Bolgart vs Wattening
Wattening is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 56 in Bolgart. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bolgart, about half of households are people living alone. In Wattening, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bolgart tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wattening suits 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
- Bolgart carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 68/100)
- Wattening is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bolgart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bolgart
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $450/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wattening
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (123.3 km vs 129 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bolgart
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 68/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wattening
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.9% vs -15.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bolgart and Wattening 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
Wattening rents higher ($450/wk vs $130/wk); Bolgart has more residents (128 vs 61).
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 +52% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.8% | +41.9% |
| Median age | 56 | 36 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr | $121,316/yr +60% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk | $450/wk +246% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
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 (4.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Ranking within WA
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of WA | Higher than 87% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of WA | Higher than 40% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of WA | Higher than 24% of WA |
Liveability
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wattening carries more crime risk (68 vs 12); Wattening carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 13).
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bolgart
- Bolgart Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wattening
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Bolgart sits further from the CBD (129 km vs 123.3 km).
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 129 km +4% vs other | 123.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 103 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 6568 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 (58.6%).
Setting
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 288 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 224 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Climate
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 359 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack | Bullwinkel |
| Member | Melissa Price | Trish Cook |
| Party | Liberal | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bolgart | Wattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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