Bow Bridge vs Peaceful Bay

Bow Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 62 in Peaceful Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bow Bridge tends to suit families with children, while Peaceful Bay suits 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

Bow Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bow Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 57%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bow Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bow Bridge

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (312 min vs 321 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (439.1 km vs 446.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bow Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Peaceful Bay has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 17%)

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 Peaceful Bay 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 Peaceful Bay
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 Peaceful Bay
Walkability 10 / 0
Bow Bridge — Walkability: 10/100 Peaceful Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 54
Bow Bridge — Safety: 65/100 Peaceful Bay — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 25 / 32
Bow Bridge — Low fire risk: 25/100 Peaceful Bay — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 74 / 100
Bow Bridge — Low flood risk: 74/100 Peaceful Bay — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Peaceful Bay rents higher ($270/wk vs $100/wk); Bow Bridge has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $36,036).

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Population 75
+5% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +2.9%
Median age 49 62
Median household income $58,500/yr
+38% vs other
 $36,036/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $270/wk
+170% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
0-4 — / 4.2%
Bow Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest Peaceful Bay — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 21.3% / 4.2%
Bow Bridge — 5-14: 21.3% Peaceful Bay — 5-14: 4.2%
15-19 4.0% / —
Bow Bridge — 15-19: 4.0% Peaceful Bay — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Bow Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Peaceful Bay — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 9.9%
Bow Bridge — 25-34: not among its largest Peaceful Bay — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 9.3% / 15.5%
Bow Bridge — 35-44: 9.3% Peaceful Bay — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 28.0% / 4.2%
Bow Bridge — 45-54: 28.0% Peaceful Bay — 45-54: 4.2%
55-64 18.7% / 19.7%
Bow Bridge — 55-64: 18.7% Peaceful Bay — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 6.7% / 26.8%
Bow Bridge — 65-74: 6.7% Peaceful Bay — 65-74: 26.8%
75-84 10.7% / 18.3%
Bow Bridge — 75-84: 10.7% Peaceful Bay — 75-84: 18.3%
85+ — / —
Bow Bridge — 85+: not among its largest Peaceful Bay — 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 Peaceful Bay
England 8.0% / 4.2%
Bow Bridge — England: 8.0% Peaceful Bay — England: 4.2%

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%
Peaceful Bay 76.5% lone person
Peaceful Bay — Lone Person: 76.5% Peaceful Bay — Couple Families: 23.5%
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%
Peaceful Bay 100.0% houses
Peaceful Bay — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 23.9%
Bow Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Peaceful Bay — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 12.7%
Bow Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Peaceful Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / —
Bow Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Peaceful Bay — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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%
Peaceful Bay 16.7% renting
Peaceful Bay — Owned Outright: 83.3% Peaceful Bay — Mortgage: 0.0% Peaceful Bay — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Median house price — $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 2% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Bow Bridge is more walkable (10 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Bow Bridge carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Peaceful Bay carries more crime risk (46 vs 35).

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 High
94/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
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 Peaceful Bay
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Beaches 1
same for both
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Peaceful Bay sits further from the CBD (446.3 km vs 439.1 km).

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 439.1 km 446.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 312 min 321 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 Peaceful Bay
Car (driver) 39.3% / 100.0%
Bow Bridge — Car (driver): 39.3% Peaceful Bay — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 32.1% / —
Bow Bridge — Worked from Home: 32.1% Peaceful Bay — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 28.6% / —
Bow Bridge — Walked Only: 28.6% Peaceful Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bow Bridge Peaceful Bay
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
157 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bow Bridge

Rural

Peaceful Bay

Coastal Retirees Rural

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