Bilingurr vs Roebuck

Bilingurr is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Roebuck. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Bilingurr, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Roebuck, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Bilingurr tends to suit renters and families with children, while Roebuck suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bilingurr has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 69%)
  • Roebuck has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Bilingurr

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bilingurr has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 18%)
  • Roebuck has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Roebuck

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (2169.2 km vs 2221.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1434 min vs 1463 min)
  • But Bilingurr is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roebuck

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 5%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 17%)
  • But Bilingurr is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Roebuck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bilingurr and Roebuck 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 Roebuck
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 Roebuck
Walkability 23 / 0
Bilingurr — Walkability: 23/100 Roebuck — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 47
Bilingurr — Safety: 16/100 Roebuck — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 55 / 23
Bilingurr — Low fire risk: 55/100 Roebuck — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bilingurr — Low flood risk: 100/100 Roebuck — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bilingurr has more residents (1,540 vs 606); Bilingurr has higher household incomes ($126,776 vs $86,112).

Bilingurr Roebuck
Population 1,540
+61% vs other
 606
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +19.1%
Median age 32 39
Median household income $126,776/yr
+32% vs other
 $86,112/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr Roebuck
0-4 10.3% / 5.8%
Bilingurr — 0-4: 10.3% Roebuck — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 17.1% / 16.2%
Bilingurr — 5-14: 17.1% Roebuck — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 4.0% / 4.5%
Bilingurr — 15-19: 4.0% Roebuck — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.7% / 4.3%
Bilingurr — 20-24: 5.7% Roebuck — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 19.5% / 13.4%
Bilingurr — 25-34: 19.5% Roebuck — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 19.2% / 15.0%
Bilingurr — 35-44: 19.2% Roebuck — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 11.4% / 13.4%
Bilingurr — 45-54: 11.4% Roebuck — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 8.6% / 15.3%
Bilingurr — 55-64: 8.6% Roebuck — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 3.4% / 10.2%
Bilingurr — 65-74: 3.4% Roebuck — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 1.1% / 2.6%
Bilingurr — 75-84: 1.1% Roebuck — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Bilingurr — 85+: 0.3% Roebuck — 85+: 0.8%

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%
Roebuck 44.0% couple families
Roebuck — Couple Families: 44.0% Roebuck — Lone Person: 39.4% Roebuck — One Parent Families: 13.8% Roebuck — Group Household: 2.8% Roebuck — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Roebuck 18.2% renting
Roebuck — Owned Outright: 52.4% Roebuck — Mortgage: 29.4% Roebuck — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilingurr Roebuck
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 11.1%
Bilingurr — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Roebuck — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 7.6%
Bilingurr — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Roebuck — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.1%
Bilingurr — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Roebuck — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.1%
Bilingurr — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Roebuck — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.3%
Bilingurr — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Roebuck — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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 Roebuck
England 3.7% / 5.3%
Bilingurr — England: 3.7% Roebuck — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.5%
Bilingurr — New Zealand: 2.3% Roebuck — New Zealand: 2.5%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.0%
Bilingurr — Scotland: 0.8% Roebuck — Scotland: 1.0%
China 0.8% / 0.5%
Bilingurr — China: 0.8% Roebuck — China: 0.5%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Bilingurr — Philippines: 0.9% Roebuck — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Bilingurr — Germany: 0.8% Roebuck — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Bilingurr — South Africa: not among its largest Roebuck — South Africa: 0.8%
Thailand — / 0.8%
Bilingurr — Thailand: not among its largest Roebuck — Thailand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilingurr 82.7% houses
Bilingurr — Houses: 82.7% Bilingurr — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Bilingurr — Townhouses: 13.3%
Roebuck 68.9% houses
Roebuck — Houses: 68.9% Roebuck — Flats / Apartments: 31.1% Roebuck — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bilingurr Roebuck
Median house price $843,750 $895,000
Median unit price $527,500 —
Median land price $650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 13 sales
 44 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Bilingurr Roebuck
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 Roebuck
Houses 8.4%
$1,500/wk on $929K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bilingurr Roebuck
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of WA —

Liveability

Bilingurr is more walkable (23 vs 0); Bilingurr scores higher overall (43 vs 31).

Bilingurr Roebuck
Grade C D
Score 43/100 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Roebuck carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 45); Bilingurr carries more crime risk (84 vs 53).

Bilingurr Roebuck
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
77/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
76/100
 High
100/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bilingurr Roebuck
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bilingurr

  • Broome North Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Roebuck

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bilingurr Roebuck
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bilingurr sits further from the CBD (2221.7 km vs 2169.2 km).

Bilingurr Roebuck
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 2221.7 km
+2% vs other
 2169.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1463 min 1434 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
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.

Bilingurr Roebuck
Car (driver) 81.2% / 59.5%
Bilingurr — Car (driver): 81.2% Roebuck — Car (driver): 59.5%
Walked Only 2.4% / 19.5%
Bilingurr — Walked Only: 2.4% Roebuck — Walked Only: 19.5%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 12.4%
Bilingurr — Worked from Home: 8.0% Roebuck — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.7%
Bilingurr — Car (passenger): 5.8% Roebuck — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus 1.0% / 1.9%
Bilingurr — Bus: 1.0% Roebuck — Bus: 1.9%
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Bilingurr — Bicycle: 1.6% Roebuck — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bilingurr Roebuck
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bilingurr Roebuck
Connectivity score 93/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 87%
857 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Bilingurr Roebuck
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bilingurr Roebuck
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

Roebuck

Rural

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