Beechina vs Chidlow
Beechina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Chidlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Beechina tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Beechina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Chidlow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Beechina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Chidlow
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (48 km vs 53 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Beechina carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 28/100)
- Chidlow is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chidlow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.4% vs -15.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beechina and Chidlow drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Chidlow has more residents (1,821 vs 128); Chidlow rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 | 1,821 +1323% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.2% | -0.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $102,492/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $380/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $440,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 44 days from 14 sales |
Development activity
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 216 across Mundaring same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of WA | Higher than 69% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of WA | Higher than 76% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of WA | Higher than 69% of WA |
Liveability
Chidlow is more walkable (25 vs 0).
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 48/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Chidlow carries more crime risk (28 vs 18); Beechina carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 75).
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Beechina
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Chidlow
- Chidlow Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Beechina sits further from the CBD (53 km vs 48 km).
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 53 km +9% vs other | 48 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 49 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 6556 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 6556 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).
Setting
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 304 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 274 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 17% 798 premises |
Climate
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 526 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,151/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mundaring same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beechina | Chidlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.