Bassendean vs Morley

Comparing Bassendean and Morley, WA: Bassendean carries more flood risk (65 vs 0); Morley has more residents (22,539 vs 10,837); and Bassendean is more walkable (80 vs 58).

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

Morley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 7)
  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 18)

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

First-home buyers

Morley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($810,000 vs $985,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bassendean

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bassendean

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 58/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bassendean is more walkable (80/100 vs 58/100)
  • Morley has more GPs (6 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bassendean Morley
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.

Bassendean Morley
Walkability 80 / 58
Bassendean — Walkability: 80/100 Morley — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 28 / 29
Bassendean — Safety: 28/100 Morley — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bassendean — Low fire risk: 100/100 Morley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 100
Bassendean — Low flood risk: 35/100 Morley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morley has more residents (22,539 vs 10,837); Bassendean has higher household incomes ($92,144 vs $82,316).

Bassendean Morley
Population 10,837 22,539
+108% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +4.7%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $92,144/yr
+11% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk $360/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bassendean Morley
0-4 6.4% / 5.9%
Bassendean — 0-4: 6.4% Morley — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.1% / 10.2%
Bassendean — 5-14: 11.1% Morley — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.4% / 4.9%
Bassendean — 15-19: 4.4% Morley — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.4% / 6.4%
Bassendean — 20-24: 5.4% Morley — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.4% / 16.1%
Bassendean — 25-34: 13.4% Morley — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 14.9% / 14.3%
Bassendean — 35-44: 14.9% Morley — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 14.0% / 12.1%
Bassendean — 45-54: 14.0% Morley — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.8% / 11.4%
Bassendean — 55-64: 12.8% Morley — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 9.9% / 10.0%
Bassendean — 65-74: 9.9% Morley — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.2% / 6.5%
Bassendean — 75-84: 5.2% Morley — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.5% / 2.3%
Bassendean — 85+: 2.5% Morley — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bassendean 37.7% couple families
Bassendean — Couple Families: 37.7% Bassendean — Lone Person: 42.3% Bassendean — One Parent Families: 13.8% Bassendean — Group Household: 4.3% Bassendean — Other Families: 1.9%
Morley 40.3% couple families
Morley — Couple Families: 40.3% Morley — Lone Person: 34.8% Morley — One Parent Families: 16.6% Morley — Group Household: 6.0% Morley — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bassendean 28.0% renting
Bassendean — Owned Outright: 31.0% Bassendean — Mortgage: 41.1% Bassendean — Renting: 28.0%
Morley 28.8% renting
Morley — Owned Outright: 35.3% Morley — Mortgage: 35.9% Morley — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bassendean Morley
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 13.2%
Bassendean — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Morley — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 13.8%
Bassendean — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Morley — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.0%
Bassendean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Morley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 4.1%
Bassendean — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Morley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.5%
Bassendean — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Morley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Bassendean Morley
England 7.3% / 4.2%
Bassendean — England: 7.3% Morley — England: 4.2%
India 1.3% / 4.2%
Bassendean — India: 1.3% Morley — India: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.1%
Bassendean — New Zealand: 2.8% Morley — New Zealand: 2.1%
Vietnam — / 4.2%
Bassendean — Vietnam: not among its largest Morley — Vietnam: 4.2%
Italy 0.9% / 2.5%
Bassendean — Italy: 0.9% Morley — Italy: 2.5%
Philippines 1.1% / 2.0%
Bassendean — Philippines: 1.1% Morley — Philippines: 2.0%
China — / 3.0%
Bassendean — China: not among its largest Morley — China: 3.0%
Ireland 1.0% / —
Bassendean — Ireland: 1.0% Morley — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bassendean 74.9% houses
Bassendean — Houses: 74.9% Bassendean — Townhouses: 19.0% Bassendean — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Morley 83.5% houses
Morley — Houses: 83.5% Morley — Townhouses: 15.8% Morley — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bassendean Morley
Median house price $920,000 $900,000
Median unit price $601,250 $590,000
Median land price $985,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 153 sales
 33 days
from 291 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bassendean Morley
2 bed $739K / $732K
Bassendean — 2 bed: $739K (28 sales) Morley — 2 bed: $732K (28 sales)

28 vs 28 sales

3 bed $890K / $850K
Bassendean — 3 bed: $890K (169 sales) Morley — 3 bed: $850K (231 sales)

169 vs 231 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $980K
Bassendean — 4 bed: $1.22M (74 sales) Morley — 4 bed: $980K (140 sales)

74 vs 140 sales

5 bed $1.36M / $1.03M
Bassendean — 5 bed: $1.36M (16 sales) Morley — 5 bed: $1.03M (23 sales)

16 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Bassendean Morley
New dwellings approved 79
across Bassendean
 251
across Bayswater
Approvals change year on year -60% -44%

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.

Bassendean Morley
Houses 4.0%
$790/wk on $1.03M
 4.3%
$790/wk on $962K
Units 5.6%
$650/wk on $608K
 5.5%
$692/wk on $649K

Ranking within WA

Bassendean Morley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Schools Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Walkability Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 54% of WA

Liveability

Bassendean is more walkable (80 vs 58); Morley scores higher overall (73 vs 53).

Bassendean Morley
Grade B A
Score 53/100 73/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bassendean carries more flood risk (65 vs 0).

Bassendean Morley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Bassendean Morley
Inside the suburb 7 6
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
ECU City Campus, 9.8 km
 2
ECU City Campus, 8.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 2.2%

Schools in Bassendean

  • Anzac Terrace Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Bassendean Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Casa Mia Montessori Community School Independent · Primary below peers
  • St Michael's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Government · Secondary
  • WORKreadyWA Training and Education Centre Independent · Secondary

Schools in Morley

  • Hampton Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hampton Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • John Forrest Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Morley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Infant Jesus School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Weld Square Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bassendean Morley
Supermarkets 1 8
Cafes & restaurants 6
same for both
Parks & reserves 18 33
Childcare 7 15
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 3 8
Banks & Bank@Post 2 8
Fuel stations 3 6
EV chargers 1 2

Mobility

Bassendean Morley
Walkability score 80/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 10.2 km
+10% vs other
 9.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 279.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 854.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6054
 1.0%
postcode 6062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6054
 47
postcode 6062

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.

Bassendean Morley
Car (driver) 71.3% / 77.4%
Bassendean — Car (driver): 71.3% Morley — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 6.6%
Bassendean — Worked from Home: 11.2% Morley — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Train 8.9% / 2.9%
Bassendean — Train: 8.9% Morley — Train: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.6%
Bassendean — Car (passenger): 4.2% Morley — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 2.0% / 5.9%
Bassendean — Bus: 2.0% Morley — Bus: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Bassendean Morley
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 14.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bassendean Morley
Connectivity score 66/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
5,870 premises
 47%
11,442 premises

Climate

Bassendean Morley
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bassendean Morley
Average residential rate $2,235/yr $1,871/yr
Council Bassendean Bayswater

Federal electorate

Bassendean Morley
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bassendean Morley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bassendean

Middle-Ring Parks

Morley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

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