Bramley vs Margaret River

Margaret River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Bramley. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bramley, about half of households are couple families.

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

Margaret River

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Margaret River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bramley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (268.7 km vs 274.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bramley has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • Margaret River has more GPs (6 vs 0)

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

Investors

Bramley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.1% vs 16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bramley and Margaret River drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bramley Margaret River
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.

Bramley Margaret River
Walkability 0 / 4
Bramley — Walkability: 0/100 Margaret River — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 61 / 56
Bramley — Safety: 61/100 Margaret River — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 46 / 44
Bramley — Low fire risk: 46/100 Margaret River — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 84 / 78
Bramley — Low flood risk: 84/100 Margaret River — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Margaret River has more residents (8,918 vs 113); Bramley skews older (46 vs 39).

Bramley Margaret River
Population 113 8,918
+7792% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.1% +16.5%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $92,248/yr
+8% vs other
 $85,280/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk $380/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bramley Margaret River
0-4 6.2% / 6.3%
Bramley — 0-4: 6.2% Margaret River — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.2% / 15.3%
Bramley — 5-14: 14.2% Margaret River — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 8.8% / 5.3%
Bramley — 15-19: 8.8% Margaret River — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Bramley — 20-24: not among its largest Margaret River — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 12.4% / 12.3%
Bramley — 25-34: 12.4% Margaret River — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 17.7% / 17.0%
Bramley — 35-44: 17.7% Margaret River — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 10.6% / 15.2%
Bramley — 45-54: 10.6% Margaret River — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 18.6% / 11.4%
Bramley — 55-64: 18.6% Margaret River — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 10.6% / 9.3%
Bramley — 65-74: 10.6% Margaret River — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 9.7% / 3.3%
Bramley — 75-84: 9.7% Margaret River — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Bramley — 85+: not among its largest Margaret River — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bramley 47.6% couple families
Bramley — Couple Families: 47.6% Bramley — Lone Person: 33.3% Bramley — One Parent Families: 19.0% Bramley — Group Household: 0.0% Bramley — Other Families: 0.0%
Margaret River 44.3% couple families
Margaret River — Couple Families: 44.3% Margaret River — Lone Person: 30.9% Margaret River — One Parent Families: 16.9% Margaret River — Group Household: 7.1% Margaret River — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bramley 28.1% renting
Bramley — Owned Outright: 43.8% Bramley — Mortgage: 28.1% Bramley — Renting: 28.1%
Margaret River 27.5% renting
Margaret River — Owned Outright: 29.7% Margaret River — Mortgage: 42.8% Margaret River — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bramley Margaret River
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 15.6%
Bramley — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Margaret River — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 14.0%
Bramley — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Margaret River — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 8.4%
Bramley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Margaret River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 2.1%
Bramley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Margaret River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Bramley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Margaret River — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Bramley Margaret River
England 2.7% / 7.6%
Bramley — England: 2.7% Margaret River — England: 7.6%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Bramley — New Zealand: not among its largest Margaret River — New Zealand: 2.9%
Zimbabwe 2.7% / —
Bramley — Zimbabwe: 2.7% Margaret River — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.1%
Bramley — South Africa: not among its largest Margaret River — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.0%
Bramley — Germany: not among its largest Margaret River — Germany: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Bramley — Philippines: not among its largest Margaret River — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bramley 91.2% houses
Bramley — Houses: 91.2% Bramley — Flats / Apartments: 8.8% Bramley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Margaret River 91.8% houses
Margaret River — Houses: 91.8% Margaret River — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Margaret River — Townhouses: 6.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bramley Margaret River
Median house price — $986,500
Median unit price — $672,500
Median land price — $895,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 83 sales

Development activity

Bramley Margaret River
New dwellings approved 437
across Augusta Margaret River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +76%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bramley Margaret River
Houses — 3.9%
$790/wk on $1.05M
Units — 4.9%
$650/wk on $685K

Ranking within WA

Bramley Margaret River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools — Higher than 47% of WA
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of WA

Liveability

Bramley Margaret River
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bramley Margaret River
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Low
16/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bramley Margaret River
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Bramley

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

Schools in Margaret River

  • Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus Independent · Primary above peers
  • Margaret River Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rapids Landing Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Margaret River Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bramley Margaret River
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 23
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 7
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Margaret River sits further from the CBD (274.1 km vs 268.7 km).

Bramley Margaret River
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 268.7 km 274.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 188 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 6285
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.

Bramley Margaret River
Car (driver) 47.8% / 72.8%
Bramley — Car (driver): 47.8% Margaret River — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 12.4%
Bramley — Worked from Home: 30.4% Margaret River — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Walked Only 21.7% / 4.6%
Bramley — Walked Only: 21.7% Margaret River — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Bramley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Margaret River — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Bramley — Bicycle: not among its largest Margaret River — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Bramley Margaret River
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.0 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bramley Margaret River
Connectivity score 20/100 57/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 26%
4,653 premises

Climate

Bramley Margaret River
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bramley Margaret River
Average residential rate $3,281/yr
same for both
Council Augusta Margaret River
same for both

Federal electorate

Bramley Margaret River
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bramley Margaret River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bramley

Rural

Margaret River

Acreage

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