Bejoording vs Nunile
Bejoording is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Nunile. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bejoording, most households are couple families. In Nunile, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nunile: a median of $835,000, against $678,000 in Bejoording, though rent is higher in Bejoording. On these figures, Bejoording tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nunile 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
Bejoording
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bejoording
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($677,500 vs $835,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nunile
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Nunile
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (97.5 km vs 111.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 97 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bejoording carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 56/100)
- Nunile has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nunile
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (84.8% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bejoording and Nunile 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
Nunile skews older (53 vs 45); Bejoording rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 157 | 183 +17% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.1% | +84.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 53 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $82,316/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +12% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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 (11.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $677,500 | $835,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $169,999 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 3 sales | 59 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 37 across Toodyay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 45% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of WA | Higher than 11% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of WA | Higher than 73% of WA |
Liveability
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Nunile carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Nunile carries more crime risk (56 vs 43).
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bejoording
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nunile
- Toodyay District High School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Bejoording sits further from the CBD (111.5 km vs 97.5 km).
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 111.5 km +13% vs other | 97.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 87 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6566 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 6566 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 (77.6%).
Setting
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 228 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 284 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 58/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 37% 137 premises |
Climate
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 359 mm | 399 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.8°C | 34.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C | 5.5°C |
Council rates
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,530/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toodyay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bejoording | Nunile | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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