Bedford vs Inglewood

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bedford, about half of households are couple families. In Inglewood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Inglewood: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.15 million in Bedford, though rent is higher in Bedford. Inglewood is closer to the city centre: 4.9 km, against 6.2 km. On these figures, Bedford tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Inglewood 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

Bedford

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 60%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Bedford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Inglewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Bedford

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Inglewood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bedford Inglewood
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.

Bedford Inglewood
Walkability 85 / 86
Bedford — Walkability: 85/100 Inglewood — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 41 / 31
Bedford — Safety: 41/100 Inglewood — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bedford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inglewood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bedford — Low flood risk: 100/100 Inglewood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bedford rents higher ($360/wk vs $310/wk).

Bedford Inglewood
Population 5,716 5,837
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +2.9%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $107,744/yr
+2% vs other
 $105,612/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+14% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bedford Inglewood
0-4 6.7% / 5.2%
Bedford — 0-4: 6.7% Inglewood — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.2% / 10.7%
Bedford — 5-14: 12.2% Inglewood — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.0% / 4.8%
Bedford — 15-19: 5.0% Inglewood — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.6% / 6.5%
Bedford — 20-24: 5.6% Inglewood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 13.1% / 14.6%
Bedford — 25-34: 13.1% Inglewood — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 16.0% / 16.0%
Bedford — 35-44: 16.0% Inglewood — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 13.8% / 13.9%
Bedford — 45-54: 13.8% Inglewood — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 12.0% / 13.1%
Bedford — 55-64: 12.0% Inglewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.8% / 9.0%
Bedford — 65-74: 8.8% Inglewood — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.7% / 3.9%
Bedford — 75-84: 4.7% Inglewood — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.0% / 2.1%
Bedford — 85+: 2.0% Inglewood — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bedford 45.2% couple families
Bedford — Couple Families: 45.2% Bedford — Lone Person: 32.2% Bedford — One Parent Families: 15.7% Bedford — Group Household: 5.0% Bedford — Other Families: 1.9%
Inglewood 37.7% couple families
Inglewood — Couple Families: 37.7% Inglewood — Lone Person: 45.1% Inglewood — One Parent Families: 10.3% Inglewood — Group Household: 5.4% Inglewood — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bedford 28.7% renting
Bedford — Owned Outright: 30.9% Bedford — Mortgage: 40.4% Bedford — Renting: 28.7%
Inglewood 34.6% renting
Inglewood — Owned Outright: 28.3% Inglewood — Mortgage: 37.1% Inglewood — Renting: 34.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bedford Inglewood
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 22.9%
Bedford — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Inglewood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 8.9%
Bedford — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Inglewood — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.8%
Bedford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Inglewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 7.9%
Bedford — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Inglewood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.9%
Bedford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Inglewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

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.

Bedford Inglewood
England 4.7% / 6.5%
Bedford — England: 4.7% Inglewood — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.4%
Bedford — New Zealand: 2.0% Inglewood — New Zealand: 1.4%
Italy 2.0% / 1.1%
Bedford — Italy: 2.0% Inglewood — Italy: 1.1%
India 1.9% / 1.1%
Bedford — India: 1.9% Inglewood — India: 1.1%
Vietnam 2.4% / —
Bedford — Vietnam: 2.4% Inglewood — Vietnam: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Bedford — Scotland: not among its largest Inglewood — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bedford 88.6% houses
Bedford — Houses: 88.6% Bedford — Townhouses: 10.8% Bedford — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Inglewood 59.8% houses
Inglewood — Houses: 59.8% Inglewood — Townhouses: 16.1% Inglewood — Flats / Apartments: 24.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bedford Inglewood
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price — $550,000
Median land price — $804,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 69 sales
 21 days
from 43 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.

Bedford Inglewood
2 bed $876K / $1.24M
Bedford — 2 bed: $876K (8 sales) Inglewood — 2 bed: $1.24M (17 sales)

8 vs 17 sales

3 bed $1.03M / $1.42M
Bedford — 3 bed: $1.03M (77 sales) Inglewood — 3 bed: $1.42M (57 sales)

77 vs 57 sales

4 bed $1.39M / $2.1M
Bedford — 4 bed: $1.39M (42 sales) Inglewood — 4 bed: $2.1M (26 sales)

42 vs 26 sales

5 bed $1.74M / $1.73M
Bedford — 5 bed: $1.74M (6 sales) Inglewood — 5 bed: $1.73M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Bedford Inglewood
New dwellings approved 251
across Bayswater
 1,557
across Stirling
Approvals change year on year -44% +23%

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.

Bedford Inglewood
Houses 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
 4.0%
$852/wk on $1.09M
Units — 6.1%
$610/wk on $519K

Ranking within WA

Bedford Inglewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 82% of WA

Liveability

Bedford Inglewood
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 90/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Inglewood carries more crime risk (69 vs 59).

Bedford Inglewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bedford Inglewood
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
ECU City Campus, 5.9 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 3.7%

Schools in Bedford

  • Chisholm Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers

Schools in Inglewood

  • Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bedford Inglewood
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 3 9
Parks & reserves 9 3
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both

Mobility

Bedford Inglewood
Walkability score 85/100 86/100
Distance to Perth 6.2 km
+21% vs other
 4.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 11 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 195.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 236.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 6052
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6052
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.

Bedford Inglewood
Car (driver) 68.6% / 61.8%
Bedford — Car (driver): 68.6% Inglewood — Car (driver): 61.8%
Bus 11.1% / 14.2%
Bedford — Bus: 11.1% Inglewood — Bus: 14.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 13.0%
Bedford — Worked from Home: 10.3% Inglewood — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.0%
Bedford — Car (passenger): 5.2% Inglewood — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 2.4% / 2.3%
Bedford — Train: 2.4% Inglewood — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Bedford Inglewood
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bedford Inglewood
Connectivity score 86/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
2,692 premises
 28%
3,100 premises

Climate

Bedford Inglewood
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

Bedford Inglewood
Average residential rate $1,871/yr $1,615/yr
Council Bayswater Stirling

Federal electorate

Bedford Inglewood
Division Perth
same for both
Member Patrick Gorman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bedford Inglewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bedford

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Inglewood

Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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