Bridgetown vs Kangaroo Gully

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridgetown, about half of households are people living alone. In Kangaroo Gully, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kangaroo Gully: a median of $884,000, against $708,000 in Bridgetown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bridgetown tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kangaroo Gully suits 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

Kangaroo Gully

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)
  • But Bridgetown has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bridgetown has cheaper houses ($707,500 vs $884,000)
  • Kangaroo Gully has cheaper land ($252,750 vs $300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bridgetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)
  • But Kangaroo Gully leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bridgetown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (177 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (257.4 km vs 264.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bridgetown

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Kangaroo Gully carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Kangaroo Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 12.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bridgetown and Kangaroo 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.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
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.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Walkability 52 / 0
Bridgetown — Walkability: 52/100 Kangaroo Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 89
Bridgetown — Safety: 64/100 Kangaroo Gully — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 25 / 43
Bridgetown — Low fire risk: 25/100 Kangaroo Gully — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 64 / 100
Bridgetown — Low flood risk: 64/100 Kangaroo Gully — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bridgetown has more residents (3,168 vs 512); Kangaroo Gully has higher household incomes ($83,408 vs $56,264).

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Population 3,168
+84% vs other
 512
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +19.1%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $56,264/yr $83,408/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
0-4 4.4% / 4.3%
Bridgetown — 0-4: 4.4% Kangaroo Gully — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.2% / 11.9%
Bridgetown — 5-14: 11.2% Kangaroo Gully — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.1% / 3.9%
Bridgetown — 15-19: 5.1% Kangaroo Gully — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.1% / 1.8%
Bridgetown — 20-24: 3.1% Kangaroo Gully — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 7.4% / 5.5%
Bridgetown — 25-34: 7.4% Kangaroo Gully — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 9.3% / 10.5%
Bridgetown — 35-44: 9.3% Kangaroo Gully — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.5% / 13.3%
Bridgetown — 45-54: 13.5% Kangaroo Gully — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 16.0% / 19.3%
Bridgetown — 55-64: 16.0% Kangaroo Gully — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 19.2% / 20.5%
Bridgetown — 65-74: 19.2% Kangaroo Gully — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 8.7% / 9.0%
Bridgetown — 75-84: 8.7% Kangaroo Gully — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 2.4% / 0.6%
Bridgetown — 85+: 2.4% Kangaroo Gully — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bridgetown 48.4% lone person
Bridgetown — Lone Person: 48.4% Bridgetown — Couple Families: 34.6% Bridgetown — One Parent Families: 13.2% Bridgetown — Group Household: 2.9% Bridgetown — Other Families: 1.0%
Kangaroo Gully 37.6% lone person
Kangaroo Gully — Lone Person: 37.6% Kangaroo Gully — Couple Families: 48.4% Kangaroo Gully — One Parent Families: 14.0% Kangaroo Gully — Group Household: 0.0% Kangaroo Gully — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridgetown 19.5% renting
Bridgetown — Owned Outright: 44.4% Bridgetown — Mortgage: 36.1% Bridgetown — Renting: 19.5%
Kangaroo Gully 8.4% renting
Kangaroo Gully — Owned Outright: 48.7% Kangaroo Gully — Mortgage: 42.9% Kangaroo Gully — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.1%
Bridgetown — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Kangaroo Gully — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.5%
Bridgetown — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Kangaroo Gully — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.8%
Bridgetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Kangaroo Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 3.1%
Bridgetown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Kangaroo Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.8%
Bridgetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Kangaroo Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
England 11.8% / 14.8%
Bridgetown — England: 11.8% Kangaroo Gully — England: 14.8%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.1%
Bridgetown — New Zealand: 2.9% Kangaroo Gully — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.4%
Bridgetown — South Africa: 0.7% Kangaroo Gully — South Africa: 1.4%
Germany 0.6% / 1.2%
Bridgetown — Germany: 0.6% Kangaroo Gully — Germany: 1.2%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.4%
Bridgetown — Philippines: 0.4% Kangaroo Gully — Philippines: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.6%
Bridgetown — Scotland: 0.9% Kangaroo Gully — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridgetown 94.0% houses
Bridgetown — Houses: 94.0% Bridgetown — Townhouses: 4.4% Bridgetown — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Kangaroo Gully 101.0% houses
Kangaroo Gully — Houses: 101.0% Kangaroo Gully — Townhouses: 0.0% Kangaroo Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Median house price $707,500 $884,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $300,000 $252,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 38 sales
 78 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
New dwellings approved 26
across Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Houses 4.5%
$675/wk on $784K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Schools Higher than 95% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 58% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of WA —

Liveability

Bridgetown is more walkable (52 vs 0); Kangaroo Gully scores higher overall (55 vs 46).

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Grade C B
Score 46/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bridgetown carries more flood risk (36 vs 0); Bridgetown carries more crime risk (36 vs 11).

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bridgetown

  • Bridgetown Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bridgetown High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Kangaroo Gully

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Kangaroo Gully sits further from the CBD (264.5 km vs 257.4 km).

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Walkability score 52/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 257.4 km 264.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 177 min 188 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6255
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 6255
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.

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Car (driver) 77.0% / 72.6%
Bridgetown — Car (driver): 77.0% Kangaroo Gully — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 16.7%
Bridgetown — Worked from Home: 10.5% Kangaroo Gully — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 3.2%
Bridgetown — Car (passenger): 5.8% Kangaroo Gully — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 5.0% / 2.2%
Bridgetown — Walked Only: 5.0% Kangaroo Gully — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 1.7% / 5.4%
Bridgetown — Bus: 1.7% Kangaroo Gully — Bus: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Connectivity score 45/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
1,978 premises
 0%
295 premises

Climate

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Average residential rate $2,417/yr
same for both
Council Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both

Federal electorate

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bridgetown Kangaroo Gully
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bridgetown

Acreage Retirees

Kangaroo Gully

Retirees Rural

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