Bilingurr vs Waterbank
Bilingurr is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Waterbank. In Bilingurr, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Waterbank, the large majority of households own their home, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bilingurr tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children, while Waterbank suits people living alone and share households.
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
Bilingurr
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 20%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 54%)
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 54%)
Weighs 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 21%)
- Waterbank has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bilingurr
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (1463 min vs 1953 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (2221.7 km vs 2418 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Waterbank
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 5%)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 17%)
- But Bilingurr is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bilingurr
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.7% vs -0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bilingurr and Waterbank drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bilingurr has more residents (1,540 vs 110); Bilingurr has higher household incomes ($126,776 vs $71,448).
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,540 +93% vs other | 110 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.7% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 32 | 52 |
| Median household income | $126,776/yr +44% vs other | $71,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $843,750 | — |
| Median unit price | $527,500 | — |
| Median land price | $650,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 13 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 113 across Broome same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -24% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 8.4% $1,500/wk on $929K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 90% of WA | Higher than 30% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of WA | Higher than 38% 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 22% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 98% of WA | — |
Liveability
Bilingurr is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Waterbank carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 45).
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 76/100 | High 97/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Waterbank
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Waterbank sits further from the CBD (2418 km vs 2221.7 km).
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 2221.7 km | 2418 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1463 min | 1953 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).
Setting
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 195 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.9 km | 49.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 93/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 87% 857 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Council rates
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,421/yr same for both | |
| Council | Broome same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bilingurr | Waterbank | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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