Bridgetown vs Wandillup
Wandillup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Bridgetown. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wandillup tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bridgetown has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- Wandillup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bridgetown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wandillup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $300/wk)
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 201 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (257.4 km vs 272.5 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 Wandillup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bridgetown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.7% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bridgetown and Wandillup 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
Bridgetown has more residents (3,168 vs 64); Wandillup has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $56,264).
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,168 +98% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income | $56,264/yr | $97,500/yr +73% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +19% vs other | $243/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (11.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $707,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $300,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 38 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Bridgetown-Greenbushes same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $675/wk on $784K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of WA | Higher than 65% 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 | Higher than 78% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of WA | Higher than 39% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 56% of WA | — |
Liveability
Bridgetown is more walkable (52 vs 0).
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 46/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bridgetown carries more flood risk (36 vs 14); Bridgetown carries more crime risk (36 vs 22).
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | Low 36/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wandillup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| 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 | 10 |
Mobility
Wandillup sits further from the CBD (272.5 km vs 257.4 km).
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 52/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 257.4 km | 272.5 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6255 | 1.0% postcode 6256 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 6255 | 29 postcode 6256 |
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 (77.0%).
Setting
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 167 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 186 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 10% 1,978 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,417/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bridgetown-Greenbushes same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bridgetown | Wandillup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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