Bouvard vs Dawesville

Dawesville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 56 in Bouvard. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bouvard, about half of households are people living alone. In Dawesville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bouvard: a median of $950,000, against $870,000 in Dawesville, though rent is higher in Dawesville. On these figures, Bouvard tends to suit people living alone, while Dawesville 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

Dawesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Bouvard

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($412,500 vs $1,105,000)
  • has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $640,000)
  • But Dawesville leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bouvard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dawesville

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.8 km vs 95 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 79 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bouvard

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 23%)
  • But Dawesville is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Dawesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.6% vs 10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bouvard Dawesville
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.

Bouvard Dawesville
Walkability 0 / 61
Bouvard — Walkability: 0/100 Dawesville — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 48 / 40
Bouvard — Safety: 48/100 Dawesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 53 / 80
Bouvard — Low fire risk: 53/100 Dawesville — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 60 / 50
Bouvard — Low flood risk: 60/100 Dawesville — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Dawesville has more residents (7,143 vs 910); Bouvard skews older (56 vs 43).

Bouvard Dawesville
Population 910 7,143
+685% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.2% +22.6%
Median age 56 43
Median household income $61,048/yr $76,388/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bouvard Dawesville
0-4 1.9% / 5.4%
Bouvard — 0-4: 1.9% Dawesville — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 9.0% / 14.8%
Bouvard — 5-14: 9.0% Dawesville — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 3.4% / 6.0%
Bouvard — 15-19: 3.4% Dawesville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.2% / 3.9%
Bouvard — 20-24: 3.2% Dawesville — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.4% / 9.7%
Bouvard — 25-34: 7.4% Dawesville — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.7% / 12.0%
Bouvard — 35-44: 10.7% Dawesville — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.6% / 12.7%
Bouvard — 45-54: 12.6% Dawesville — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 20.8% / 12.3%
Bouvard — 55-64: 20.8% Dawesville — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 21.1% / 15.3%
Bouvard — 65-74: 21.1% Dawesville — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 8.1% / 7.0%
Bouvard — 75-84: 8.1% Dawesville — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.6% / 0.9%
Bouvard — 85+: 1.6% Dawesville — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bouvard 33.6% couple families
Bouvard — Couple Families: 33.6% Bouvard — Lone Person: 48.5% Bouvard — One Parent Families: 17.9% Bouvard — Group Household: 0.0% Bouvard — Other Families: 0.0%
Dawesville 50.1% couple families
Dawesville — Couple Families: 50.1% Dawesville — Lone Person: 29.9% Dawesville — One Parent Families: 16.7% Dawesville — Group Household: 2.6% Dawesville — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bouvard 13.6% renting
Bouvard — Owned Outright: 51.0% Bouvard — Mortgage: 35.3% Bouvard — Renting: 13.6%
Dawesville 15.2% renting
Dawesville — Owned Outright: 38.7% Dawesville — Mortgage: 46.0% Dawesville — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bouvard Dawesville
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.7%
Bouvard — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Dawesville — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 7.6%
Bouvard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Dawesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 7.4%
Bouvard — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Dawesville — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.5%
Bouvard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Dawesville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.1%
Bouvard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Dawesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Bouvard Dawesville
England 14.9% / 12.7%
Bouvard — England: 14.9% Dawesville — England: 12.7%
New Zealand 4.3% / 3.2%
Bouvard — New Zealand: 4.3% Dawesville — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.8%
Bouvard — South Africa: 1.5% Dawesville — South Africa: 1.8%
Scotland 1.9% / 1.2%
Bouvard — Scotland: 1.9% Dawesville — Scotland: 1.2%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Bouvard — Philippines: 0.8% Dawesville — Philippines: 0.5%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Bouvard — Netherlands: 1.2% Dawesville — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bouvard 83.4% houses
Bouvard — Houses: 83.4% Bouvard — Townhouses: 12.6% Bouvard — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Dawesville 94.1% houses
Dawesville — Houses: 94.1% Dawesville — Townhouses: 2.1% Dawesville — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bouvard Dawesville
Median house price $950,000 $870,000
Median unit price $412,500 $1,105,000
Median land price $350,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 12 sales
 28 days
from 113 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bouvard Dawesville
3 bed $672K / $778K
Bouvard — 3 bed: $672K (16 sales) Dawesville — 3 bed: $778K (62 sales)

16 vs 62 sales

4 bed $1.33M / $882K
Bouvard — 4 bed: $1.33M (14 sales) Dawesville — 4 bed: $882K (138 sales)

14 vs 138 sales

Development activity

Bouvard Dawesville
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
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.

Bouvard Dawesville
Houses — 3.6%
$650/wk on $949K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bouvard Dawesville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of WA

Liveability

Dawesville is more walkable (61 vs 0); Dawesville scores higher overall (40 vs 26).

Bouvard Dawesville
Grade D C
Score 26/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bouvard carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 20); Dawesville carries more flood risk (50 vs 40).

Bouvard Dawesville
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bouvard Dawesville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bouvard

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

Schools in Dawesville

  • St Damien's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Ocean Road Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bouvard Dawesville
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Bouvard sits further from the CBD (95 km vs 86.8 km).

Bouvard Dawesville
Walkability score 0/100 61/100
Distance to Perth 95 km
+9% vs other
 86.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6211
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.

Bouvard Dawesville
Car (driver) 73.1% / 75.5%
Bouvard — Car (driver): 73.1% Dawesville — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 10.0%
Bouvard — Worked from Home: 16.2% Dawesville — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Bus 4.2% / 4.5%
Bouvard — Bus: 4.2% Dawesville — Bus: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 6.7%
Bouvard — Car (passenger): 1.5% Dawesville — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Train 1.9% / 2.5%
Bouvard — Train: 1.9% Dawesville — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 3.1% / 0.8%
Bouvard — Walked Only: 3.1% Dawesville — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Bouvard Dawesville
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.2 km 1.8 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bouvard Dawesville
Connectivity score 52/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
554 premises
 44%
4,066 premises

Climate

Bouvard Dawesville
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bouvard Dawesville
Average residential rate $2,186/yr
same for both
Council Mandurah
same for both

Federal electorate

Bouvard Dawesville
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bouvard Dawesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bouvard

Retirees Rural

Dawesville

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet

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