Beechina vs Wooroloo

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 families with children, while Wooroloo suits young adults.

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 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wooroloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Beechina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Beechina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (53 km vs 57.3 km)
  • But Wooroloo is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beechina

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 37/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
  • But Wooroloo is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wooroloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.1% vs -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beechina Wooroloo
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.

Beechina Wooroloo
Walkability 0 / 23
Beechina — Walkability: 0/100 Wooroloo — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 82 / 63
Beechina — Safety: 82/100 Wooroloo — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 13 / 25
Beechina — Low fire risk: 13/100 Wooroloo — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beechina — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wooroloo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wooroloo has more residents (2,613 vs 128); Wooroloo has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $81,224).

Beechina Wooroloo
Population 128 2,613
+1941% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.2% -1.1%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $81,224/yr $98,540/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beechina Wooroloo
0-4 5.5% / 0.9%
Beechina — 0-4: 5.5% Wooroloo — 0-4: 0.9%
5-14 15.6% / 3.8%
Beechina — 5-14: 15.6% Wooroloo — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 10.2% / 3.3%
Beechina — 15-19: 10.2% Wooroloo — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 5.5% / 8.1%
Beechina — 20-24: 5.5% Wooroloo — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 — / 25.3%
Beechina — 25-34: not among its largest Wooroloo — 25-34: 25.3%
35-44 16.4% / 24.3%
Beechina — 35-44: 16.4% Wooroloo — 35-44: 24.3%
45-54 18.0% / 16.2%
Beechina — 45-54: 18.0% Wooroloo — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 14.8% / 11.2%
Beechina — 55-64: 14.8% Wooroloo — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 7.0% / 4.9%
Beechina — 65-74: 7.0% Wooroloo — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 2.3% / 1.9%
Beechina — 75-84: 2.3% Wooroloo — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 3.9% / 0.2%
Beechina — 85+: 3.9% Wooroloo — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beechina 48.5% couple families
Beechina — Couple Families: 48.5% Beechina — Lone Person: 39.4% Beechina — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Wooroloo 52.4% couple families
Wooroloo — Couple Families: 52.4% Wooroloo — Lone Person: 33.9% Wooroloo — One Parent Families: 13.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beechina 0.0% renting
Beechina — Owned Outright: 46.3% Beechina — Mortgage: 53.7% Beechina — Renting: 0.0%
Wooroloo 8.2% renting
Wooroloo — Owned Outright: 35.6% Wooroloo — Mortgage: 56.2% Wooroloo — Renting: 8.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Beechina Wooroloo
England 14.1% / 4.4%
Beechina — England: 14.1% Wooroloo — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.4%
Beechina — New Zealand: 3.1% Wooroloo — New Zealand: 3.4%
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Beechina — Vietnam: not among its largest Wooroloo — Vietnam: 1.6%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Beechina — South Africa: not among its largest Wooroloo — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Beechina — Scotland: not among its largest Wooroloo — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Qualifications

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

Beechina Wooroloo
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 10.5%
Beechina — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Wooroloo — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.5%
Beechina — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Wooroloo — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 2.3%
Beechina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Wooroloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 0.5%
Beechina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Wooroloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Beechina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wooroloo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beechina 100.0% houses
Beechina — Houses: 100.0% Beechina — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wooroloo 99.3% houses
Wooroloo — Houses: 99.3% Wooroloo — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Beechina Wooroloo
Median house price — $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $615,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Beechina Wooroloo
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Beechina Wooroloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 66% 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 62% of WA

Liveability

Wooroloo is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Beechina Wooroloo
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wooroloo carries more crime risk (37 vs 18); Beechina carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 75).

Beechina Wooroloo
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
37/100
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
same for both

Schools

Beechina Wooroloo
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 Wooroloo

  • Wooroloo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beechina Wooroloo
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Wooroloo sits further from the CBD (57.3 km vs 53 km).

Beechina Wooroloo
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 53 km 57.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6556
 0.8%
postcode 6558
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 6556
 63
postcode 6558

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.

Beechina Wooroloo
Car (driver) 82.6% / 78.2%
Beechina — Car (driver): 82.6% Wooroloo — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 13.1%
Beechina — Worked from Home: 8.7% Wooroloo — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 3.4%
Beechina — Car (passenger): 8.7% Wooroloo — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 2.5%
Beechina — Bus: not among its largest Wooroloo — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Beechina — Walked Only: not among its largest Wooroloo — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Beechina Wooroloo
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Beechina Wooroloo
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
333 premises

Climate

Beechina Wooroloo
Annual rainfall 526 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Beechina Wooroloo
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Beechina Wooroloo
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beechina Wooroloo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beechina

Outer

Wooroloo

Acreage Multicultural Outer

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