Bickley vs Piesse Brook

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Bickley is closer to the city centre: 27.2 km, against 33.7 km.

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 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Piesse Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piesse Brook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bickley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 49 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (27.2 km vs 33.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bickley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 45/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Piesse Brook 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 Piesse Brook
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 Piesse Brook
Walkability 13 / 15
Bickley — Walkability: 13/100 Piesse Brook — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 85 / 55
Bickley — Safety: 85/100 Piesse Brook — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 21 / 17
Bickley — Low fire risk: 21/100 Piesse Brook — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bickley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Piesse Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bickley has more residents (713 vs 214); Bickley rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Bickley Piesse Brook
Population 713
+70% vs other
 214
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +1.9%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $116,532/yr $159,224/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+29% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bickley Piesse Brook
0-4 2.8% / 2.8%
Bickley — 0-4: 2.8% Piesse Brook — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 13.9% / 17.8%
Bickley — 5-14: 13.9% Piesse Brook — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 6.3% / 5.6%
Bickley — 15-19: 6.3% Piesse Brook — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.6% / 6.1%
Bickley — 20-24: 7.6% Piesse Brook — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 6.9% / 6.1%
Bickley — 25-34: 6.9% Piesse Brook — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 10.0% / 7.9%
Bickley — 35-44: 10.0% Piesse Brook — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 15.8% / 18.7%
Bickley — 45-54: 15.8% Piesse Brook — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 17.4% / 15.0%
Bickley — 55-64: 17.4% Piesse Brook — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.3% / 9.3%
Bickley — 65-74: 12.3% Piesse Brook — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 6.2% / 10.3%
Bickley — 75-84: 6.2% Piesse Brook — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 2.5% / —
Bickley — 85+: 2.5% Piesse Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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%
Piesse Brook 64.4% couple families
Piesse Brook — Couple Families: 64.4% Piesse Brook — Lone Person: 20.0% Piesse Brook — One Parent Families: 15.6% Piesse Brook — 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%
Piesse Brook 7.4% renting
Piesse Brook — Owned Outright: 45.6% Piesse Brook — Mortgage: 47.1% Piesse Brook — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bickley Piesse Brook
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 16.4%
Bickley — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Piesse Brook — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 13.1%
Bickley — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Piesse Brook — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 6.5%
Bickley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Piesse Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 1.4%
Bickley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Piesse Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.3%
Bickley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Piesse Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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 Piesse Brook
England 14.3% / 7.5%
Bickley — England: 14.3% Piesse Brook — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.9%
Bickley — New Zealand: 1.4% Piesse Brook — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.9%
Bickley — South Africa: 0.7% Piesse Brook — South Africa: 1.9%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Bickley — Scotland: 1.4% Piesse Brook — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Bickley — Netherlands: not among its largest Piesse Brook — Netherlands: 1.4%
Italy 1.1% / —
Bickley — Italy: 1.1% Piesse Brook — Italy: not among its largest
Singapore 0.8% / —
Bickley — Singapore: 0.8% Piesse Brook — 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%
Piesse Brook 95.5% houses
Piesse Brook — Houses: 95.5% Piesse Brook — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Bickley Piesse Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 73% 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

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

Risk profile

Piesse Brook carries more crime risk (45 vs 15).

Bickley Piesse Brook
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 Piesse Brook
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 Piesse Brook

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bickley Piesse Brook
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Piesse Brook sits further from the CBD (33.7 km vs 27.2 km).

Bickley Piesse Brook
Walkability score 13/100 15/100
Distance to Perth 27.2 km 33.7 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 49 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 Piesse Brook
Car (driver) 71.5% / 67.4%
Bickley — Car (driver): 71.5% Piesse Brook — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 10.5%
Bickley — Worked from Home: 17.9% Piesse Brook — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 7.0%
Bickley — Car (passenger): 5.8% Piesse Brook — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus 1.0% / 10.5%
Bickley — Bus: 1.0% Piesse Brook — Bus: 10.5%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.7%
Bickley — Walked Only: 1.9% Piesse Brook — Walked Only: 4.7%
Train 1.9% / —
Bickley — Train: 1.9% Piesse Brook — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Bickley Piesse Brook
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bickley Piesse Brook
Connectivity score 48/100 37/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
261 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bickley Piesse Brook
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

Piesse Brook

Outer Professionals

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