Bateman vs Brentwood

Brentwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Bateman. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bateman, most households are couple families. Brentwood is closer to the city centre: 12.1 km, against 14.8 km. On these figures, Bateman tends to suit couples, while Brentwood suits 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

Bateman

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 55%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Bateman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.1 km vs 14.8 km)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 13%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Bateman carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Brentwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bateman Brentwood
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.

Bateman Brentwood
Walkability 71 / 82
Bateman — Walkability: 71/100 Brentwood — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 52 / 17
Bateman — Safety: 52/100 Brentwood — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bateman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brentwood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 59
Bateman — Low flood risk: 100/100 Brentwood — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Bateman has more residents (3,832 vs 2,153); Bateman has higher household incomes ($118,768 vs $88,764).

Bateman Brentwood
Population 3,832
+44% vs other
 2,153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +4.3%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $118,768/yr
+25% vs other
 $88,764/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bateman Brentwood
0-4 4.8% / 6.3%
Bateman — 0-4: 4.8% Brentwood — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 13.5% / 13.8%
Bateman — 5-14: 13.5% Brentwood — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.9% / 6.9%
Bateman — 15-19: 6.9% Brentwood — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.7% / 6.5%
Bateman — 20-24: 5.7% Brentwood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 9.6% / 12.8%
Bateman — 25-34: 9.6% Brentwood — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 13.4% / 12.8%
Bateman — 35-44: 13.4% Brentwood — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 14.1% / 14.4%
Bateman — 45-54: 14.1% Brentwood — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 11.7% / 11.1%
Bateman — 55-64: 11.7% Brentwood — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 10.8% / 8.7%
Bateman — 65-74: 10.8% Brentwood — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 6.5% / 4.2%
Bateman — 75-84: 6.5% Brentwood — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.6% / 2.8%
Bateman — 85+: 2.6% Brentwood — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bateman 60.1% couple families
Bateman — Couple Families: 60.1% Bateman — Lone Person: 22.7% Bateman — One Parent Families: 12.9% Bateman — Group Household: 3.0% Bateman — Other Families: 1.3%
Brentwood 38.9% couple families
Brentwood — Couple Families: 38.9% Brentwood — Lone Person: 38.0% Brentwood — One Parent Families: 15.9% Brentwood — Group Household: 4.9% Brentwood — 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.

Bateman 20.9% renting
Bateman — Owned Outright: 43.5% Bateman — Mortgage: 35.6% Bateman — Renting: 20.9%
Brentwood 41.6% renting
Brentwood — Owned Outright: 27.7% Brentwood — Mortgage: 30.7% Brentwood — Renting: 41.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bateman Brentwood
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 18.8%
Bateman — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Brentwood — Bachelor Degree: 18.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 9.1%
Bateman — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% Brentwood — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 7.9%
Bateman — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Brentwood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.7%
Bateman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Brentwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.3%
Bateman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Brentwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Bateman Brentwood
Malaysia 6.1% / 5.4%
Bateman — Malaysia: 6.1% Brentwood — Malaysia: 5.4%
England 5.4% / 5.8%
Bateman — England: 5.4% Brentwood — England: 5.8%
China 3.6% / 2.3%
Bateman — China: 3.6% Brentwood — China: 2.3%
India 3.9% / 1.5%
Bateman — India: 3.9% Brentwood — India: 1.5%
Singapore 3.2% / 1.3%
Bateman — Singapore: 3.2% Brentwood — Singapore: 1.3%
South Africa 1.6% / 1.6%
Bateman — South Africa: 1.6% Brentwood — South Africa: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Bateman — New Zealand: 1.3% Brentwood — New Zealand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bateman 86.8% houses
Bateman — Houses: 86.8% Bateman — Townhouses: 13.3% Bateman — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brentwood 68.9% houses
Brentwood — Houses: 68.9% Brentwood — Townhouses: 30.5% Brentwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bateman Brentwood
Median house price $1,430,000 $1,322,500
Median unit price $850,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 27 sales
 23 days
from 9 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.

Bateman Brentwood
3 bed $1.24M / $1.2M
Bateman — 3 bed: $1.24M (20 sales) Brentwood — 3 bed: $1.2M (20 sales)

20 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.51M / $1.7M
Bateman — 4 bed: $1.51M (37 sales) Brentwood — 4 bed: $1.7M (11 sales)

37 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Bateman Brentwood
New dwellings approved 727
across Melville
same for both
Approvals change year on year +268%
same for both

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.

Bateman Brentwood
Houses 4.0%
$890/wk on $1.15M
 4.5%
$775/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bateman Brentwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Bateman scores higher overall (87 vs 63); Brentwood is more walkable (82 vs 71).

Bateman Brentwood
Grade A+ B
Score 87/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brentwood carries more flood risk (41 vs 0); Brentwood carries more crime risk (83 vs 48).

Bateman Brentwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
83/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Bateman Brentwood
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 1.8 km
 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.3% 3.5%

Schools in Bateman

  • Bateman Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Corpus Christi College Catholic · Combined at peers

Schools in Brentwood

  • Brentwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bateman Brentwood
Parks & reserves 7 5
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bateman sits further from the CBD (14.8 km vs 12.1 km).

Bateman Brentwood
Walkability score 71/100 82/100
Distance to Perth 14.8 km
+18% vs other
 12.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 86/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 172.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 6150
 3.2%
postcode 6153
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6150
 45
postcode 6153

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.

Bateman Brentwood
Car (driver) 66.3% / 68.4%
Bateman — Car (driver): 66.3% Brentwood — Car (driver): 68.4%
Train 11.1% / 12.2%
Bateman — Train: 11.1% Brentwood — Train: 12.2%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 9.7%
Bateman — Worked from Home: 12.5% Brentwood — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.1%
Bateman — Car (passenger): 5.9% Brentwood — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus 1.7% / 1.8%
Bateman — Bus: 1.7% Brentwood — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Bateman Brentwood
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km
4.5 km to a named beach
 9.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bateman Brentwood
Connectivity score 74/100 100/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,567 premises
 100%
982 premises

Climate

Bateman Brentwood
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

Bateman Brentwood
Average residential rate $2,396/yr
same for both
Council Melville
same for both

Federal electorate

Bateman Brentwood
Division Tangney
same for both
Member Sam Lim
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bateman Brentwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bateman

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

Brentwood

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet Townhouses Transport Hub

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