Bally Bally vs South Quairading

South Quairading is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Bally Bally. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bally Bally tends to suit older residents, while South Quairading suits 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

South Quairading

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 81%)

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

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bally Bally

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 142 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (159.5 km vs 173.1 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 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)

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 -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bally Bally and South Quairading 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 South Quairading
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 South Quairading
Walkability 0 / 0
Bally Bally — Walkability: 0/100 South Quairading — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 57
Bally Bally — Safety: 57/100 South Quairading — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 82 / 82
Bally Bally — Low fire risk: 82/100 South Quairading — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bally Bally — Low flood risk: 100/100 South Quairading — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Quairading has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $71,500); Bally Bally skews older (56 vs 42).

Bally Bally South Quairading
Population 54
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -5.3%
Median age 56 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $117,000/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bally Bally South Quairading
0-4 7.4% / 9.3%
Bally Bally — 0-4: 7.4% South Quairading — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 7.4% / 18.5%
Bally Bally — 5-14: 7.4% South Quairading — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 — / —
Bally Bally — 15-19: not among its largest South Quairading — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Bally Bally — 20-24: not among its largest South Quairading — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.6% / 14.8%
Bally Bally — 25-34: 5.6% South Quairading — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 16.7% / 13.0%
Bally Bally — 35-44: 16.7% South Quairading — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.1% / 7.4%
Bally Bally — 45-54: 11.1% South Quairading — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 20.4% / 20.4%
Bally Bally — 55-64: 20.4% South Quairading — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 20.4% / 5.6%
Bally Bally — 65-74: 20.4% South Quairading — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 5.6% / 5.6%
Bally Bally — 75-84: 5.6% South Quairading — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / —
Bally Bally — 85+: not among its largest South Quairading — 85+: not among its largest

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%
South Quairading 100.0% couple families
South Quairading — Couple Families: 100.0%
Couple Families

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%
South Quairading 0.0% renting
South Quairading — Owned Outright: 100.0% South Quairading — Mortgage: 0.0% South Quairading — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
South Quairading 94.4% houses
South Quairading — Houses: 94.4% South Quairading — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bally Bally South Quairading
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 11.1%
Bally Bally — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% South Quairading — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 14.8%
Bally Bally — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% South Quairading — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / —
Bally Bally — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% South Quairading — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

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

Development activity

Bally Bally South Quairading
New dwellings approved 54
across Beverley
 5
across Quairading
Approvals change year on year +100% —

Ranking within WA

Bally Bally South Quairading
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 1% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 30% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 1% of WA

Liveability

Bally Bally South Quairading
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bally Bally South Quairading
Bushfire Low
18/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
same for both
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

Bally Bally South Quairading
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bally Bally South Quairading
Parks & reserves 2
same for both

Mobility

South Quairading sits further from the CBD (173.1 km vs 159.5 km).

Bally Bally South Quairading
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 159.5 km 173.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6304
 0.3%
postcode 6383
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6304
 58
postcode 6383

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 South Quairading
Car (driver) 55.6% / 33.3%
Bally Bally — Car (driver): 55.6% South Quairading — Car (driver): 33.3%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 29.6%
Bally Bally — Worked from Home: 44.4% South Quairading — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only — / 37.0%
Bally Bally — Walked Only: not among its largest South Quairading — Walked Only: 37.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Bally Bally South Quairading
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bally Bally South Quairading
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Bally Bally South Quairading
Annual rainfall 397 mm 384 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C 34.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C 5.3°C

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bally Bally South Quairading
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

South Quairading

Family Rural Young Families

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