Bejoording vs Wattening

Wattening is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Bejoording. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Wattening tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Bejoording carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 68/100)
  • Wattening has more parks and reserves (3 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

They split

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

  • Bejoording has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)
  • Wattening leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bejoording

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.5 km vs 123.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 103 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bejoording

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Wattening

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.9% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bejoording Wattening
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.

Bejoording Wattening
Walkability 0 / 0
Bejoording — Walkability: 0/100 Wattening — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 32
Bejoording — Safety: 57/100 Wattening — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Bejoording — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bejoording — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bejoording has more residents (157 vs 61); Wattening has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $81,224).

Bejoording Wattening
Population 157
+61% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +41.9%
Median age 45 36
Median household income $81,224/yr $121,316/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $450/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bejoording Wattening
0-4 5.7% / 6.6%
Bejoording — 0-4: 5.7% Wattening — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 15.9% / 16.4%
Bejoording — 5-14: 15.9% Wattening — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 3.8% / —
Bejoording — 15-19: 3.8% Wattening — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / 13.1%
Bejoording — 20-24: 3.8% Wattening — 20-24: 13.1%
25-34 5.1% / 8.2%
Bejoording — 25-34: 5.1% Wattening — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.5% / 13.1%
Bejoording — 35-44: 11.5% Wattening — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 23.6% / 16.4%
Bejoording — 45-54: 23.6% Wattening — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 16.6% / 16.4%
Bejoording — 55-64: 16.6% Wattening — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 8.9% / 4.9%
Bejoording — 65-74: 8.9% Wattening — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 2.5% / 4.9%
Bejoording — 75-84: 2.5% Wattening — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Bejoording — 85+: not among its largest Wattening — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Bejoording Wattening
England 1.9% / 4.9%
Bejoording — England: 1.9% Wattening — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 5.7% / —
Bejoording — New Zealand: 5.7% Wattening — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bejoording 58.1% couple families
Bejoording — Couple Families: 58.1% Bejoording — Lone Person: 22.6% Bejoording — Group Household: 9.7% Bejoording — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Wattening 62.5% couple families
Wattening — Couple Families: 62.5% Wattening — Lone Person: 37.5% Wattening — Group Household: 0.0% Wattening — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bejoording 101.8% houses
Bejoording — Houses: 101.8%
Wattening 100.0% houses
Wattening — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bejoording Wattening
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 18.0%
Bejoording — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Wattening — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 13.1%
Bejoording — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wattening — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.9%
Bejoording — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Wattening — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Bejoording — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Wattening — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bejoording 7.3% renting
Bejoording — Owned Outright: 38.2% Bejoording — Mortgage: 54.5% Bejoording — Renting: 7.3%
Wattening 0.0% renting
Wattening — Owned Outright: 75.0% Wattening — Mortgage: 25.0% Wattening — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bejoording Wattening
Median house price $677,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Bejoording Wattening
New dwellings approved 37
across Toodyay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bejoording Wattening
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 24% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Wattening carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Wattening carries more crime risk (68 vs 43).

Bejoording Wattening
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Bejoording Wattening
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

Bejoording Wattening
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Wattening sits further from the CBD (123.3 km vs 111.5 km).

Bejoording Wattening
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 111.5 km 123.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6566
 1.1%
postcode 6568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 6566
 —

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.

Bejoording Wattening
Car (driver) 77.6% / 50.0%
Bejoording — Car (driver): 77.6% Wattening — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 34.6%
Bejoording — Worked from Home: 22.4% Wattening — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only — / 15.4%
Bejoording — Walked Only: not among its largest Wattening — Walked Only: 15.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Bejoording Wattening
Elevation 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bejoording Wattening
Connectivity score 18/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
15 premises

Climate

Bejoording Wattening
Annual rainfall 359 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bejoording Wattening
Average residential rate $3,530/yr
same for both
Council Toodyay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bejoording Wattening
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bejoording Wattening
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bejoording

Rural

Wattening

Family Rural

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