Bow Bridge vs Tingledale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bow Bridge tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Bow Bridge has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Tingledale is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 21%)

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 61%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tingledale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bow Bridge is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tingledale sits closer to the CBD (435.3 km vs 439.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bow Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bow Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -16.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bow Bridge and Tingledale 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 Tingledale
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 Tingledale
Walkability 10 / 0
Bow Bridge — Walkability: 10/100 Tingledale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 67
Bow Bridge — Safety: 65/100 Tingledale — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 25 / 27
Bow Bridge — Low fire risk: 25/100 Tingledale — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 74 / 100
Bow Bridge — Low flood risk: 74/100 Tingledale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bow Bridge has more residents (75 vs 57); Bow Bridge has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $45,032).

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Population 75
+24% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -16.2%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $58,500/yr
+23% vs other
 $45,032/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk
+10% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bow Bridge Tingledale
0-4 — / —
Bow Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest Tingledale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 21.3% / 14.0%
Bow Bridge — 5-14: 21.3% Tingledale — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 4.0% / 7.0%
Bow Bridge — 15-19: 4.0% Tingledale — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / —
Bow Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Tingledale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 5.3%
Bow Bridge — 25-34: not among its largest Tingledale — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 9.3% / 10.5%
Bow Bridge — 35-44: 9.3% Tingledale — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 28.0% / 12.3%
Bow Bridge — 45-54: 28.0% Tingledale — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 18.7% / 29.8%
Bow Bridge — 55-64: 18.7% Tingledale — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 6.7% / 10.5%
Bow Bridge — 65-74: 6.7% Tingledale — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 10.7% / 7.0%
Bow Bridge — 75-84: 10.7% Tingledale — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Bow Bridge — 85+: not among its largest Tingledale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

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.

Bow Bridge Tingledale
England 8.0% / —
Bow Bridge — England: 8.0% Tingledale — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 5.3%
Bow Bridge — New Zealand: not among its largest Tingledale — New Zealand: 5.3%

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% Bow Bridge — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tingledale 57.1% lone person
Tingledale — Lone Person: 57.1% Tingledale — Couple Families: 21.4% Tingledale — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 17.5%
Bow Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Tingledale — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 12.3%
Bow Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tingledale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 5.3%
Bow Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Tingledale — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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%
Tingledale 11.5% renting
Tingledale — Owned Outright: 65.4% Tingledale — Mortgage: 23.1% Tingledale — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Bow Bridge Tingledale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 41% 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 38% of WA

Liveability

Bow Bridge is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bow Bridge Tingledale
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).

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bow Bridge Tingledale
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 Tingledale
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Bow Bridge sits further from the CBD (439.1 km vs 435.3 km).

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 439.1 km 435.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 312 min
same for both
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 Tingledale
Worked from Home 32.1% / 44.4%
Bow Bridge — Worked from Home: 32.1% Tingledale — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Walked Only 28.6% / 33.3%
Bow Bridge — Walked Only: 28.6% Tingledale — Walked Only: 33.3%
Car (driver) 39.3% / 22.2%
Bow Bridge — Car (driver): 39.3% Tingledale — Car (driver): 22.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.4%).

Setting

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bow Bridge Tingledale
Connectivity score 25/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bow Bridge

Rural

Tingledale

Rural

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