Bowes vs Sandy Gully
Sandy Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 59 in Bowes. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowes, about half of households are people living alone. In Sandy Gully, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bowes tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sandy Gully suits families with children and 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
Sandy Gully
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 73/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (111% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sandy Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 60%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sandy Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bowes
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (454.9 km vs 483.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 333 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bowes has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 20%)
- Sandy Gully carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sandy Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.9% vs -8.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bowes and Sandy Gully 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
Sandy Gully has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $54,184); Bowes skews older (59 vs 39).
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104 | 110 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.0% | +27.9% |
| Median age | 59 | 39 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr | $94,224/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Northampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of WA | Higher than 59% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of WA | Higher than 33% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of WA | Higher than 19% of WA |
Liveability
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Bowes carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Bowes carries more crime risk (73 vs 42).
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Sandy Gully sits further from the CBD (483.9 km vs 454.9 km).
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 454.9 km | 483.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 315 min | 333 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6535 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 6535 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).
Setting
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.8 km | 7.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 374 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,125/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowes | Sandy Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.