Bayswater vs Bassendean

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Bayswater: a median of $1.12 million, against $920,000 in Bassendean, and rent is higher there too. Bayswater is closer to the city centre: 8.6 km, against 10.2 km. On these figures, Bassendean tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bayswater has more parks and reserves (29 vs 18)
  • Bassendean has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bayswater has cheaper units ($511,500 vs $601,250)
  • Bassendean has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bayswater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Bassendean

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.6% vs 4.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bayswater Bassendean
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.

Bayswater Bassendean
Walkability 86 / 80
Bayswater — Walkability: 86/100 Bassendean — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 32 / 28
Bayswater — Safety: 32/100 Bassendean — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bayswater — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bassendean — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 35
Bayswater — Low flood risk: 52/100 Bassendean — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Bayswater has more residents (15,288 vs 10,837); Bayswater has higher household incomes ($105,924 vs $92,144).

Bayswater Bassendean
Population 15,288
+29% vs other
 10,837
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +5.1%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $105,924/yr
+13% vs other
 $92,144/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bayswater Bassendean
0-4 6.4% / 6.4%
Bayswater — 0-4: 6.4% Bassendean — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 10.6% / 11.1%
Bayswater — 5-14: 10.6% Bassendean — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.6% / 4.4%
Bayswater — 15-19: 4.6% Bassendean — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.1% / 5.4%
Bayswater — 20-24: 5.1% Bassendean — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.4% / 13.4%
Bayswater — 25-34: 15.4% Bassendean — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 15.9% / 14.9%
Bayswater — 35-44: 15.9% Bassendean — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 13.7% / 14.0%
Bayswater — 45-54: 13.7% Bassendean — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.6% / 12.8%
Bayswater — 55-64: 11.6% Bassendean — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 8.8% / 9.9%
Bayswater — 65-74: 8.8% Bassendean — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.2%
Bayswater — 75-84: 4.8% Bassendean — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.8% / 2.5%
Bayswater — 85+: 2.8% Bassendean — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bayswater 39.1% lone person
Bayswater — Lone Person: 39.1% Bayswater — Couple Families: 41.7% Bayswater — One Parent Families: 12.0% Bayswater — Group Household: 5.7% Bayswater — Other Families: 1.6%
Bassendean 42.3% lone person
Bassendean — Lone Person: 42.3% Bassendean — Couple Families: 37.7% Bassendean — One Parent Families: 13.8% Bassendean — Group Household: 4.3% Bassendean — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bayswater 28.4% renting
Bayswater — Owned Outright: 28.7% Bayswater — Mortgage: 42.9% Bayswater — Renting: 28.4%
Bassendean 28.0% renting
Bassendean — Owned Outright: 31.0% Bassendean — Mortgage: 41.1% Bassendean — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bayswater Bassendean
Bachelor Degree 19.3% / 15.5%
Bayswater — Bachelor Degree: 19.3% Bassendean — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 13.8%
Bayswater — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Bassendean — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Bayswater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bassendean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 5.0%
Bayswater — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Bassendean — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.0%
Bayswater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Bassendean — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Bayswater Bassendean
England 6.4% / 7.3%
Bayswater — England: 6.4% Bassendean — England: 7.3%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.8%
Bayswater — New Zealand: 2.6% Bassendean — New Zealand: 2.8%
India 2.4% / 1.3%
Bayswater — India: 2.4% Bassendean — India: 1.3%
Ireland 1.2% / 1.0%
Bayswater — Ireland: 1.2% Bassendean — Ireland: 1.0%
Vietnam 1.3% / —
Bayswater — Vietnam: 1.3% Bassendean — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Bayswater — Philippines: not among its largest Bassendean — Philippines: 1.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bayswater 80.1% houses
Bayswater — Houses: 80.1% Bayswater — Townhouses: 16.0% Bayswater — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Bassendean 74.9% houses
Bassendean — Houses: 74.9% Bassendean — Townhouses: 19.0% Bassendean — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bayswater Bassendean
Median house price $1,125,000 $920,000
Median unit price $511,500 $601,250
Median land price $1,000,000 $985,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 197 sales
 21 days
from 153 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Bayswater Bassendean
1 bed $530K / $515K
Bayswater — 1 bed: $530K (8 sales) Bassendean — 1 bed: $515K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

2 bed $495K / $620K
Bayswater — 2 bed: $495K (26 sales) Bassendean — 2 bed: $620K (26 sales)

26 vs 26 sales

3 bed $752K / $605K
Bayswater — 3 bed: $752K (5 sales) Bassendean — 3 bed: $605K (13 sales)

5 vs 13 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.

Bayswater Bassendean
2 bed $922K / $739K
Bayswater — 2 bed: $922K (46 sales) Bassendean — 2 bed: $739K (28 sales)

46 vs 28 sales

3 bed $1.08M / $890K
Bayswater — 3 bed: $1.08M (177 sales) Bassendean — 3 bed: $890K (169 sales)

177 vs 169 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $1.22M
Bayswater — 4 bed: $1.27M (98 sales) Bassendean — 4 bed: $1.22M (74 sales)

98 vs 74 sales

5 bed $1.31M / $1.36M
Bayswater — 5 bed: $1.31M (12 sales) Bassendean — 5 bed: $1.36M (16 sales)

12 vs 16 sales

Development activity

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

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.

Bayswater Bassendean
Houses 4.1%
$785/wk on $1M
 4.0%
$790/wk on $1.03M
Units 4.9%
$550/wk on $590K
 5.6%
$650/wk on $608K

Ranking within WA

Bayswater Bassendean
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Schools Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Walkability Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Bayswater scores higher overall (67 vs 53).

Bayswater Bassendean
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bassendean carries more flood risk (65 vs 48).

Bayswater Bassendean
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Bayswater Bassendean
Inside the suburb 4 7
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 6.9 km
 2
ECU City Campus, 9.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 1.5%

Schools in Bayswater

  • Bayswater Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Columba's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Hillcrest Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Durham Road School Government · Combined · Special school

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bayswater Bassendean
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 9 6
Parks & reserves 29 18
Childcare 6 7
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 2 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2
same for both
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Bayswater Bassendean
Walkability score 86/100 80/100
Distance to Perth 8.6 km 10.2 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 415.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 279.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 6053
 1.0%
postcode 6054
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 6053
 49
postcode 6054

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.

Bayswater Bassendean
Car (driver) 68.2% / 71.3%
Bayswater — Car (driver): 68.2% Bassendean — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 11.2%
Bayswater — Worked from Home: 10.7% Bassendean — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Train 8.8% / 8.9%
Bayswater — Train: 8.8% Bassendean — Train: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.2%
Bayswater — Car (passenger): 4.9% Bassendean — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 4.1% / 2.0%
Bayswater — Bus: 4.1% Bassendean — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Bayswater Bassendean
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.4 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bayswater Bassendean
Connectivity score 78/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
8,930 premises
 39%
5,870 premises

Climate

Bayswater Bassendean
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

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

Federal electorate

Bayswater Bassendean
Division Perth Hasluck
Member Patrick Gorman Tania Lawrence
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bayswater

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

Bassendean

Middle-Ring Parks

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