Bayonet Head vs Lower King

Bayonet Head is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Lower King. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower King, about half of households are couple families.

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

Lower King

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bayonet Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $664,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bayonet Head has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 12%)
  • Lower King has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bayonet Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bayonet Head is more walkable (34/100 vs 14/100)
  • Lower King carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Bayonet Head

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 3.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bayonet Head and Lower King 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 Lower King
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 Lower King
Walkability 34 / 14
Bayonet Head — Walkability: 34/100 Lower King — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 50 / 74
Bayonet Head — Safety: 50/100 Lower King — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bayonet Head — Low fire risk: 59/100 Lower King — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 100
Bayonet Head — Low flood risk: 66/100 Lower King — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bayonet Head has more residents (3,272 vs 1,890); Lower King skews older (48 vs 42).

Bayonet Head Lower King
Population 3,272
+42% vs other
 1,890
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +3.2%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $70,200/yr $75,296/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head Lower King
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Bayonet Head — 0-4: 6.0% Lower King — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.0% / 12.4%
Bayonet Head — 5-14: 14.0% Lower King — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.4% / 6.5%
Bayonet Head — 15-19: 6.4% Lower King — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.4% / 3.5%
Bayonet Head — 20-24: 4.4% Lower King — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.6% / 8.1%
Bayonet Head — 25-34: 10.6% Lower King — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.5% / 11.1%
Bayonet Head — 35-44: 11.5% Lower King — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.4% / 15.1%
Bayonet Head — 45-54: 12.4% Lower King — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.1% / 16.3%
Bayonet Head — 55-64: 12.1% Lower King — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 12.6% / 14.4%
Bayonet Head — 65-74: 12.6% Lower King — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 8.1% / 6.6%
Bayonet Head — 75-84: 8.1% Lower King — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.2% / 2.6%
Bayonet Head — 85+: 2.2% Lower King — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head 41.7% couple families
Bayonet Head — Couple Families: 41.7% Bayonet Head — Lone Person: 35.3% Bayonet Head — One Parent Families: 19.0% Bayonet Head — Group Household: 2.3% Bayonet Head — Other Families: 1.7%
Lower King 49.1% couple families
Lower King — Couple Families: 49.1% Lower King — Lone Person: 31.4% Lower King — One Parent Families: 16.1% Lower King — Group Household: 2.8% Lower King — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Lower King 12.0% renting
Lower King — Owned Outright: 46.5% Lower King — Mortgage: 41.5% Lower King — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bayonet Head Lower King
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.4%
Bayonet Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Lower King — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 10.3%
Bayonet Head — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Lower King — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.7%
Bayonet Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Lower King — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.4%
Bayonet Head — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Lower King — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.7%
Bayonet Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Lower King — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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 Lower King
England 8.6% / 9.4%
Bayonet Head — England: 8.6% Lower King — England: 9.4%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.2%
Bayonet Head — South Africa: 1.6% Lower King — South Africa: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Bayonet Head — New Zealand: 1.9% Lower King — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.7%
Bayonet Head — Scotland: 0.9% Lower King — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.6%
Bayonet Head — Philippines: 0.3% Lower King — Philippines: 0.6%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / —
Bayonet Head — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Lower King — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bayonet Head 98.6% houses
Bayonet Head — Houses: 98.6% Bayonet Head — Townhouses: 0.9% Bayonet Head — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Lower King 99.0% houses
Lower King — Houses: 99.0% Lower King — Townhouses: 0.6% Lower King — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bayonet Head Lower King
Median house price $758,500 $817,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $295,000 $664,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 30 sales
 21 days
from 18 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 Lower King
3 bed $745K / $711K
Bayonet Head — 3 bed: $745K (33 sales) Lower King — 3 bed: $711K (34 sales)

33 vs 34 sales

4 bed $800K / $1.05M
Bayonet Head — 4 bed: $800K (39 sales) Lower King — 4 bed: $1.05M (19 sales)

39 vs 19 sales

Development activity

Bayonet Head Lower King
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 Lower King
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $850K
 4.1%
$780/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bayonet Head Lower King
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 28% of WA

Liveability

Bayonet Head is more walkable (34 vs 14); Lower King scores higher overall (56 vs 32).

Bayonet Head Lower King
Grade C B
Score 32/100 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bayonet Head carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Bayonet Head carries more flood risk (34 vs 0).

Bayonet Head Lower King
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bayonet Head Lower King
Inside the suburb 1 0
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 Lower King

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bayonet Head Lower King
Supermarkets 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bayonet Head Lower King
Walkability score 34/100 14/100
Distance to Perth 419.3 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 296 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 17/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 0.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
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 Lower King
Car (driver) 87.2% / 87.0%
Bayonet Head — Car (driver): 87.2% Lower King — Car (driver): 87.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 6.3%
Bayonet Head — Car (passenger): 6.2% Lower King — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 4.7%
Bayonet Head — Worked from Home: 5.4% Lower King — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.2%
Bayonet Head — Walked Only: 0.6% Lower King — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 0.7% / 0.8%
Bayonet Head — Bus: 0.7% Lower King — Bus: 0.8%

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

Setting

Bayonet Head Lower King
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 760 m

NBN connectivity

Bayonet Head Lower King
Connectivity score 73/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,368 premises
 34%
863 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bayonet Head Lower King
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

Lower King

Acreage Coastal River

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