Bayonet Head vs Lange

Bayonet Head is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Lange. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lange, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bayonet Head tends to suit families with children, while Lange suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Bayonet Head

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Lange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (291 min vs 300 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (413.7 km vs 419.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bayonet Head carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)
  • Lange has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Lange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (58.9% vs 10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bayonet Head Lange
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.

Bayonet Head Lange
Walkability 34 / 27
Bayonet Head — Walkability: 34/100 Lange — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 50 / 29
Bayonet Head — Safety: 50/100 Lange — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bayonet Head — Low fire risk: 59/100 Lange — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 56
Bayonet Head — Low flood risk: 66/100 Lange — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Bayonet Head has more residents (3,272 vs 394); Lange skews older (52 vs 42).

Bayonet Head Lange
Population 3,272
+88% vs other
 394
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +58.9%
Median age 42 52
Median household income $70,200/yr
+4% vs other
 $67,340/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head Lange
0-4 6.0% / 3.3%
Bayonet Head — 0-4: 6.0% Lange — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.0% / 9.6%
Bayonet Head — 5-14: 14.0% Lange — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.4% / 5.6%
Bayonet Head — 15-19: 6.4% Lange — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.4% / 6.3%
Bayonet Head — 20-24: 4.4% Lange — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.6% / 8.6%
Bayonet Head — 25-34: 10.6% Lange — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 11.5% / 9.1%
Bayonet Head — 35-44: 11.5% Lange — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.4% / 7.1%
Bayonet Head — 45-54: 12.4% Lange — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 12.1% / 11.4%
Bayonet Head — 55-64: 12.1% Lange — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.6% / 17.5%
Bayonet Head — 65-74: 12.6% Lange — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 8.1% / 16.0%
Bayonet Head — 75-84: 8.1% Lange — 75-84: 16.0%
85+ 2.2% / 5.6%
Bayonet Head — 85+: 2.2% Lange — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head 35.3% lone person
Bayonet Head — Lone Person: 35.3% Bayonet Head — Couple Families: 41.7% Bayonet Head — One Parent Families: 19.0% Bayonet Head — Group Household: 2.3% Bayonet Head — Other Families: 1.7%
Lange 47.4% lone person
Lange — Lone Person: 47.4% Lange — Couple Families: 30.9% Lange — One Parent Families: 11.3% Lange — Group Household: 7.2% Lange — Other Families: 3.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head 22.1% renting
Bayonet Head — Owned Outright: 39.3% Bayonet Head — Mortgage: 38.6% Bayonet Head — Renting: 22.1%
Lange 17.3% renting
Lange — Owned Outright: 42.1% Lange — Mortgage: 40.6% Lange — Renting: 17.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bayonet Head Lange
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.3%
Bayonet Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Lange — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.2%
Bayonet Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Lange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 8.1%
Bayonet Head — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Lange — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.8%
Bayonet Head — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Lange — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Bayonet Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Lange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Bayonet Head Lange
England 8.6% / 5.8%
Bayonet Head — England: 8.6% Lange — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.5%
Bayonet Head — New Zealand: 1.9% Lange — New Zealand: 2.5%
Philippines 0.3% / 3.3%
Bayonet Head — Philippines: 0.3% Lange — Philippines: 3.3%
South Africa 1.6% / 1.3%
Bayonet Head — South Africa: 1.6% Lange — South Africa: 1.3%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.0%
Bayonet Head — Scotland: 0.9% Lange — Scotland: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.2% / 1.3%
Bayonet Head — Netherlands: 0.2% Lange — Netherlands: 1.3%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / —
Bayonet Head — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Lange — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head 98.6% houses
Bayonet Head — Houses: 98.6% Bayonet Head — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Bayonet Head — Townhouses: 0.9%
Lange 92.6% houses
Lange — Houses: 92.6% Lange — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Lange — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bayonet Head Lange
Median house price $758,500 $760,000
Median unit price — $707,500
Median land price $295,000
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 30 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.

Bayonet Head Lange
3 bed $745K / $665K
Bayonet Head — 3 bed: $745K (33 sales) Lange — 3 bed: $665K (7 sales)

33 vs 7 sales

4 bed $800K / $930K
Bayonet Head — 4 bed: $800K (39 sales) Lange — 4 bed: $930K (7 sales)

39 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Bayonet Head Lange
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Bayonet Head Lange
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $850K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bayonet Head Lange
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of WA —

Liveability

Bayonet Head Lange
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bayonet Head carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Lange carries more crime risk (71 vs 50).

Bayonet Head Lange
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
71/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bayonet Head Lange
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bayonet Head

  • Flinders Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Lange

  • Alta-1 College - Albany Middle School Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bayonet Head Lange
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bayonet Head sits further from the CBD (419.3 km vs 413.7 km).

Bayonet Head Lange
Walkability score 34/100 27/100
Distance to Perth 419.3 km
+1% vs other
 413.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 291 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 0.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait —
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Bayonet Head Lange
Car (driver) 87.2% / 83.6%
Bayonet Head — Car (driver): 87.2% Lange — Car (driver): 83.6%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 11.2%
Bayonet Head — Car (passenger): 6.2% Lange — Car (passenger): 11.2%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 5.2%
Bayonet Head — Worked from Home: 5.4% Lange — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Bus 0.7% / —
Bayonet Head — Bus: 0.7% Lange — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.6% / —
Bayonet Head — Walked Only: 0.6% Lange — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Bayonet Head Lange
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 3.6 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bayonet Head Lange
Connectivity score 73/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,368 premises
 29%
261 premises

Climate

Bayonet Head Lange
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bayonet Head Lange
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Bayonet Head Lange
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bayonet Head Lange
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bayonet Head

Coastal Large Blocks

Lange

Acreage Retirees

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