Mortgage: 21.1% Brookton — Renting: 25.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bally Bally Brookton
England 5.6% / 2.7%
Bally Bally — England: 5.6% Brookton — England: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Bally Bally — New Zealand: not among its largest Brookton — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Bally Bally — Scotland: not among its largest Brookton — Scotland: 1.2%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Bally Bally — Thailand: not among its largest Brookton — Thailand: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Bally Bally — India: not among its largest Brookton — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bally Bally Brookton
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 13.4%
Bally Bally — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Brookton — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 5.3%
Bally Bally — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Brookton — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.2%
Bally Bally — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Brookton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Bally Bally — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Brookton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Bally Bally — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Brookton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bally Bally 81.0% houses
Bally Bally — Houses: 81.0% Bally Bally — Flats / Apartments: 19.0% Bally Bally — Townhouses: 0.0%
Brookton 97.3% houses
Brookton — Houses: 97.3% Brookton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Brookton — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bally Bally Brookton
Median house price — $367,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $129,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Bally Bally Brookton
New dwellings approved 54
across Beverley
 3
across Brookton
Approvals change year on year +100% —

Ranking within WA

Bally Bally Brookton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Bally Bally Brookton
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Brookton carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Brookton carries more crime risk (80 vs 43).

Bally Bally Brookton
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
16/100
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

Bally Bally Brookton
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 Bally Bally

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

Schools in Brookton

  • Brookton District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bally Bally Brookton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 13

Mobility

Bally Bally sits further from the CBD (159.5 km vs 135.5 km).

Bally Bally Brookton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 159.5 km
+15% vs other
 135.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6304
 0.0%
postcode 6306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6304
 49
postcode 6306

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.

Bally Bally Brookton
Car (driver) 55.6% / 64.4%
Bally Bally — Car (driver): 55.6% Brookton — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 14.2%
Bally Bally — Worked from Home: 44.4% Brookton — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only — / 16.2%
Bally Bally — Walked Only: not among its largest Brookton — Walked Only: 16.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Bally Bally — Car (passenger): not among its largest Brookton — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Bally Bally Brookton
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bally Bally Brookton
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
508 premises

Climate

Bally Bally Brookton
Annual rainfall 397 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Bally Bally Brookton
Division Bullwinkel O'connor
Member Trish Cook Rick Wilson
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Bally Bally Brookton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bally Bally

Retirees Rural

Brookton

Affordable Retirees Rural

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