Baskerville vs Belhus

Baskerville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Belhus. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baskerville, about half of households are couple families. In Belhus, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belhus: a median of $2.3 million, against $2 million in Baskerville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Belhus tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Baskerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,000,000 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Baskerville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 4%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($353/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Baskerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baskerville Belhus
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.

Baskerville Belhus
Walkability 16 / 23
Baskerville — Walkability: 16/100 Belhus — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 35 / 37
Baskerville — Safety: 35/100 Belhus — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 16 / 100
Baskerville — Low fire risk: 16/100 Belhus — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 23
Baskerville — Low flood risk: 52/100 Belhus — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Belhus rents higher ($500/wk vs $353/wk); Baskerville has higher household incomes ($108,628 vs $96,200).

Baskerville Belhus
Population 302
+13% vs other
 264
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -5.0%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $108,628/yr
+11% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $353/wk $500/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baskerville Belhus
0-4 1.3% / 1.9%
Baskerville — 0-4: 1.3% Belhus — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 12.3% / 9.1%
Baskerville — 5-14: 12.3% Belhus — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 7.9% / 9.5%
Baskerville — 15-19: 7.9% Belhus — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 4.6% / 5.3%
Baskerville — 20-24: 4.6% Belhus — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 4.3% / 4.9%
Baskerville — 25-34: 4.3% Belhus — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 11.6% / 5.7%
Baskerville — 35-44: 11.6% Belhus — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 17.9% / 13.6%
Baskerville — 45-54: 17.9% Belhus — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 16.6% / 24.6%
Baskerville — 55-64: 16.6% Belhus — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 13.6% / 17.0%
Baskerville — 65-74: 13.6% Belhus — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 9.9% / 7.2%
Baskerville — 75-84: 9.9% Belhus — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.0% / 1.1%
Baskerville — 85+: 1.0% Belhus — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baskerville 50.7% couple families
Baskerville — Couple Families: 50.7% Baskerville — Lone Person: 26.9% Baskerville — One Parent Families: 16.4% Baskerville — Group Household: 6.0%
Belhus 60.7% couple families
Belhus — Couple Families: 60.7% Belhus — Lone Person: 27.9% Belhus — One Parent Families: 11.5% Belhus — 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.

Baskerville 16.0% renting
Baskerville — Owned Outright: 55.0% Baskerville — Mortgage: 29.0% Baskerville — Renting: 16.0%
Belhus 4.4% renting
Belhus — Owned Outright: 57.1% Belhus — Mortgage: 38.5% Belhus — Renting: 4.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Baskerville Belhus
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 13.3%
Baskerville — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Belhus — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 15.2%
Baskerville — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Belhus — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.5%
Baskerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Belhus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 3.8%
Baskerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Belhus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.7%
Baskerville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Belhus — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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.

Baskerville Belhus
England 9.6% / 12.1%
Baskerville — England: 9.6% Belhus — England: 12.1%
South Africa 2.6% / 3.4%
Baskerville — South Africa: 2.6% Belhus — South Africa: 3.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / 1.5%
Baskerville — New Zealand: 3.6% Belhus — New Zealand: 1.5%
Italy 3.3% / 1.1%
Baskerville — Italy: 3.3% Belhus — Italy: 1.1%
Singapore — / 3.0%
Baskerville — Singapore: not among its largest Belhus — Singapore: 3.0%
China 1.7% / —
Baskerville — China: 1.7% Belhus — China: not among its largest
India — / 1.5%
Baskerville — India: not among its largest Belhus — India: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baskerville 94.6% houses
Baskerville — Houses: 94.6% Baskerville — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Baskerville — Townhouses: 3.6%
Belhus 95.7% houses
Belhus — Houses: 95.7% Belhus — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Belhus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Baskerville Belhus
Median house price $2,000,000 $2,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 103 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Baskerville Belhus
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Baskerville Belhus
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 79% of WA

Liveability

Baskerville Belhus
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Baskerville carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Belhus carries more flood risk (77 vs 48).

Baskerville Belhus
Bushfire High
84/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Baskerville Belhus
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

Baskerville Belhus
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Baskerville Belhus
Walkability score 16/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 33.9 km
+4% vs other
 32.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 35 min
Public transport score 31/100
Bus
 52/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
 1.1%
postcode 6069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
 83
postcode 6069

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.

Baskerville Belhus
Car (driver) 61.4% / 66.7%
Baskerville — Car (driver): 61.4% Belhus — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 26.5%
Baskerville — Worked from Home: 18.9% Belhus — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 6.8%
Baskerville — Car (passenger): 6.8% Belhus — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 10.6% / —
Baskerville — Walked Only: 10.6% Belhus — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 2.3% / —
Baskerville — Train: 2.3% Belhus — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Baskerville Belhus
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.6 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Baskerville Belhus
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
143 premises
 45%
110 premises

Climate

Baskerville Belhus
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

Baskerville Belhus
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Baskerville Belhus
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baskerville Belhus
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baskerville

Acreage Outer Premium

Belhus

Outer Retirees

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