Bickley vs Carmel

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bickley: a median of $1.66 million, against $1.52 million in Carmel.

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

Carmel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Carmel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Carmel

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.7 km vs 27.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Carmel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)

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

Investors

Bickley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bickley Carmel
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.

Bickley Carmel
Walkability 13 / 23
Bickley — Walkability: 13/100 Carmel — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 85 / 76
Bickley — Safety: 85/100 Carmel — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 21 / 22
Bickley — Low fire risk: 21/100 Carmel — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bickley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Carmel — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bickley skews older (48 vs 46).

Bickley Carmel
Population 713 754
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -2.1%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $116,532/yr $121,940/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+1% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bickley Carmel
0-4 2.8% / 3.6%
Bickley — 0-4: 2.8% Carmel — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.9% / 13.8%
Bickley — 5-14: 13.9% Carmel — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.3% / 8.6%
Bickley — 15-19: 6.3% Carmel — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 7.6% / 5.0%
Bickley — 20-24: 7.6% Carmel — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 6.9% / 8.4%
Bickley — 25-34: 6.9% Carmel — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 10.0% / 9.0%
Bickley — 35-44: 10.0% Carmel — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.8% / 13.0%
Bickley — 45-54: 15.8% Carmel — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 17.4% / 15.4%
Bickley — 55-64: 17.4% Carmel — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.3% / 14.5%
Bickley — 65-74: 12.3% Carmel — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 6.2% / 7.0%
Bickley — 75-84: 6.2% Carmel — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.5% / 2.1%
Bickley — 85+: 2.5% Carmel — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bickley 69.9% couple families
Bickley — Couple Families: 69.9% Bickley — Lone Person: 19.9% Bickley — One Parent Families: 6.4% Bickley — Other Families: 3.8% Bickley — Group Household: 0.0%
Carmel 60.4% couple families
Carmel — Couple Families: 60.4% Carmel — Lone Person: 16.2% Carmel — One Parent Families: 17.5% Carmel — Other Families: 3.9% Carmel — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bickley 6.1% renting
Bickley — Owned Outright: 42.8% Bickley — Mortgage: 51.1% Bickley — Renting: 6.1%
Carmel 8.5% renting
Carmel — Owned Outright: 51.2% Carmel — Mortgage: 40.4% Carmel — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bickley Carmel
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 14.6%
Bickley — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Carmel — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 14.3%
Bickley — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Carmel — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 7.6%
Bickley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Carmel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 2.3%
Bickley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Carmel — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
Bickley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Carmel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Bickley Carmel
England 14.3% / 9.5%
Bickley — England: 14.3% Carmel — England: 9.5%
Italy 1.1% / 1.6%
Bickley — Italy: 1.1% Carmel — Italy: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.1%
Bickley — New Zealand: 1.4% Carmel — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 1.4% / 1.1%
Bickley — Scotland: 1.4% Carmel — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.1%
Bickley — South Africa: 0.7% Carmel — South Africa: 1.1%
Vietnam — / 1.2%
Bickley — Vietnam: not among its largest Carmel — Vietnam: 1.2%
Singapore 0.8% / —
Bickley — Singapore: 0.8% Carmel — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bickley 95.3% houses
Bickley — Houses: 95.3% Bickley — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Carmel 86.7% houses
Carmel — Houses: 86.7% Carmel — Flats / Apartments: 13.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bickley Carmel
Median house price $1,662,500 $1,520,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $792,500 —

Development activity

Bickley Carmel
New dwellings approved 214
across Kalamunda
same for both
Approvals change year on year +124%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bickley Carmel
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 65% of WA

Liveability

Carmel is more walkable (23 vs 13).

Bickley Carmel
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bickley Carmel
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
24/100
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

Bickley Carmel
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bickley

  • Carmel Adventist College Primary School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Carmel

  • Carmel Adventist College Independent · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bickley Carmel
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Bickley sits further from the CBD (27.2 km vs 24.7 km).

Bickley Carmel
Walkability score 13/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 27.2 km
+9% vs other
 24.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6076
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6076
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.

Bickley Carmel
Car (driver) 71.5% / 74.4%
Bickley — Car (driver): 71.5% Carmel — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 14.5%
Bickley — Worked from Home: 17.9% Carmel — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.4%
Bickley — Car (passenger): 5.8% Carmel — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.7%
Bickley — Walked Only: 1.9% Carmel — Walked Only: 4.7%
Train 1.9% / 1.0%
Bickley — Train: 1.9% Carmel — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Bickley Carmel
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 31.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bickley Carmel
Connectivity score 48/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
261 premises
 0%
257 premises

Climate

Bickley Carmel
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bickley Carmel
Average residential rate $1,977/yr
same for both
Council Kalamunda
same for both

Federal electorate

Bickley Carmel
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bickley Carmel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bickley

Acreage Outer Quiet

Carmel

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet

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