Bowelling vs Williams
Williams is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Bowelling. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowelling, most households are couple families. In Williams, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bowelling tends to suit couples, while Williams suits people living alone.
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
Williams
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 64/100)
- But Bowelling is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
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
Williams
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Williams
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (165.4 km vs 242.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 168 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Williams
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 64/100)
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
Bowelling and Williams 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
Williams has more residents (996 vs 84); Bowelling rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 996 +1086% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.2% | +5.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 41 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr | $90,116/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +27% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).
Property market
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $351,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $76,500 |
Development activity
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across West Arthur | 6 across Williams |
Ranking within WA
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of WA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of WA | Higher than 52% of WA |
Liveability
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bowelling carries more crime risk (64 vs 53); Bowelling carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 57).
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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 | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bowelling
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Williams
- Williams Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 4 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 3 | 11 |
Mobility
Bowelling sits further from the CBD (242.4 km vs 165.4 km).
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 242.4 km +32% vs other | 165.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 168 min | 160 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6225 | 0.0% postcode 6391 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 6225 | 37 postcode 6391 |
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 (65.8%).
Setting
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 261 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 290 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 530 premises |
Climate
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 765 mm | 425 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 5.5°C |
Federal electorate
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowelling | Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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