Beachlands vs Geraldton

In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Beachlands, most households own their home. In Geraldton, about half of households rent.

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

  • Beachlands has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 64%)
  • Geraldton has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Beachlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($160,000 vs $230,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Beachlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Geraldton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Geraldton

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 22%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Beachlands carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Beachlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beachlands Geraldton
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.

Beachlands Geraldton
Walkability 67 / 88
Beachlands — Walkability: 67/100 Geraldton — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 17 / 3
Beachlands — Safety: 17/100 Geraldton — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Beachlands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Geraldton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beachlands — Low flood risk: 100/100 Geraldton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Geraldton has more residents (3,246 vs 1,400); Geraldton rents higher ($220/wk vs $200/wk).

Beachlands Geraldton
Population 1,400 3,246
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +3.1%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $61,204/yr
+3% vs other
 $59,384/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $220/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beachlands Geraldton
0-4 5.5% / 4.4%
Beachlands — 0-4: 5.5% Geraldton — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 8.6% / 9.7%
Beachlands — 5-14: 8.6% Geraldton — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 4.8% / 5.6%
Beachlands — 15-19: 4.8% Geraldton — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.8% / 5.8%
Beachlands — 20-24: 3.8% Geraldton — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.6% / 10.9%
Beachlands — 25-34: 14.6% Geraldton — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.6% / 11.2%
Beachlands — 35-44: 11.6% Geraldton — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 15.3% / 11.0%
Beachlands — 45-54: 15.3% Geraldton — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 15.1% / 13.5%
Beachlands — 55-64: 15.1% Geraldton — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.0% / 10.8%
Beachlands — 65-74: 11.0% Geraldton — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 7.4% / 9.9%
Beachlands — 75-84: 7.4% Geraldton — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ 2.9% / 7.1%
Beachlands — 85+: 2.9% Geraldton — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beachlands 55.6% lone person
Beachlands — Lone Person: 55.6% Beachlands — Couple Families: 22.7% Beachlands — One Parent Families: 14.5% Beachlands — Group Household: 6.2% Beachlands — Other Families: 1.0%
Geraldton 56.2% lone person
Geraldton — Lone Person: 56.2% Geraldton — Couple Families: 21.9% Geraldton — One Parent Families: 14.9% Geraldton — Group Household: 5.0% Geraldton — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beachlands 42.5% renting
Beachlands — Owned Outright: 23.7% Beachlands — Mortgage: 33.8% Beachlands — Renting: 42.5%
Geraldton 45.3% renting
Geraldton — Owned Outright: 32.2% Geraldton — Mortgage: 22.5% Geraldton — Renting: 45.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beachlands Geraldton
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 14.3%
Beachlands — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Geraldton — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 8.4%
Beachlands — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Geraldton — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.9%
Beachlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Geraldton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.2%
Beachlands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Geraldton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
Beachlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Geraldton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Beachlands Geraldton
England 4.6% / 3.8%
Beachlands — England: 4.6% Geraldton — England: 3.8%
Philippines 2.3% / 1.6%
Beachlands — Philippines: 2.3% Geraldton — Philippines: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.9%
Beachlands — New Zealand: 1.7% Geraldton — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.2%
Beachlands — South Africa: 1.1% Geraldton — South Africa: 1.2%
India 0.4% / 1.4%
Beachlands — India: 0.4% Geraldton — India: 1.4%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.7%
Beachlands — Scotland: 0.8% Geraldton — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beachlands 78.5% houses
Beachlands — Houses: 78.5% Beachlands — Townhouses: 20.4% Beachlands — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Geraldton 64.5% houses
Geraldton — Houses: 64.5% Geraldton — Townhouses: 30.5% Geraldton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beachlands Geraldton
Median house price $539,000 $547,500
Median unit price — $322,500
Median land price $160,000 $230,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 11 sales
 36 days
from 73 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.

Beachlands Geraldton
2 bed $428K / $425K
Beachlands — 2 bed: $428K (8 sales) Geraldton — 2 bed: $425K (26 sales)

8 vs 26 sales

3 bed $527K / $568K
Beachlands — 3 bed: $527K (50 sales) Geraldton — 3 bed: $568K (66 sales)

50 vs 66 sales

4 bed $655K / $582K
Beachlands — 4 bed: $655K (13 sales) Geraldton — 4 bed: $582K (21 sales)

13 vs 21 sales

Development activity

Beachlands Geraldton
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
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.

Beachlands Geraldton
Houses 4.9%
$610/wk on $649K
 4.0%
$520/wk on $677K
Units — 3.5%
$340/wk on $499K

Ranking within WA

Beachlands Geraldton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Schools — Higher than 40% of WA
Walkability Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 5% of WA

Liveability

Geraldton is more walkable (88 vs 67).

Beachlands Geraldton
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Geraldton carries more crime risk (97 vs 83).

Beachlands Geraldton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 High
97/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
75/100
 Moderate
44/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beachlands Geraldton
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Beachlands

  • Beachlands Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Geraldton

  • Geraldton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Nagle Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Francis Xavier Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Geraldton Senior High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Geraldton Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school
  • Holland Street School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Beachlands Geraldton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 24
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Beachlands Geraldton
Walkability score 67/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 414.7 km 414.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 276 min 275 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6530
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.

Beachlands Geraldton
Car (driver) 80.0% / 72.6%
Beachlands — Car (driver): 80.0% Geraldton — Car (driver): 72.6%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 8.6%
Beachlands — Car (passenger): 6.2% Geraldton — Car (passenger): 8.6%
Walked Only 4.0% / 9.1%
Beachlands — Walked Only: 4.0% Geraldton — Walked Only: 9.1%
Worked from Home 4.3% / 5.3%
Beachlands — Worked from Home: 4.3% Geraldton — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Bicycle 4.2% / 1.9%
Beachlands — Bicycle: 4.2% Geraldton — Bicycle: 1.9%
Bus 1.3% / 2.4%
Beachlands — Bus: 1.3% Geraldton — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Beachlands Geraldton
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 577 m
1.3 km to a named beach
 874 m
1.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Beachlands Geraldton
Connectivity score 100/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
863 premises
 98%
2,878 premises

Climate

Beachlands Geraldton
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Beachlands Geraldton
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Beachlands Geraldton
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beachlands Geraldton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beachlands

Affordable Beach Coastal Parks Quiet Townhouses

Geraldton

Affordable Beach Coastal Nightlife Parks Retirees Townhouses

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