Bandya vs Laverton

Laverton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Bandya. In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bandya, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Laverton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bandya tends to suit renters and 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 96/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • But Laverton has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Bandya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 66%)
  • has cheaper rent ($65/wk vs $95/wk)
  • But Laverton leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Laverton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (968.4 km vs 1033 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (672 min vs 715 min)

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 96/100)
  • Laverton has more residents already 65 and over (6% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Bandya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.9% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bandya and Laverton 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 Laverton
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 Laverton
Walkability 0 / 0
Bandya — Walkability: 0/100 Laverton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 4
Bandya — Safety: 81/100 Laverton — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 51 / 36
Bandya — Low fire risk: 51/100 Laverton — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bandya — Low flood risk: 100/100 Laverton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Laverton has more residents (907 vs 275); Laverton has higher household incomes ($57,044 vs $24,648).

Bandya Laverton
Population 275 907
+230% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.9% +4.1%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $24,648/yr $57,044/yr
+131% vs other
Median weekly rent $65/wk $95/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bandya Laverton
0-4 — / 3.9%
Bandya — 0-4: not among its largest Laverton — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 — / 8.3%
Bandya — 5-14: not among its largest Laverton — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Bandya — 15-19: not among its largest Laverton — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 10.2% / 6.4%
Bandya — 20-24: 10.2% Laverton — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 26.9% / 22.9%
Bandya — 25-34: 26.9% Laverton — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 25.1% / 14.7%
Bandya — 35-44: 25.1% Laverton — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 23.6% / 16.0%
Bandya — 45-54: 23.6% Laverton — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 14.2% / 17.0%
Bandya — 55-64: 14.2% Laverton — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 1.1% / 4.7%
Bandya — 65-74: 1.1% Laverton — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 — / 1.0%
Bandya — 75-84: not among its largest Laverton — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ — / 0.6%
Bandya — 85+: not among its largest Laverton — 85+: 0.6%

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% Bandya — Other Families: 0.0%
Laverton 52.3% lone person
Laverton — Lone Person: 52.3% Laverton — Couple Families: 26.1% Laverton — One Parent Families: 16.2% Laverton — Other Families: 5.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other 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%
Laverton 65.8% renting
Laverton — Owned Outright: 22.2% Laverton — Mortgage: 12.0% Laverton — Renting: 65.8%
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 Laverton
New Zealand 8.0% / 6.1%
Bandya — New Zealand: 8.0% Laverton — New Zealand: 6.1%
England 1.5% / 2.5%
Bandya — England: 1.5% Laverton — England: 2.5%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Bandya — South Africa: not among its largest Laverton — South Africa: 1.2%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Bandya — Philippines: not among its largest Laverton — Philippines: 1.1%
Malaysia — / 0.6%
Bandya — Malaysia: not among its largest Laverton — Malaysia: 0.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Bandya Laverton
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 11.0%
Bandya — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Laverton — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 5.2%
Bandya — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Laverton — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 3.3%
Bandya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Laverton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Bandya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Laverton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Bandya — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Laverton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bandya 100.0% houses
Bandya — Houses: 100.0% Bandya — Townhouses: 0.0% Bandya — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Laverton 83.0% houses
Laverton — Houses: 83.0% Laverton — Townhouses: 12.2% Laverton — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bandya Laverton
Median house price — $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $17,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 16 days
from 3 sales

Ranking within WA

Bandya Laverton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Schools — Higher than 65% of WA
Walkability Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 12% of WA

Liveability

Bandya Laverton
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band — high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Laverton carries more crime risk (96 vs 19); Laverton carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 49).

Bandya Laverton
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
96/100
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 Laverton
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Laverton

  • Laverton School Government · Combined above peers
  • Laverton School - Mulga Queen Campus Government · Combined
  • Mount Margaret Remote Community School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bandya Laverton
Supermarkets 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bandya sits further from the CBD (1033 km vs 968.4 km).

Bandya Laverton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 1033 km
+6% vs other
 968.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 715 min 672 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 Laverton
Car (driver) 48.4% / 45.4%
Bandya — Car (driver): 48.4% Laverton — Car (driver): 45.4%
Bus 42.2% / 21.7%
Bandya — Bus: 42.2% Laverton — Bus: 21.7%
Walked Only 4.7% / 15.8%
Bandya — Walked Only: 4.7% Laverton — Walked Only: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 13.3%
Bandya — Car (passenger): 4.7% Laverton — Car (passenger): 13.3%
Worked from Home — / 2.1%
Bandya — Worked from Home: not among its largest Laverton — Worked from Home: 2.1%

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

Setting

Bandya Laverton
Elevation 532 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bandya

Multicultural Rural

Laverton

Affordable Multicultural Rural

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