Bowelling vs Duranillin
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowelling, most households are couple families. In Duranillin, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bowelling tends to suit couples, while Duranillin suits people living alone 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
Bowelling
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)
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
Duranillin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bowelling has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 176 min)
- Duranillin sits closer to the CBD (235.7 km vs 242.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Duranillin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bowelling
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.2% vs -24.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bowelling and Duranillin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bowelling rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Bowelling has more residents (84 vs 53).
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 +37% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.2% | -24.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 49 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr +35% vs other | $53,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across West Arthur same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of WA | Higher than 11% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of WA | Higher than 59% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of WA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of WA | Higher than 33% of WA |
Liveability
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bowelling carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 41).
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | High 73/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Bowelling sits further from the CBD (242.4 km vs 235.7 km).
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 242.4 km +3% vs other | 235.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 168 min | 176 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6225 | 0.0% postcode 6393 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 6225 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).
Setting
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 261 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Federal electorate
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowelling | Duranillin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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