Boxwood Hill vs Bremer Bay

Boxwood Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Bremer Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boxwood Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. In Bremer Bay, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Boxwood Hill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Bremer Bay 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

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 37%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (108% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Boxwood Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boxwood Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 341 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.2 km vs 484.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Boxwood Hill carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 50/100)
  • Bremer Bay has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Bremer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boxwood Hill and Bremer 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.

Boxwood Hill Bremer 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.

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Walkability 0 / 0
Boxwood Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Bremer Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 50
Boxwood Hill — Safety: 70/100 Bremer Bay — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 50 / 45
Boxwood Hill — Low fire risk: 50/100 Bremer Bay — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Boxwood Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bremer Bay — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bremer Bay has more residents (424 vs 91); Boxwood Hill has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $62,920).

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Population 91 424
+366% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +13.7%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $97,500/yr
+35% vs other
 $62,920/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk $220/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
0-4 5.5% / 4.7%
Boxwood Hill — 0-4: 5.5% Bremer Bay — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 28.6% / 9.2%
Boxwood Hill — 5-14: 28.6% Bremer Bay — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 3.3% / 2.6%
Boxwood Hill — 15-19: 3.3% Bremer Bay — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Boxwood Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Bremer Bay — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 7.7% / 10.1%
Boxwood Hill — 25-34: 7.7% Bremer Bay — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 16.5% / 9.0%
Boxwood Hill — 35-44: 16.5% Bremer Bay — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 17.6% / 11.3%
Boxwood Hill — 45-54: 17.6% Bremer Bay — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 11.0% / 18.6%
Boxwood Hill — 55-64: 11.0% Bremer Bay — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.1% / 19.6%
Boxwood Hill — 65-74: 12.1% Bremer Bay — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Boxwood Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Bremer Bay — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.4%
Boxwood Hill — 85+: not among its largest Bremer Bay — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boxwood Hill 76.5% couple families
Boxwood Hill — Couple Families: 76.5% Boxwood Hill — Lone Person: 23.5% Boxwood Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boxwood Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Bremer Bay 31.0% couple families
Bremer Bay — Couple Families: 31.0% Bremer Bay — Lone Person: 56.6% Bremer Bay — One Parent Families: 6.2% Bremer Bay — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boxwood Hill 20.0% renting
Boxwood Hill — Owned Outright: 56.0% Boxwood Hill — Mortgage: 24.0% Boxwood Hill — Renting: 20.0%
Bremer Bay 24.1% renting
Bremer Bay — Owned Outright: 50.6% Bremer Bay — Mortgage: 25.3% Bremer Bay — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boxwood Hill 108.0% houses
Boxwood Hill — Houses: 108.0% Boxwood Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Boxwood Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bremer Bay 88.6% houses
Bremer Bay — Houses: 88.6% Bremer Bay — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Bremer Bay — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 18.4%
Boxwood Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Bremer Bay — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 7.8%
Boxwood Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Bremer Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 5.0%
Boxwood Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Bremer Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Boxwood Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Boxwood Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 10 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 22% of WA

Liveability

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bremer Bay carries more crime risk (50 vs 30).

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
74/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Boxwood Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bremer Bay

  • Bremer Bay Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Bremer Bay sits further from the CBD (484.1 km vs 449.2 km).

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 449.2 km 484.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 316 min 341 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6338
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 6338
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.

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Car (driver) 48.4% / 55.7%
Boxwood Hill — Car (driver): 48.4% Bremer Bay — Car (driver): 55.7%
Worked from Home 51.6% / 19.0%
Boxwood Hill — Worked from Home: 51.6% Bremer Bay — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Boxwood Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bremer Bay — Car (passenger): 11.5%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Boxwood Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Walked Only: 10.3%
Bus — / 3.4%
Boxwood Hill — Bus: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.7%).

Setting

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
81 premises

Council rates

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Average residential rate $4,740/yr
same for both
Council Jerramungup
same for both

Federal electorate

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boxwood Hill

Family Rural

Bremer Bay

Retirees Rural

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