Bickley vs Hacketts Gully

Hacketts Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Bickley. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Bickley, the large majority of households own their home. In Hacketts Gully, about half of households rent. Bickley is closer to the city centre: 27.2 km, against 34.8 km. On these figures, Hacketts Gully tends to suit renters.

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

Bickley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bickley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 64%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hacketts Gully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bickley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (27.2 km vs 34.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bickley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 84/100)

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

Bickley and Hacketts Gully 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 Hacketts Gully
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 Hacketts Gully
Walkability 13 / 0
Bickley — Walkability: 13/100 Hacketts Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 16
Bickley — Safety: 85/100 Hacketts Gully — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 21 / 23
Bickley — Low fire risk: 21/100 Hacketts Gully — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bickley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hacketts Gully — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bickley has more residents (713 vs 55); Bickley has higher household incomes ($116,532 vs $84,500).

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Population 713
+92% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +10.0%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $116,532/yr
+27% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+23% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bickley Hacketts Gully
0-4 2.8% / 10.9%
Bickley — 0-4: 2.8% Hacketts Gully — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 13.9% / 7.3%
Bickley — 5-14: 13.9% Hacketts Gully — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 6.3% / 9.1%
Bickley — 15-19: 6.3% Hacketts Gully — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 7.6% / —
Bickley — 20-24: 7.6% Hacketts Gully — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.9% / 14.5%
Bickley — 25-34: 6.9% Hacketts Gully — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 10.0% / 5.5%
Bickley — 35-44: 10.0% Hacketts Gully — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 15.8% / 7.3%
Bickley — 45-54: 15.8% Hacketts Gully — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 17.4% / 16.4%
Bickley — 55-64: 17.4% Hacketts Gully — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 12.3% / 12.7%
Bickley — 65-74: 12.3% Hacketts Gully — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.2% / 5.5%
Bickley — 75-84: 6.2% Hacketts Gully — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.5% / —
Bickley — 85+: 2.5% Hacketts Gully — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Hacketts Gully 75.0% couple families
Hacketts Gully — Couple Families: 75.0% Hacketts Gully — Lone Person: 25.0% Hacketts Gully — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hacketts Gully — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

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%
Hacketts Gully 45.0% renting
Hacketts Gully — Owned Outright: 35.0% Hacketts Gully — Mortgage: 20.0% Hacketts Gully — Renting: 45.0%
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.

Bickley Hacketts Gully
England 14.3% / 5.5%
Bickley — England: 14.3% Hacketts Gully — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 5.5%
Bickley — New Zealand: 1.4% Hacketts Gully — New Zealand: 5.5%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Bickley — Scotland: 1.4% Hacketts Gully — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 1.1% / —
Bickley — Italy: 1.1% Hacketts Gully — Italy: not among its largest
Singapore 0.8% / —
Bickley — Singapore: 0.8% Hacketts Gully — Singapore: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 20.0%
Bickley — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Hacketts Gully — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 12.7%
Bickley — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Hacketts Gully — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 18.2%
Bickley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Hacketts Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / —
Bickley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Hacketts Gully — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Bickley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Hacketts Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bickley 95.3% houses
Bickley — Houses: 95.3% Bickley — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Hacketts Gully 100.0% houses
Hacketts Gully — Houses: 100.0% Hacketts Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Median house price $1,662,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $792,500 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Bickley Hacketts Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 47% of WA

Liveability

Bickley is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Grade B —
Score 64/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hacketts Gully carries more crime risk (84 vs 15).

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
15/100
 High
84/100
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 Hacketts Gully
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bickley

  • Carmel Adventist College Primary School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Hacketts Gully

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Cafes & restaurants 1 0

Mobility

Hacketts Gully sits further from the CBD (34.8 km vs 27.2 km).

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 27.2 km 34.8 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 46 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 Hacketts Gully
Car (driver) 71.5% / 100.0%
Bickley — Car (driver): 71.5% Hacketts Gully — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 17.9% / —
Bickley — Worked from Home: 17.9% Hacketts Gully — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Bickley — Car (passenger): 5.8% Hacketts Gully — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.9% / —
Bickley — Train: 1.9% Hacketts Gully — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Bickley — Walked Only: 1.9% Hacketts Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bickley Hacketts Gully
Connectivity score 48/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
261 premises
 0%
10 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bickley Hacketts Gully
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

Hacketts Gully

Outer Young Families

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