Broadwood vs South Boulder

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broadwood, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Broadwood: a median of $780,000, against $330,000 in South Boulder, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Broadwood tends to suit families with children and couples, while South Boulder suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Broadwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

South Boulder

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($240,500 vs $1,000,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($330,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Broadwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Broadwood sits closer to the CBD (592.3 km vs 596.3 km)
  • South Boulder has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 411 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Broadwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

South Boulder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broadwood South Boulder
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.

Broadwood South Boulder
Walkability 0 / 0
Broadwood — Walkability: 0/100 South Boulder — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 11
Broadwood — Safety: 26/100 South Boulder — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Broadwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Boulder — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 76 / 39
Broadwood — Low flood risk: 76/100 South Boulder — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

South Boulder has more residents (1,506 vs 759); Broadwood has higher household incomes ($184,964 vs $96,096).

Broadwood South Boulder
Population 759 1,506
+98% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +9.5%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $184,964/yr
+48% vs other
 $96,096/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadwood South Boulder
0-4 9.6% / 6.1%
Broadwood — 0-4: 9.6% South Boulder — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 18.7% / 10.5%
Broadwood — 5-14: 18.7% South Boulder — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 7.6% / 6.8%
Broadwood — 15-19: 7.6% South Boulder — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.9% / 7.9%
Broadwood — 20-24: 4.9% South Boulder — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 8.6% / 17.0%
Broadwood — 25-34: 8.6% South Boulder — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 18.3% / 14.3%
Broadwood — 35-44: 18.3% South Boulder — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 16.3% / 15.6%
Broadwood — 45-54: 16.3% South Boulder — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 11.5% / 13.0%
Broadwood — 55-64: 11.5% South Boulder — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 3.2% / 6.3%
Broadwood — 65-74: 3.2% South Boulder — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 0.8% / 1.8%
Broadwood — 75-84: 0.8% South Boulder — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ — / 0.4%
Broadwood — 85+: not among its largest South Boulder — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 81.7% couple families
Broadwood — Couple Families: 81.7% Broadwood — Lone Person: 7.8% Broadwood — One Parent Families: 10.5% Broadwood — Group Household: 0.0% Broadwood — Other Families: 0.0%
South Boulder 30.4% couple families
South Boulder — Couple Families: 30.4% South Boulder — Lone Person: 42.1% South Boulder — One Parent Families: 21.5% South Boulder — Group Household: 4.5% South Boulder — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 23.0% renting
Broadwood — Owned Outright: 21.6% Broadwood — Mortgage: 55.4% Broadwood — Renting: 23.0%
South Boulder 29.7% renting
South Boulder — Owned Outright: 29.0% South Boulder — Mortgage: 41.3% South Boulder — Renting: 29.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Broadwood South Boulder
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 14.2%
Broadwood — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% South Boulder — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 1.6%
Broadwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% South Boulder — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 2.1%
Broadwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% South Boulder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.3%
Broadwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% South Boulder — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.6%
Broadwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% South Boulder — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Broadwood South Boulder
New Zealand 5.4% / 7.0%
Broadwood — New Zealand: 5.4% South Boulder — New Zealand: 7.0%
England 4.0% / 1.6%
Broadwood — England: 4.0% South Boulder — England: 1.6%
South Africa 2.4% / 0.8%
Broadwood — South Africa: 2.4% South Boulder — South Africa: 0.8%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / —
Broadwood — Zimbabwe: 1.6% South Boulder — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India 1.4% / —
Broadwood — India: 1.4% South Boulder — India: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.9%
Broadwood — Philippines: not among its largest South Boulder — Philippines: 0.9%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Broadwood — Thailand: not among its largest South Boulder — Thailand: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 100.0% houses
Broadwood — Houses: 100.0% Broadwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Broadwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
South Boulder 91.9% houses
South Boulder — Houses: 91.9% South Boulder — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% South Boulder — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Broadwood South Boulder
Median house price $780,000 $330,000
Median unit price — $410,000
Median land price $1,000,000 $240,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 12 sales

Development activity

Broadwood South Boulder
New dwellings approved 48
across Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Broadwood South Boulder
Houses — 8.7%
$700/wk on $419K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Broadwood South Boulder
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 1% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of WA

Liveability

Broadwood scores higher overall (52 vs 13).

Broadwood South Boulder
Grade B D
Score 52/100 13/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

South Boulder carries more flood risk (61 vs 24); South Boulder carries more crime risk (89 vs 74).

Broadwood South Boulder
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
89/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Broadwood South Boulder
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

Broadwood South Boulder
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

South Boulder sits further from the CBD (596.3 km vs 592.3 km).

Broadwood South Boulder
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 592.3 km 596.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 411 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6430
 0.1%
postcode 6432
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6430
 34
postcode 6432

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.

Broadwood South Boulder
Car (driver) 83.4% / 81.1%
Broadwood — Car (driver): 83.4% South Boulder — Car (driver): 81.1%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.7%
Broadwood — Car (passenger): 6.5% South Boulder — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 1.9%
Broadwood — Worked from Home: 7.6% South Boulder — Worked from Home: 1.9%
Bus 2.5% / 3.2%
Broadwood — Bus: 2.5% South Boulder — Bus: 3.2%
Walked Only — / 5.2%
Broadwood — Walked Only: not among its largest South Boulder — Walked Only: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Broadwood South Boulder
Elevation 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadwood South Boulder
Connectivity score 48/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
408 premises
 26%
739 premises

Climate

Broadwood South Boulder
Annual rainfall 261 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Broadwood South Boulder
Average residential rate $2,625/yr
same for both
Council Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadwood South Boulder
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadwood South Boulder
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadwood

Acreage Family Young Families

South Boulder

Acreage Affordable

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