Bow Bridge vs Parryville

Parryville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Bow Bridge. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bow Bridge, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Parryville, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bow Bridge tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Parryville suits 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

Parryville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 35/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 21%)
  • But Bow Bridge has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bow Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $325/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 21%)
  • But Parryville has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bow Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (439.1 km vs 443.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bow Bridge is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Parryville carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bow Bridge Parryville
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.

Bow Bridge Parryville
Walkability 10 / 0
Bow Bridge — Walkability: 10/100 Parryville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 88
Bow Bridge — Safety: 65/100 Parryville — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Bow Bridge — Low fire risk: 25/100 Parryville — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 74 / 100
Bow Bridge — Low flood risk: 74/100 Parryville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parryville rents higher ($325/wk vs $100/wk); Parryville has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $58,500).

Bow Bridge Parryville
Population 75
+7% vs other
 70
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +1.4%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $58,500/yr $79,612/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $325/wk
+225% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge Parryville
0-4 — / 4.3%
Bow Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest Parryville — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 21.3% / 4.3%
Bow Bridge — 5-14: 21.3% Parryville — 5-14: 4.3%
15-19 4.0% / 10.0%
Bow Bridge — 15-19: 4.0% Parryville — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Bow Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Parryville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 — / 8.6%
Bow Bridge — 25-34: not among its largest Parryville — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.3% / 20.0%
Bow Bridge — 35-44: 9.3% Parryville — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 28.0% / 20.0%
Bow Bridge — 45-54: 28.0% Parryville — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 18.7% / 10.0%
Bow Bridge — 55-64: 18.7% Parryville — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 6.7% / 15.7%
Bow Bridge — 65-74: 6.7% Parryville — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 10.7% / —
Bow Bridge — 75-84: 10.7% Parryville — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bow Bridge — 85+: not among its largest Parryville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

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.

Bow Bridge Parryville
England 8.0% / 5.7%
Bow Bridge — England: 8.0% Parryville — England: 5.7%
Zimbabwe — / 4.3%
Bow Bridge — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Parryville — Zimbabwe: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge 78.6% lone person
Bow Bridge — Lone Person: 78.6% Bow Bridge — Couple Families: 21.4%
Parryville 43.8% lone person
Parryville — Lone Person: 43.8% Parryville — Couple Families: 56.2%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge 100.0% houses
Bow Bridge — Houses: 100.0%
Parryville 100.0% houses
Parryville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bow Bridge Parryville
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 17.1%
Bow Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Parryville — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.1%
Bow Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Parryville — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.6%
Bow Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Parryville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Bow Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Parryville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge 10.3% renting
Bow Bridge — Owned Outright: 58.6% Bow Bridge — Mortgage: 31.0% Bow Bridge — Renting: 10.3%
Parryville 27.8% renting
Parryville — Owned Outright: 55.6% Parryville — Mortgage: 16.7% Parryville — Renting: 27.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bow Bridge Parryville
New dwellings approved 54
across Denmark
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bow Bridge Parryville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Bow Bridge is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bow Bridge Parryville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bow Bridge carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Bow Bridge carries more crime risk (35 vs 12).

Bow Bridge Parryville
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
69/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bow Bridge Parryville
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

Bow Bridge Parryville
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Beaches 1 3
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Parryville sits further from the CBD (443.3 km vs 439.1 km).

Bow Bridge Parryville
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 439.1 km 443.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 312 min 316 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6333
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6333
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.

Bow Bridge Parryville
Car (driver) 39.3% / 52.4%
Bow Bridge — Car (driver): 39.3% Parryville — Car (driver): 52.4%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 47.6%
Bow Bridge — Worked from Home: 32.1% Parryville — Worked from Home: 47.6%
Walked Only 28.6% / —
Bow Bridge — Walked Only: 28.6% Parryville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Bow Bridge Parryville
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 2.9 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bow Bridge Parryville
Connectivity score 25/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Bow Bridge Parryville
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Denmark
same for both

Federal electorate

Bow Bridge Parryville
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bow Bridge Parryville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bow Bridge

Rural

Parryville

Coastal Rural

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