Banjup vs Wandi

Wandi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Banjup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Banjup: a median of $1.75 million, against $822,000 in Wandi, and rent is higher there too. Banjup is closer to the city centre: 27.3 km, against 30.5 km. On these figures, Wandi tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wandi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Wandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($822,500 vs $1,750,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Banjup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (27.3 km vs 30.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Banjup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Wandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Banjup Wandi
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.

Banjup Wandi
Walkability 10 / 13
Banjup — Walkability: 10/100 Wandi — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 63 / 69
Banjup — Safety: 63/100 Wandi — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 50 / 67
Banjup — Low fire risk: 50/100 Wandi — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Banjup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wandi — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandi has more residents (4,324 vs 1,377); Banjup skews older (42 vs 32).

Banjup Wandi
Population 1,377 4,324
+214% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +51.5%
Median age 42 32
Median household income $130,364/yr
+5% vs other
 $123,396/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+9% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banjup Wandi
0-4 4.7% / 12.0%
Banjup — 0-4: 4.7% Wandi — 0-4: 12.0%
5-14 9.8% / 13.2%
Banjup — 5-14: 9.8% Wandi — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.0% / 4.4%
Banjup — 15-19: 7.0% Wandi — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.9% / 5.9%
Banjup — 20-24: 7.9% Wandi — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.0% / 21.5%
Banjup — 25-34: 12.0% Wandi — 25-34: 21.5%
35-44 10.7% / 17.7%
Banjup — 35-44: 10.7% Wandi — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 14.0% / 10.1%
Banjup — 45-54: 14.0% Wandi — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 15.9% / 7.7%
Banjup — 55-64: 15.9% Wandi — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 11.3% / 5.9%
Banjup — 65-74: 11.3% Wandi — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 4.5% / 1.5%
Banjup — 75-84: 4.5% Wandi — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 1.3% / 0.2%
Banjup — 85+: 1.3% Wandi — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Banjup 62.7% couple families
Banjup — Couple Families: 62.7% Banjup — Lone Person: 19.0% Banjup — One Parent Families: 10.8% Banjup — Group Household: 4.9% Banjup — Other Families: 2.6%
Wandi 62.3% couple families
Wandi — Couple Families: 62.3% Wandi — Lone Person: 19.2% Wandi — One Parent Families: 15.7% Wandi — Group Household: 2.3% Wandi — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Banjup 13.0% renting
Banjup — Owned Outright: 44.3% Banjup — Mortgage: 42.7% Banjup — Renting: 13.0%
Wandi 19.8% renting
Wandi — Owned Outright: 15.3% Wandi — Mortgage: 64.9% Wandi — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Banjup Wandi
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 16.4%
Banjup — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Wandi — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 15.7%
Banjup — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Wandi — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.1%
Banjup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Wandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 4.1%
Banjup — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Wandi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.6%
Banjup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Banjup Wandi
England 5.7% / 6.9%
Banjup — England: 5.7% Wandi — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.2%
Banjup — New Zealand: 2.9% Wandi — New Zealand: 3.2%
India 1.5% / 3.9%
Banjup — India: 1.5% Wandi — India: 3.9%
South Africa 1.4% / 3.9%
Banjup — South Africa: 1.4% Wandi — South Africa: 3.9%
Malaysia 3.0% / 1.5%
Banjup — Malaysia: 3.0% Wandi — Malaysia: 1.5%
Scotland 1.5% / 1.2%
Banjup — Scotland: 1.5% Wandi — Scotland: 1.2%
Philippines — / 2.7%
Banjup — Philippines: not among its largest Wandi — Philippines: 2.7%
China 2.5% / —
Banjup — China: 2.5% Wandi — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banjup 98.7% houses
Banjup — Houses: 98.7% Banjup — Townhouses: 0.0% Banjup — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Wandi 97.5% houses
Wandi — Houses: 97.5% Wandi — Townhouses: 2.4% Wandi — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Banjup Wandi
Median house price $1,750,000 $822,500
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $595,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 4 sales
 19 days
from 73 sales

Development activity

Banjup Wandi
New dwellings approved 1,395
across Cockburn
 1,096
across Kwinana
Approvals change year on year +14% +33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Banjup Wandi
Houses 2.8%
$1,200/wk on $2.2M
 4.5%
$780/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Banjup Wandi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 59% of WA

Liveability

Wandi scores higher overall (69 vs 64).

Banjup Wandi
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Banjup carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 33).

Banjup Wandi
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
31/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Banjup Wandi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Banjup

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

Schools in Wandi

  • Honeywood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Banjup Wandi
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 4

Mobility

Wandi sits further from the CBD (30.5 km vs 27.3 km).

Banjup Wandi
Walkability score 10/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 27.3 km 30.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 30 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 42.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 53.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 6164
 0.8%
postcode 6167
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 6164
 68
postcode 6167

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.

Banjup Wandi
Car (driver) 75.9% / 75.6%
Banjup — Car (driver): 75.9% Wandi — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 9.4%
Banjup — Worked from Home: 11.1% Wandi — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Train 6.5% / 8.1%
Banjup — Train: 6.5% Wandi — Train: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.8%
Banjup — Car (passenger): 3.9% Wandi — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 2.0% / 0.6%
Banjup — Walked Only: 2.0% Wandi — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.7% / 1.3%
Banjup — Bus: 0.7% Wandi — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Banjup Wandi
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.5 km 9.5 km

NBN connectivity

Banjup Wandi
Connectivity score 66/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
411 premises
 49%
737 premises

Climate

Banjup Wandi
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Banjup Wandi
Average residential rate $2,754/yr $2,945/yr
Council Cockburn Kwinana

Federal electorate

Banjup Wandi
Division Fremantle Brand
Member Josh Wilson Madeleine King
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Banjup Wandi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Banjup

Acreage Outer Premium

Wandi

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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