Beela vs Brunswick

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beela, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Beela tends to suit couples.

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

  • Beela is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)
  • Brunswick has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Beela

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Brunswick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 129 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (161.9 km vs 177.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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

Investors

Beela

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (80.6% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beela Brunswick
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.

Beela Brunswick
Walkability 0 / 0
Beela — Walkability: 0/100 Brunswick — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 36
Beela — Safety: 33/100 Brunswick — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 20 / 36
Beela — Low fire risk: 20/100 Brunswick — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 55
Beela — Low flood risk: 100/100 Brunswick — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Brunswick rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Brunswick has more residents (1,195 vs 56).

Beela Brunswick
Population 56 1,195
+2034% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +80.6% +7.1%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beela Brunswick
0-4 — / 5.2%
Beela — 0-4: not among its largest Brunswick — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.3% / 12.7%
Beela — 5-14: 14.3% Brunswick — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.1% / 7.4%
Beela — 15-19: 7.1% Brunswick — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 5.6%
Beela — 20-24: not among its largest Brunswick — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 5.4% / 10.8%
Beela — 25-34: 5.4% Brunswick — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 8.9% / 10.0%
Beela — 35-44: 8.9% Brunswick — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 16.1% / 14.1%
Beela — 45-54: 16.1% Brunswick — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.3% / 14.1%
Beela — 55-64: 14.3% Brunswick — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 8.9% / 11.9%
Beela — 65-74: 8.9% Brunswick — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 10.7% / 6.9%
Beela — 75-84: 10.7% Brunswick — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 1.4%
Beela — 85+: not among its largest Brunswick — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beela 100.0% couple families
Beela — Couple Families: 100.0% Beela — Lone Person: 0.0% Beela — One Parent Families: 0.0% Beela — Group Household: 0.0% Beela — Other Families: 0.0%
Brunswick 41.5% couple families
Brunswick — Couple Families: 41.5% Brunswick — Lone Person: 35.1% Brunswick — One Parent Families: 18.1% Brunswick — Group Household: 3.0% Brunswick — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beela 0.0% renting
Beela — Owned Outright: 76.9% Beela — Mortgage: 23.1% Beela — Renting: 0.0%
Brunswick 24.0% renting
Brunswick — Owned Outright: 34.9% Brunswick — Mortgage: 41.2% Brunswick — Renting: 24.0%
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.

Beela Brunswick
England 5.4% / 5.0%
Beela — England: 5.4% Brunswick — England: 5.0%
New Zealand — / 2.6%
Beela — New Zealand: not among its largest Brunswick — New Zealand: 2.6%
Italy — / 1.4%
Beela — Italy: not among its largest Brunswick — Italy: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Beela — Netherlands: not among its largest Brunswick — Netherlands: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Beela — South Africa: not among its largest Brunswick — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Beela Brunswick
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 21.3%
Beela — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Brunswick — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 3.8%
Beela — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Brunswick — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.9%
Beela — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Brunswick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Beela — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Brunswick — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Beela — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Brunswick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beela 100.0% houses
Beela — Houses: 100.0% Beela — Townhouses: 0.0% Beela — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brunswick 91.6% houses
Brunswick — Houses: 91.6% Brunswick — Townhouses: 5.0% Brunswick — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beela Brunswick
Median house price — $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 7 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Beela Brunswick
New dwellings approved 144
across Harvey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Beela Brunswick
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 73% of WA

Liveability

Beela Brunswick
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Brunswick carries more flood risk (45 vs 0); Beela carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 64).

Beela Brunswick
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Beela Brunswick
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Beela

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Brunswick

  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Brunswick Junction Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beela Brunswick
Supermarkets 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Beela sits further from the CBD (177.1 km vs 161.9 km).

Beela Brunswick
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 177.1 km
+9% vs other
 161.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6224
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6224
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.

Beela Brunswick
Car (driver) 100.0% / 79.7%
Beela — Car (driver): 100.0% Brunswick — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home — / 7.0%
Beela — Worked from Home: not among its largest Brunswick — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
Beela — Car (passenger): not among its largest Brunswick — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Beela — Walked Only: not among its largest Brunswick — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus — / 2.9%
Beela — Bus: not among its largest Brunswick — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Beela Brunswick
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 15.8 km

NBN connectivity

Beela Brunswick
Connectivity score 20/100 57/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 31%
582 premises

Climate

Beela Brunswick
Annual rainfall 774 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Beela Brunswick
Average residential rate $2,454/yr
same for both
Council Harvey
same for both

Federal electorate

Beela Brunswick
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beela Brunswick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beela

Rural

Brunswick

Affordable Rural

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