Bandya vs Cosmo Newbery

Cosmo Newbery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Bandya. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bandya, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Cosmo Newbery, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bandya tends to suit 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

Bandya

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Cosmo Newbery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($57/wk vs $65/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bandya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (715 min vs 835 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1033 km vs 1105.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bandya carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 85/100)
  • Cosmo Newbery has more residents already 65 and over (8% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Cosmo Newbery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (150.9% vs 27.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
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.

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Walkability 0 / 0
Bandya — Walkability: 0/100 Cosmo Newbery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 15
Bandya — Safety: 81/100 Cosmo Newbery — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 51 / 29
Bandya — Low fire risk: 51/100 Cosmo Newbery — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bandya — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cosmo Newbery — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bandya has more residents (275 vs 143); Cosmo Newbery has higher household incomes ($38,428 vs $24,648).

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Population 275
+48% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.9% +150.9%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $24,648/yr $38,428/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $65/wk
+12% vs other
 $57/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
0-4 — / 8.4%
Bandya — 0-4: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 — / 10.5%
Bandya — 5-14: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 2.8%
Bandya — 15-19: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 10.2% / 5.6%
Bandya — 20-24: 10.2% Cosmo Newbery — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 26.9% / 26.6%
Bandya — 25-34: 26.9% Cosmo Newbery — 25-34: 26.6%
35-44 25.1% / 23.1%
Bandya — 35-44: 25.1% Cosmo Newbery — 35-44: 23.1%
45-54 23.6% / 11.9%
Bandya — 45-54: 23.6% Cosmo Newbery — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 14.2% / 12.6%
Bandya — 55-64: 14.2% Cosmo Newbery — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 1.1% / 6.3%
Bandya — 65-74: 1.1% Cosmo Newbery — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 — / 2.1%
Bandya — 75-84: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / —
Bandya — 85+: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bandya 100.0% lone person
Bandya — Lone Person: 100.0% Bandya — Couple Families: 0.0% Bandya — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cosmo Newbery 30.8% lone person
Cosmo Newbery — Lone Person: 30.8% Cosmo Newbery — Couple Families: 46.2% Cosmo Newbery — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bandya 100.0% renting
Bandya — Owned Outright: 0.0% Bandya — Mortgage: 0.0% Bandya — Renting: 100.0%
Cosmo Newbery 100.0% renting
Cosmo Newbery — Owned Outright: 0.0% Cosmo Newbery — Mortgage: 0.0% Cosmo Newbery — Renting: 100.0%
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.

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
New Zealand 8.0% / 4.9%
Bandya — New Zealand: 8.0% Cosmo Newbery — New Zealand: 4.9%
England 1.5% / 2.1%
Bandya — England: 1.5% Cosmo Newbery — England: 2.1%
Philippines — / 3.5%
Bandya — Philippines: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — Philippines: 3.5%
South Africa — / 3.5%
Bandya — South Africa: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — South Africa: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 25.2%
Bandya — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Cosmo Newbery — Certificate III & IV: 25.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.2%
Bandya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Cosmo Newbery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 2.8%
Bandya — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Cosmo Newbery — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Bandya — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cosmo Newbery — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bandya 100.0% houses
Bandya — Houses: 100.0% Bandya — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cosmo Newbery 90.0% houses
Cosmo Newbery — Houses: 90.0% Cosmo Newbery — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Ranking within WA

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 20% of WA

Liveability

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band — high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cosmo Newbery carries more crime risk (85 vs 19); Cosmo Newbery carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 49).

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
85/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bandya

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

Schools in Cosmo Newbery

  • Laverton School - Cosmo Newberry Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Cosmo Newbery sits further from the CBD (1105.6 km vs 1033 km).

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 1033 km 1105.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 715 min 835 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 6440
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.

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Car (driver) 48.4% / 39.3%
Bandya — Car (driver): 48.4% Cosmo Newbery — Car (driver): 39.3%
Bus 42.2% / 23.2%
Bandya — Bus: 42.2% Cosmo Newbery — Bus: 23.2%
Walked Only 4.7% / 26.8%
Bandya — Walked Only: 4.7% Cosmo Newbery — Walked Only: 26.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 10.7%
Bandya — Car (passenger): 4.7% Cosmo Newbery — Car (passenger): 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.4%).

Setting

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Elevation 532 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
29 premises

Federal electorate

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bandya Cosmo Newbery
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bandya

Multicultural Rural

Cosmo Newbery

Multicultural Rural

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