Binnu vs Ogilvie
Ogilvie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Binnu. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Binnu, most households are people living alone. In Ogilvie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Ogilvie tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
- Binnu has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 73%)
- Ogilvie is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Ogilvie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Ogilvie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 354 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (495.3 km vs 524.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ogilvie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.8% vs -20.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Binnu and Ogilvie 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
Binnu rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Ogilvie has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $84,500).
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 +3% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -20.5% | -1.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 41 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $123,448/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Development activity
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Northampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of WA | Higher than 88% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of WA | Higher than 25% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of WA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of WA | Higher than 14% of WA |
Liveability
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Binnu carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 16).
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Binnu
- Binnu Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Ogilvie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Binnu sits further from the CBD (524.8 km vs 495.3 km).
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 524.8 km +6% vs other | 495.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 354 min | 333 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6532 | 0.0% postcode 6535 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 6532 | 54 postcode 6535 |
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 (59.1%).
Setting
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 273 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Council rates
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,125/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Binnu | Ogilvie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Binnu
Ogilvie
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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