Beermullah vs Wanerie

Beermullah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Wanerie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wanerie, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beermullah tends to suit families with children, while Wanerie suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Beermullah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 55%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Wanerie carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Beermullah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Beermullah leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • Wanerie has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wanerie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (96.1 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wanerie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beermullah Wanerie
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.

Beermullah Wanerie
Walkability 0 / 0
Beermullah — Walkability: 0/100 Wanerie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 71
Beermullah — Safety: 49/100 Wanerie — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 43 / 42
Beermullah — Low fire risk: 43/100 Wanerie — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beermullah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wanerie — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beermullah has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $51,064); Wanerie skews older (58 vs 46).

Beermullah Wanerie
Population 109 137
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +6.2%
Median age 46 58
Median household income $107,224/yr
+52% vs other
 $51,064/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+12% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beermullah Wanerie
0-4 3.7% / 3.6%
Beermullah — 0-4: 3.7% Wanerie — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.7% / 10.2%
Beermullah — 5-14: 14.7% Wanerie — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.5% / 2.2%
Beermullah — 15-19: 5.5% Wanerie — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 2.8% / 2.9%
Beermullah — 20-24: 2.8% Wanerie — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 11.0% / —
Beermullah — 25-34: 11.0% Wanerie — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 4.6% / 7.3%
Beermullah — 35-44: 4.6% Wanerie — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 19.3% / 13.9%
Beermullah — 45-54: 19.3% Wanerie — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 13.8% / 23.4%
Beermullah — 55-64: 13.8% Wanerie — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 12.8% / 27.0%
Beermullah — 65-74: 12.8% Wanerie — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 9.2% / 6.6%
Beermullah — 75-84: 9.2% Wanerie — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 2.9%
Beermullah — 85+: not among its largest Wanerie — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 42.3% couple families
Beermullah — Couple Families: 42.3% Beermullah — Lone Person: 23.1% Beermullah — One Parent Families: 23.1% Beermullah — Group Household: 11.5%
Wanerie 40.0% couple families
Wanerie — Couple Families: 40.0% Wanerie — Lone Person: 45.0% Wanerie — One Parent Families: 15.0% Wanerie — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 19.0% renting
Beermullah — Owned Outright: 57.1% Beermullah — Mortgage: 23.8% Beermullah — Renting: 19.0%
Wanerie 10.6% renting
Wanerie — Owned Outright: 51.1% Wanerie — Mortgage: 38.3% Wanerie — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beermullah Wanerie
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 14.6%
Beermullah — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Wanerie — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 2.9%
Beermullah — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wanerie — Bachelor Degree: 2.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 7.3%
Beermullah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Wanerie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Beermullah Wanerie
England 3.7% / 7.3%
Beermullah — England: 3.7% Wanerie — England: 7.3%
New Zealand — / 5.1%
Beermullah — New Zealand: not among its largest Wanerie — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa — / 4.4%
Beermullah — South Africa: not among its largest Wanerie — South Africa: 4.4%
Scotland 3.7% / —
Beermullah — Scotland: 3.7% Wanerie — Scotland: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 2.9%
Beermullah — Vietnam: not among its largest Wanerie — Vietnam: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 100.0% houses
Beermullah — Houses: 100.0% Beermullah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wanerie 85.7% houses
Wanerie — Houses: 85.7% Wanerie — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beermullah Wanerie
Median house price — $990,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Beermullah Wanerie
New dwellings approved 128
across Gingin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Beermullah Wanerie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 34% of WA

Liveability

Beermullah Wanerie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Beermullah carries more crime risk (51 vs 29).

Beermullah Wanerie
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
29/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beermullah Wanerie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Beermullah Wanerie
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Beermullah sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 96.1 km).

Beermullah Wanerie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 101 km
+5% vs other
 96.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 6503
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.

Beermullah Wanerie
Car (driver) 50.0% / 51.0%
Beermullah — Car (driver): 50.0% Wanerie — Car (driver): 51.0%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 40.8%
Beermullah — Worked from Home: 42.9% Wanerie — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Walked Only 7.1% / 8.2%
Beermullah — Walked Only: 7.1% Wanerie — Walked Only: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.0%).

Setting

Beermullah Wanerie
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.2 km 16.1 km

NBN connectivity

Beermullah Wanerie
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
38 premises

Council rates

Beermullah Wanerie
Average residential rate $2,630/yr
same for both
Council Gingin
same for both

Federal electorate

Beermullah Wanerie
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beermullah Wanerie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beermullah

Rural

Wanerie

Retirees Rural

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