Bambun vs Coonabidgee

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bambun, most households are couple families. In Coonabidgee, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bambun 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

Coonabidgee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 100%)
  • But Bambun is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $370/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bambun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.3 km vs 81.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 63 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coonabidgee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bambun Coonabidgee
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.

Bambun Coonabidgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Bambun — Walkability: 0/100 Coonabidgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 90
Bambun — Safety: 44/100 Coonabidgee — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 24 / 39
Bambun — Low fire risk: 24/100 Coonabidgee — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bambun — Low flood risk: 100/100 Coonabidgee — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coonabidgee rents higher ($370/wk vs $0/wk); Coonabidgee has more residents (126 vs 60).

Bambun Coonabidgee
Population 60 126
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +1.6%
Median age 53 52
Median household income $97,448/yr
+25% vs other
 $73,320/yr
Median weekly rent — $370/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bambun Coonabidgee
0-4 — / 2.4%
Bambun — 0-4: not among its largest Coonabidgee — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 8.3% / 10.3%
Bambun — 5-14: 8.3% Coonabidgee — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 — / —
Bambun — 15-19: not among its largest Coonabidgee — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.7% / 4.8%
Bambun — 20-24: 6.7% Coonabidgee — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 18.3% / 7.9%
Bambun — 25-34: 18.3% Coonabidgee — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 5.0% / 15.1%
Bambun — 35-44: 5.0% Coonabidgee — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 21.7% / 15.1%
Bambun — 45-54: 21.7% Coonabidgee — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 25.0% / 26.2%
Bambun — 55-64: 25.0% Coonabidgee — 55-64: 26.2%
65-74 8.3% / 11.1%
Bambun — 65-74: 8.3% Coonabidgee — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Bambun — 75-84: not among its largest Coonabidgee — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Bambun — 85+: not among its largest Coonabidgee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bambun 66.7% couple families
Bambun — Couple Families: 66.7% Bambun — Lone Person: 33.3% Bambun — Group Household: 0.0% Bambun — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Coonabidgee 45.5% couple families
Coonabidgee — Couple Families: 45.5% Coonabidgee — Lone Person: 33.3% Coonabidgee — Group Household: 12.1% Coonabidgee — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bambun 0.0% renting
Bambun — Owned Outright: 70.0% Bambun — Mortgage: 30.0% Bambun — Renting: 0.0%
Coonabidgee 20.4% renting
Coonabidgee — Owned Outright: 42.9% Coonabidgee — Mortgage: 36.7% Coonabidgee — Renting: 20.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bambun Coonabidgee
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 23.8%
Bambun — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Coonabidgee — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 3.2%
Bambun — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Coonabidgee — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 2.4%
Bambun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Coonabidgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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.

Bambun Coonabidgee
England 23.3% / 5.6%
Bambun — England: 23.3% Coonabidgee — England: 5.6%
France 6.7% / —
Bambun — France: 6.7% Coonabidgee — France: not among its largest
Vietnam 5.0% / —
Bambun — Vietnam: 5.0% Coonabidgee — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 4.0%
Bambun — New Zealand: not among its largest Coonabidgee — New Zealand: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bambun 100.0% houses
Bambun — Houses: 100.0%
Coonabidgee 110.2% houses
Coonabidgee — Houses: 110.2%
Houses

Development activity

Bambun Coonabidgee
New dwellings approved 128
across Gingin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bambun Coonabidgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Bambun Coonabidgee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bambun carries more crime risk (56 vs 10); Bambun carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 61).

Bambun Coonabidgee
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
10/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bambun Coonabidgee
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

Bambun Coonabidgee
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Coonabidgee sits further from the CBD (81.4 km vs 74.3 km).

Bambun Coonabidgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 74.3 km 81.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 6503
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.

Bambun Coonabidgee
Car (driver) 41.9% / 62.3%
Bambun — Car (driver): 41.9% Coonabidgee — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 27.9%
Bambun — Worked from Home: 38.7% Coonabidgee — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only 19.4% / 4.9%
Bambun — Walked Only: 19.4% Coonabidgee — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Bambun — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coonabidgee — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Bambun Coonabidgee
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Bambun Coonabidgee
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Bambun Coonabidgee
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bambun Coonabidgee
Average residential rate $2,630/yr
same for both
Council Gingin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bambun Coonabidgee
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bambun Coonabidgee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bambun

Rural

Coonabidgee

Rural

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