Beeliar vs Yangebup

Beeliar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Yangebup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beeliar, most households are couple families. In Yangebup, about half of households are couple families. Yangebup is closer to the city centre: 23.8 km, against 26.7 km.

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

Beeliar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Beeliar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($314,500 vs $770,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yangebup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yangebup

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 39/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.8 km vs 26.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yangebup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Beeliar is growing faster (15.6% vs 2.0%)
  • Yangebup returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beeliar Yangebup
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.

Beeliar Yangebup
Walkability 39 / 71
Beeliar — Walkability: 39/100 Yangebup — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 37 / 36
Beeliar — Safety: 37/100 Yangebup — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 61 / 62
Beeliar — Low fire risk: 61/100 Yangebup — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beeliar — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yangebup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beeliar has higher household incomes ($114,712 vs $99,580); Beeliar rents higher ($385/wk vs $350/wk).

Beeliar Yangebup
Population 8,617
+11% vs other
 7,631
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.6% +2.0%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $114,712/yr
+13% vs other
 $99,580/yr
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+9% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beeliar Yangebup
0-4 8.3% / 7.3%
Beeliar — 0-4: 8.3% Yangebup — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 14.6% / 13.4%
Beeliar — 5-14: 14.6% Yangebup — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.5% / 5.0%
Beeliar — 15-19: 6.5% Yangebup — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.1% / 5.8%
Beeliar — 20-24: 6.1% Yangebup — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 15.7% / 14.3%
Beeliar — 25-34: 15.7% Yangebup — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 16.8% / 16.1%
Beeliar — 35-44: 16.8% Yangebup — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 14.2% / 13.6%
Beeliar — 45-54: 14.2% Yangebup — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 9.8% / 12.5%
Beeliar — 55-64: 9.8% Yangebup — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 5.7% / 7.7%
Beeliar — 65-74: 5.7% Yangebup — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.0% / 3.3%
Beeliar — 75-84: 2.0% Yangebup — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.6% / 0.9%
Beeliar — 85+: 0.6% Yangebup — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beeliar 56.4% couple families
Beeliar — Couple Families: 56.4% Beeliar — Lone Person: 22.7% Beeliar — One Parent Families: 16.7% Beeliar — Group Household: 3.1% Beeliar — Other Families: 1.2%
Yangebup 48.6% couple families
Yangebup — Couple Families: 48.6% Yangebup — Lone Person: 29.8% Yangebup — One Parent Families: 17.6% Yangebup — Group Household: 3.1% Yangebup — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beeliar 23.9% renting
Beeliar — Owned Outright: 19.2% Beeliar — Mortgage: 56.8% Beeliar — Renting: 23.9%
Yangebup 20.6% renting
Yangebup — Owned Outright: 26.5% Yangebup — Mortgage: 52.9% Yangebup — Renting: 20.6%
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.

Beeliar Yangebup
England 6.1% / 6.4%
Beeliar — England: 6.1% Yangebup — England: 6.4%
Philippines 6.2% / 2.5%
Beeliar — Philippines: 6.2% Yangebup — Philippines: 2.5%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.7%
Beeliar — New Zealand: 3.3% Yangebup — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.1%
Beeliar — South Africa: 1.9% Yangebup — South Africa: 1.1%
Italy 1.1% / 1.0%
Beeliar — Italy: 1.1% Yangebup — Italy: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Beeliar Yangebup
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.2%
Beeliar — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Yangebup — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 10.6%
Beeliar — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Yangebup — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.0%
Beeliar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Yangebup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.3%
Beeliar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Yangebup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Beeliar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Yangebup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beeliar 90.2% houses
Beeliar — Houses: 90.2% Beeliar — Townhouses: 4.8% Beeliar — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Yangebup 89.8% houses
Yangebup — Houses: 89.8% Yangebup — Townhouses: 9.8% Yangebup — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beeliar Yangebup
Median house price $975,000 $920,000
Median unit price $596,500 —
Median land price $314,500 $770,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 96 sales
 38 days
from 97 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.

Beeliar Yangebup
3 bed $865K / $837K
Beeliar — 3 bed: $865K (45 sales) Yangebup — 3 bed: $837K (78 sales)

45 vs 78 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $1.01M
Beeliar — 4 bed: $1.03M (117 sales) Yangebup — 4 bed: $1.01M (72 sales)

117 vs 72 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.38M
Beeliar — 5 bed: $1.29M (13 sales) Yangebup — 5 bed: $1.38M (11 sales)

13 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Beeliar Yangebup
New dwellings approved 1,395
across Cockburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Beeliar Yangebup
Houses 4.0%
$775/wk on $999K
 4.6%
$790/wk on $897K
Units 5.1%
$648/wk on $659K
 —

Ranking within WA

Beeliar Yangebup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Walkability Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 34% of WA —

Liveability

Yangebup is more walkable (71 vs 39).

Beeliar Yangebup
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Beeliar Yangebup
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Beeliar Yangebup
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 8.1 km
 2
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.7%

Schools in Beeliar

  • Beeliar Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • South Coogee Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Fremantle Language Development Centre - Beeliar Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Yangebup

  • Divine Mercy College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mater Christi Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Yangebup Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beeliar Yangebup
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 14 4
Childcare 3 4
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Beeliar sits further from the CBD (26.7 km vs 23.8 km).

Beeliar Yangebup
Walkability score 39/100 71/100
Distance to Perth 26.7 km
+11% vs other
 23.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 25 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 140.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 182.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 6164
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 6164
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.

Beeliar Yangebup
Car (driver) 79.6% / 79.9%
Beeliar — Car (driver): 79.6% Yangebup — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 6.9% / 6.8%
Beeliar — Worked from Home: 6.9% Yangebup — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.5%
Beeliar — Car (passenger): 5.5% Yangebup — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 4.9% / 4.9%
Beeliar — Train: 4.9% Yangebup — Train: 4.9%
Bus 2.3% / 1.7%
Beeliar — Bus: 2.3% Yangebup — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Beeliar Yangebup
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Beeliar Yangebup
Connectivity score 78/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
3,582 premises
 17%
3,455 premises

Climate

Beeliar Yangebup
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Beeliar Yangebup
Average residential rate $2,754/yr
same for both
Council Cockburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Beeliar Yangebup
Division Fremantle
same for both
Member Josh Wilson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beeliar Yangebup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beeliar

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks

Yangebup

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Quiet

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