Bertram vs Parmelia

Bertram is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Parmelia. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bertram, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bertram: a median of $750,000, against $672,000 in Parmelia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bertram tends to suit families with children and couples, while Parmelia suits people living alone.

Bertram scores notably higher on liveability (63 versus 44) and sits slightly closer to Perth's CBD at 35.7 km compared to Parmelia's 38.9 km. However, Bertram carries a significantly higher bushfire risk rating of 64 against Parmelia's 17, which is an important consideration for safety-conscious buyers. Parmelia has a lower crime risk score of 78 versus Bertram's 65, making it the safer choice on that measure. Both suburbs have zero flood risk, and rental yields are comparable at 4.5% and 4.2% respectively.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Bertram

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 7)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 56%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Parmelia has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Parmelia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($672,000 vs $750,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Parmelia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bertram

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 50/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (35.7 km vs 38.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bertram

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 50/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Parmelia has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bertram Parmelia
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.

Bertram Parmelia
Walkability 79 / 50
Bertram — Walkability: 79/100 Parmelia — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 34 / 22
Bertram — Safety: 34/100 Parmelia — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 34 / 83
Bertram — Low fire risk: 34/100 Parmelia — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bertram — Low flood risk: 100/100 Parmelia — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bertram has higher household incomes ($103,844 vs $67,444); Bertram rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

Bertram Parmelia
Population 6,196 6,184
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +2.9%
Median age 31 37
Median household income $103,844/yr
+35% vs other
 $67,444/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bertram Parmelia
0-4 9.3% / 6.3%
Bertram — 0-4: 9.3% Parmelia — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 18.9% / 13.5%
Bertram — 5-14: 18.9% Parmelia — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.1%
Bertram — 15-19: 6.3% Parmelia — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.2% / 6.8%
Bertram — 20-24: 6.2% Parmelia — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 16.1% / 13.0%
Bertram — 25-34: 16.1% Parmelia — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 19.3% / 13.9%
Bertram — 35-44: 19.3% Parmelia — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.2% / 13.2%
Bertram — 45-54: 12.2% Parmelia — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 6.3% / 12.4%
Bertram — 55-64: 6.3% Parmelia — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 3.6% / 9.2%
Bertram — 65-74: 3.6% Parmelia — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 1.4% / 4.2%
Bertram — 75-84: 1.4% Parmelia — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.2% / 1.3%
Bertram — 85+: 0.2% Parmelia — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bertram 58.2% couple families
Bertram — Couple Families: 58.2% Bertram — Lone Person: 20.7% Bertram — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bertram — Group Household: 3.6% Bertram — Other Families: 1.2%
Parmelia 33.1% couple families
Parmelia — Couple Families: 33.1% Parmelia — Lone Person: 37.6% Parmelia — One Parent Families: 22.9% Parmelia — Group Household: 4.4% Parmelia — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bertram 30.0% renting
Bertram — Owned Outright: 9.0% Bertram — Mortgage: 61.0% Bertram — Renting: 30.0%
Parmelia 28.9% renting
Parmelia — Owned Outright: 24.6% Parmelia — Mortgage: 46.5% Parmelia — Renting: 28.9%
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.

Bertram Parmelia
England 3.6% / 8.3%
Bertram — England: 3.6% Parmelia — England: 8.3%
Philippines 7.3% / 4.0%
Bertram — Philippines: 7.3% Parmelia — Philippines: 4.0%
New Zealand 4.5% / 4.5%
Bertram — New Zealand: 4.5% Parmelia — New Zealand: 4.5%
India 6.2% / 1.5%
Bertram — India: 6.2% Parmelia — India: 1.5%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.9%
Bertram — South Africa: 2.2% Parmelia — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bertram Parmelia
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.0%
Bertram — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Parmelia — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 5.4%
Bertram — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Parmelia — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.4%
Bertram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Parmelia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.1%
Bertram — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Parmelia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.0%
Bertram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Parmelia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bertram 98.7% houses
Bertram — Houses: 98.7% Bertram — Townhouses: 0.8% Bertram — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Parmelia 94.1% houses
Parmelia — Houses: 94.1% Parmelia — Townhouses: 4.5% Parmelia — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bertram Parmelia
Median house price $750,000 $672,000
Median unit price — $445,999
Median land price — $660,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 47 sales
 28 days
from 116 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.

Bertram Parmelia
3 bed $658K / $648K
Bertram — 3 bed: $658K (38 sales) Parmelia — 3 bed: $648K (102 sales)

38 vs 102 sales

4 bed $790K / $705K
Bertram — 4 bed: $790K (94 sales) Parmelia — 4 bed: $705K (70 sales)

94 vs 70 sales

Development activity

Bertram Parmelia
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Kwinana
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Bertram Parmelia
Houses 4.4%
$680/wk on $800K
 4.5%
$620/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bertram Parmelia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Bertram is more walkable (79 vs 50); Bertram scores higher overall (48 vs 41).

Bertram Parmelia
Grade B C
Score 48/100 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bertram carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 17); Parmelia carries more crime risk (78 vs 66).

Bertram Parmelia
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
78/100
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 4
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Bertram Parmelia
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bertram

  • Bertram Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Parmelia

  • St Vincent's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • North Parmelia Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bertram Parmelia
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 7
Childcare 3 4
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Parmelia sits further from the CBD (38.9 km vs 35.7 km).

Bertram Parmelia
Walkability score 79/100 50/100
Distance to Perth 35.7 km 38.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 37 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 88.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 143.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6167
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 6167
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.

Bertram Parmelia
Car (driver) 76.1% / 79.2%
Bertram — Car (driver): 76.1% Parmelia — Car (driver): 79.2%
Train 9.4% / 6.6%
Bertram — Train: 9.4% Parmelia — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.6%
Bertram — Car (passenger): 5.8% Parmelia — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 4.6%
Bertram — Worked from Home: 5.0% Parmelia — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Bus 2.8% / 2.5%
Bertram — Bus: 2.8% Parmelia — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Bertram Parmelia
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bertram Parmelia
Connectivity score 71/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
2,203 premises
 47%
2,846 premises

Climate

Bertram Parmelia
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

Bertram Parmelia
Average residential rate $2,945/yr
same for both
Council Kwinana
same for both

Federal electorate

Bertram Parmelia
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bertram Parmelia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bertram

Family Outer Parks Quiet Young Families

Parmelia

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

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