Bookara vs South Greenough

Bookara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in South Greenough. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bookara, most households are couple families. In South Greenough, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bookara tends to suit couples, while South Greenough suits people living alone, families with children, and older residents.

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

Bookara

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 71%)
  • 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

Bookara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bookara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (368 km vs 380.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 249 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bookara carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 73/100)
  • South Greenough has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Bookara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.4% vs 16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bookara South Greenough
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.

Bookara South Greenough
Walkability 0 / 0
Bookara — Walkability: 0/100 South Greenough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 27
Bookara — Safety: 79/100 South Greenough — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 64 / 65
Bookara — Low fire risk: 64/100 South Greenough — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 41
Bookara — Low flood risk: 100/100 South Greenough — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Bookara has more residents (149 vs 116); Bookara has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $68,224).

Bookara South Greenough
Population 149
+22% vs other
 116
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.4% +16.0%
Median age 48 53
Median household income $80,184/yr
+15% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+2% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookara South Greenough
0-4 — / 9.5%
Bookara — 0-4: not among its largest South Greenough — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 12.1% / 9.5%
Bookara — 5-14: 12.1% South Greenough — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 6.7% / 5.2%
Bookara — 15-19: 6.7% South Greenough — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 10.1% / 6.9%
Bookara — 20-24: 10.1% South Greenough — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 — / 11.2%
Bookara — 25-34: not among its largest South Greenough — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 12.1% / 6.9%
Bookara — 35-44: 12.1% South Greenough — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 13.4% / 12.9%
Bookara — 45-54: 13.4% South Greenough — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 19.5% / 19.0%
Bookara — 55-64: 19.5% South Greenough — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 16.1% / 23.3%
Bookara — 65-74: 16.1% South Greenough — 65-74: 23.3%
75-84 3.4% / 4.3%
Bookara — 75-84: 3.4% South Greenough — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Bookara — 85+: not among its largest South Greenough — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bookara 38.5% lone person
Bookara — Lone Person: 38.5% Bookara — Couple Families: 61.5% Bookara — One Parent Families: 0.0%
South Greenough 50.0% lone person
South Greenough — Lone Person: 50.0% South Greenough — Couple Families: 21.4% South Greenough — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bookara 11.1% renting
Bookara — Owned Outright: 48.9% Bookara — Mortgage: 40.0% Bookara — Renting: 11.1%
South Greenough 16.3% renting
South Greenough — Owned Outright: 55.8% South Greenough — Mortgage: 27.9% South Greenough — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bookara South Greenough
England 4.0% / 10.3%
Bookara — England: 4.0% South Greenough — England: 10.3%
Germany 2.0% / 2.6%
Bookara — Germany: 2.0% South Greenough — Germany: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Bookara — New Zealand: 2.0% South Greenough — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bookara South Greenough
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 15.5%
Bookara — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% South Greenough — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 3.4%
Bookara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% South Greenough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 6.0%
Bookara — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% South Greenough — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Bookara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest South Greenough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bookara 106.1% houses
Bookara — Houses: 106.1% Bookara — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Greenough 70.8% houses
South Greenough — Houses: 70.8% South Greenough — Flats / Apartments: 29.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bookara South Greenough
Median house price $650,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bookara South Greenough
New dwellings approved 43
across Irwin
 183
across Greater Geraldton
Approvals change year on year +57% -30%

Ranking within WA

Bookara South Greenough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

Bookara South Greenough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

South Greenough carries more flood risk (59 vs 0); South Greenough carries more crime risk (73 vs 21).

Bookara South Greenough
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
73/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
68/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bookara South Greenough
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bookara South Greenough
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

South Greenough sits further from the CBD (380.3 km vs 368 km).

Bookara South Greenough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 368 km 380.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 244 min 249 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6525
 0.0%
postcode 6528
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6525
 59
postcode 6528

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.

Bookara South Greenough
Car (driver) 70.4% / 68.9%
Bookara — Car (driver): 70.4% South Greenough — Car (driver): 68.9%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 13.3%
Bookara — Worked from Home: 5.6% South Greenough — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Bus 5.6% / 11.1%
Bookara — Bus: 5.6% South Greenough — Bus: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / 6.7%
Bookara — Car (passenger): 9.3% South Greenough — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Bookara — Walked Only: 9.3% South Greenough — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Bookara South Greenough
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.9 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bookara South Greenough
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Bookara South Greenough
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bookara South Greenough
Average residential rate $3,719/yr $3,162/yr
Council Irwin Greater Geraldton

Federal electorate

Bookara South Greenough
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bookara South Greenough
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bookara

Rural

South Greenough

Coastal Retirees Rural Young Families

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