Brunswick vs Australind

Australind is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Brunswick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Australind, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Australind: a median of $760,000, against $570,000 in Brunswick, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brunswick tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Australind suits families with children.

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

Australind

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Brunswick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brunswick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Australind

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (158.1 km vs 161.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Australind

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Brunswick has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brunswick Australind
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.

Brunswick Australind
Walkability 0 / 63
Brunswick — Walkability: 0/100 Australind — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 36 / 37
Brunswick — Safety: 36/100 Australind — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 36 / 70
Brunswick — Low fire risk: 36/100 Australind — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 55 / 12
Brunswick — Low flood risk: 55/100 Australind — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Australind has more residents (15,988 vs 1,195); Australind rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Brunswick Australind
Population 1,195 15,988
+1238% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +10.0%
Median age 44 36
Median household income $69,316/yr $96,512/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brunswick Australind
0-4 5.2% / 7.0%
Brunswick — 0-4: 5.2% Australind — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.7% / 16.3%
Brunswick — 5-14: 12.7% Australind — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 7.4% / 6.5%
Brunswick — 15-19: 7.4% Australind — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.6% / 4.7%
Brunswick — 20-24: 5.6% Australind — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.8% / 12.6%
Brunswick — 25-34: 10.8% Australind — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 10.0% / 14.2%
Brunswick — 35-44: 10.0% Australind — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.1% / 12.0%
Brunswick — 45-54: 14.1% Australind — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.1% / 11.6%
Brunswick — 55-64: 14.1% Australind — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 11.9% / 9.3%
Brunswick — 65-74: 11.9% Australind — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 6.9% / 4.7%
Brunswick — 75-84: 6.9% Australind — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.4% / 1.2%
Brunswick — 85+: 1.4% Australind — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brunswick 41.5% couple families
Brunswick — Couple Families: 41.5% Brunswick — Lone Person: 35.1% Brunswick — One Parent Families: 18.1% Brunswick — Group Household: 3.0% Brunswick — Other Families: 2.3%
Australind 50.5% couple families
Australind — Couple Families: 50.5% Australind — Lone Person: 27.8% Australind — One Parent Families: 17.9% Australind — Group Household: 2.9% Australind — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brunswick 24.0% renting
Brunswick — Owned Outright: 34.9% Brunswick — Mortgage: 41.2% Brunswick — Renting: 24.0%
Australind 21.5% renting
Australind — Owned Outright: 27.9% Australind — Mortgage: 50.6% Australind — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brunswick Australind
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 20.6%
Brunswick — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Australind — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.5%
Brunswick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Australind — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 7.5%
Brunswick — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Australind — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.2%
Brunswick — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Australind — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
Brunswick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Australind — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Brunswick Australind
England 5.0% / 5.4%
Brunswick — England: 5.0% Australind — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.0%
Brunswick — New Zealand: 2.6% Australind — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.8%
Brunswick — South Africa: 0.5% Australind — South Africa: 1.8%
Italy 1.4% / —
Brunswick — Italy: 1.4% Australind — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Brunswick — Philippines: 0.4% Australind — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Brunswick — Netherlands: 0.8% Australind — Netherlands: not among its largest
India — / 0.8%
Brunswick — India: not among its largest Australind — India: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brunswick 91.6% houses
Brunswick — Houses: 91.6% Brunswick — Townhouses: 5.0% Brunswick — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Australind 93.8% houses
Australind — Houses: 93.8% Australind — Townhouses: 4.4% Australind — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brunswick Australind
Median house price $570,000 $760,000
Median unit price — $610,000
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 4 sales
 38 days
from 141 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brunswick Australind
3 bed $562K / $670K
Brunswick — 3 bed: $562K (10 sales) Australind — 3 bed: $670K (77 sales)

10 vs 77 sales

4 bed $605K / $800K
Brunswick — 4 bed: $605K (8 sales) Australind — 4 bed: $800K (157 sales)

8 vs 157 sales

Development activity

Brunswick Australind
New dwellings approved 144
across Harvey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Brunswick Australind
Houses — 4.5%
$700/wk on $800K
Units — 4.8%
$620/wk on $674K

Ranking within WA

Brunswick Australind
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
Schools — Higher than 53% of WA
Walkability Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of WA

Liveability

Australind is more walkable (63 vs 0); Australind scores higher overall (36 vs 15).

Brunswick Australind
Grade D C
Score 15/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Brunswick carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 30); Australind carries more flood risk (88 vs 45).

Brunswick Australind
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Brunswick Australind
Inside the suburb 2 8
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Brunswick

  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Brunswick Junction Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Australind

  • Leschenault Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Parkfield Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Australind Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kingston Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Mercy College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Treendale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brunswick Australind
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Brunswick sits further from the CBD (161.9 km vs 158.1 km).

Brunswick Australind
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Perth 161.9 km
+2% vs other
 158.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6224
 0.5%
postcode 6233
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6224
 69
postcode 6233

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.

Brunswick Australind
Car (driver) 79.7% / 83.2%
Brunswick — Car (driver): 79.7% Australind — Car (driver): 83.2%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.7%
Brunswick — Car (passenger): 6.1% Australind — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home 7.0% / 4.5%
Brunswick — Worked from Home: 7.0% Australind — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Bus 2.9% / 3.9%
Brunswick — Bus: 2.9% Australind — Bus: 3.9%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.1%
Brunswick — Walked Only: 3.4% Australind — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Brunswick Australind
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.8 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Brunswick Australind
Connectivity score 57/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
582 premises
 46%
6,920 premises

Climate

Brunswick Australind
Annual rainfall 774 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Brunswick Australind
Average residential rate $2,454/yr
same for both
Council Harvey
same for both

Federal electorate

Brunswick Australind
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brunswick Australind
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brunswick

Affordable Rural

Australind

Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

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