Bandy Creek vs Windabout

Bandy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Windabout. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bandy Creek tends to suit families with children, while Windabout suits people living alone.

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

  • Bandy Creek is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)
  • Windabout carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 40/100)

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

Bandy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Windabout

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 487 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (697.1 km vs 702.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Windabout

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Bandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.0% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bandy Creek Windabout
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.

Bandy Creek Windabout
Walkability 0 / 17
Bandy Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Windabout — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 60 / 76
Bandy Creek — Safety: 60/100 Windabout — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 22 / 55
Bandy Creek — Low fire risk: 22/100 Windabout — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 72 / 100
Bandy Creek — Low flood risk: 72/100 Windabout — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bandy Creek has more residents (383 vs 124); Windabout rents higher ($475/wk vs $263/wk).

Bandy Creek Windabout
Population 383
+68% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.0% -3.1%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $108,524/yr $119,860/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $263/wk $475/wk
+81% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bandy Creek Windabout
0-4 8.4% / 4.0%
Bandy Creek — 0-4: 8.4% Windabout — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.9% / 8.1%
Bandy Creek — 5-14: 15.9% Windabout — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 6.0% / 8.9%
Bandy Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Windabout — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 1.6% / 8.1%
Bandy Creek — 20-24: 1.6% Windabout — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 11.5% / 5.6%
Bandy Creek — 25-34: 11.5% Windabout — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 13.6% / 11.3%
Bandy Creek — 35-44: 13.6% Windabout — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.4% / 21.0%
Bandy Creek — 45-54: 14.4% Windabout — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 15.4% / 17.7%
Bandy Creek — 55-64: 15.4% Windabout — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 8.9% / 8.9%
Bandy Creek — 65-74: 8.9% Windabout — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 6.5% / 10.5%
Bandy Creek — 75-84: 6.5% Windabout — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
Bandy Creek — 85+: not among its largest Windabout — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bandy Creek 59.0% couple families
Bandy Creek — Couple Families: 59.0% Bandy Creek — Lone Person: 26.5% Bandy Creek — One Parent Families: 10.8% Bandy Creek — Group Household: 3.6%
Windabout 58.8% couple families
Windabout — Couple Families: 58.8% Windabout — Lone Person: 41.2% Windabout — One Parent Families: 0.0% Windabout — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bandy Creek 13.7% renting
Bandy Creek — Owned Outright: 41.9% Bandy Creek — Mortgage: 44.4% Bandy Creek — Renting: 13.7%
Windabout 12.5% renting
Windabout — Owned Outright: 45.0% Windabout — Mortgage: 42.5% Windabout — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Bandy Creek Windabout
England 2.6% / —
Bandy Creek — England: 2.6% Windabout — England: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.4%
Bandy Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Windabout — Netherlands: 2.4%
Scotland 1.6% / —
Bandy Creek — Scotland: 1.6% Windabout — Scotland: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 1.0% / —
Bandy Creek — Sri Lanka: 1.0% Windabout — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Bandy Creek — New Zealand: 0.8% Windabout — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bandy Creek Windabout
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 15.3%
Bandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Windabout — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 3.2%
Bandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Windabout — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 3.2%
Bandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Windabout — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 4.0%
Bandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Windabout — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.4%
Bandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Windabout — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bandy Creek 96.0% houses
Bandy Creek — Houses: 96.0% Bandy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Windabout 102.8% houses
Windabout — Houses: 102.8% Windabout — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bandy Creek Windabout
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 —

Development activity

Bandy Creek Windabout
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bandy Creek Windabout
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 7% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Windabout is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bandy Creek Windabout
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bandy Creek carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); Bandy Creek carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 45).

Bandy Creek Windabout
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Bandy Creek Windabout
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

Bandy Creek Windabout
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Bandy Creek sits further from the CBD (702.3 km vs 697.1 km).

Bandy Creek Windabout
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 702.3 km 697.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 487 min 480 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6450
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 6450
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.

Bandy Creek Windabout
Car (driver) 93.0% / 75.4%
Bandy Creek — Car (driver): 93.0% Windabout — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home — / 24.6%
Bandy Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Windabout — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Bicycle 4.2% / —
Bandy Creek — Bicycle: 4.2% Windabout — Bicycle: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.8% / —
Bandy Creek — Car (passenger): 2.8% Windabout — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (93.0%).

Setting

Bandy Creek Windabout
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bandy Creek Windabout
Connectivity score 53/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
189 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Bandy Creek Windabout
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bandy Creek Windabout
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Bandy Creek Windabout
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bandy Creek Windabout
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bandy Creek

Coastal Family Rural

Windabout

Coastal Rural

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