Bilingurr vs Cable Beach

In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bilingurr, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bilingurr: a median of $844,000, against $765,000 in Cable Beach, though rent is higher in Cable Beach. On these figures, Bilingurr tends to suit families with children.

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

Cable Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Cable Beach

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($350,000 vs $527,500)
  • has cheaper land ($555,000 vs $650,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $843,750)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bilingurr

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $371/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bilingurr sits closer to the CBD (2221.7 km vs 2225.8 km)
  • Cable Beach is more walkable (39/100 vs 23/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cable Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 23/100)

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

Investors

Bilingurr

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 5.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (8.4% vs 6.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bilingurr Cable Beach
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.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Walkability 23 / 39
Bilingurr — Walkability: 23/100 Cable Beach — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 16 / 8
Bilingurr — Safety: 16/100 Cable Beach — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 55 / 46
Bilingurr — Low fire risk: 55/100 Cable Beach — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bilingurr — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cable Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cable Beach has more residents (5,730 vs 1,540); Cable Beach rents higher ($371/wk vs $300/wk).

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Population 1,540 5,730
+272% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +5.4%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $126,776/yr
+11% vs other
 $113,412/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $371/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
0-4 10.3% / 6.5%
Bilingurr — 0-4: 10.3% Cable Beach — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 17.1% / 16.3%
Bilingurr — 5-14: 17.1% Cable Beach — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 4.0% / 5.7%
Bilingurr — 15-19: 4.0% Cable Beach — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.7% / 5.2%
Bilingurr — 20-24: 5.7% Cable Beach — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 19.5% / 17.3%
Bilingurr — 25-34: 19.5% Cable Beach — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 19.2% / 15.3%
Bilingurr — 35-44: 19.2% Cable Beach — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 11.4% / 14.2%
Bilingurr — 45-54: 11.4% Cable Beach — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 8.6% / 10.8%
Bilingurr — 55-64: 8.6% Cable Beach — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 3.4% / 6.3%
Bilingurr — 65-74: 3.4% Cable Beach — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 1.1% / 1.7%
Bilingurr — 75-84: 1.1% Cable Beach — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 0.3% / 0.4%
Bilingurr — 85+: 0.3% Cable Beach — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr 46.9% couple families
Bilingurr — Couple Families: 46.9% Bilingurr — Lone Person: 27.2% Bilingurr — One Parent Families: 19.1% Bilingurr — Group Household: 6.0% Bilingurr — Other Families: 0.8%
Cable Beach 39.7% couple families
Cable Beach — Couple Families: 39.7% Cable Beach — Lone Person: 32.0% Cable Beach — One Parent Families: 20.1% Cable Beach — Group Household: 6.8% Cable Beach — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr 51.4% renting
Bilingurr — Owned Outright: 10.3% Bilingurr — Mortgage: 38.2% Bilingurr — Renting: 51.4%
Cable Beach 52.8% renting
Cable Beach — Owned Outright: 19.2% Cable Beach — Mortgage: 28.0% Cable Beach — Renting: 52.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 13.6%
Bilingurr — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Cable Beach — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 11.7%
Bilingurr — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Cable Beach — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.8%
Bilingurr — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Cable Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.6%
Bilingurr — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Cable Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.6%
Bilingurr — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cable Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
England 3.7% / 2.9%
Bilingurr — England: 3.7% Cable Beach — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.2%
Bilingurr — New Zealand: 2.3% Cable Beach — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.8%
Bilingurr — Philippines: 0.9% Cable Beach — Philippines: 1.8%
China 0.8% / 0.7%
Bilingurr — China: 0.8% Cable Beach — China: 0.7%
Germany 0.8% / 0.5%
Bilingurr — Germany: 0.8% Cable Beach — Germany: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Bilingurr — South Africa: not among its largest Cable Beach — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr 82.7% houses
Bilingurr — Houses: 82.7% Bilingurr — Townhouses: 13.3% Bilingurr — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Cable Beach 77.6% houses
Cable Beach — Houses: 77.6% Cable Beach — Townhouses: 12.9% Cable Beach — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Median house price $843,750 $765,000
Median unit price $527,500 $350,000
Median land price $650,000 $555,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 13 sales
 42 days
from 89 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.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
3 bed $825K / $700K
Bilingurr — 3 bed: $825K (15 sales) Cable Beach — 3 bed: $700K (82 sales)

15 vs 82 sales

4 bed $885K / $890K
Bilingurr — 4 bed: $885K (22 sales) Cable Beach — 4 bed: $890K (65 sales)

22 vs 65 sales

Development activity

Bilingurr Cable Beach
New dwellings approved 113
across Broome
same for both
Approvals change year on year -24%
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.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Houses 8.4%
$1,500/wk on $929K
 6.8%
$1,025/wk on $790K
Units — 13.6%
$850/wk on $325K

Ranking within WA

Bilingurr Cable Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Schools — Higher than 13% of WA
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 16% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 99% of WA

Liveability

Cable Beach is more walkable (39 vs 23); Bilingurr scores higher overall (43 vs 30).

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Grade C D
Score 43/100 30/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
92/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
76/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bilingurr

  • Broome North Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cable Beach

  • Cable Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's College - Primary Campus Catholic · Primary
  • St Martin de Porres School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Cable Beach sits further from the CBD (2225.8 km vs 2221.7 km).

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Walkability score 23/100 39/100
Distance to Perth 2221.7 km 2225.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1463 min 1466 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
 0.2%
postcode 6726
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
 18
postcode 6726

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.

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Car (driver) 81.2% / 76.8%
Bilingurr — Car (driver): 81.2% Cable Beach — Car (driver): 76.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 8.2%
Bilingurr — Car (passenger): 5.8% Cable Beach — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 5.6%
Bilingurr — Worked from Home: 8.0% Cable Beach — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 2.4% / 5.7%
Bilingurr — Walked Only: 2.4% Cable Beach — Walked Only: 5.7%
Bicycle 1.6% / 2.8%
Bilingurr — Bicycle: 1.6% Cable Beach — Bicycle: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km 592 m
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Connectivity score 93/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 87%
857 premises
 3%
2,638 premises

Climate

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Annual rainfall 753 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Average residential rate $4,421/yr
same for both
Council Broome
same for both

Federal electorate

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bilingurr Cable Beach
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bilingurr

Coastal Family Young Families

Cable Beach

Coastal Family

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