Bullaring vs Corrigin

Bullaring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Corrigin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullaring, the large majority of households are couple families. In Corrigin, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bullaring tends to suit couples, while Corrigin suits older residents.

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

Bullaring

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 35%)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bullaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $185/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Corrigin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (225.2 km vs 228.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bullaring carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
  • Corrigin has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 12%)

Weighs 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

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

Bullaring Corrigin
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.

Bullaring Corrigin
Walkability 0 / 4
Bullaring — Walkability: 0/100 Corrigin — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 90 / 72
Bullaring — Safety: 90/100 Corrigin — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 41
Bullaring — Low fire risk: 100/100 Corrigin — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 83
Bullaring — Low flood risk: 100/100 Corrigin — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Corrigin rents higher ($185/wk vs $0/wk); Corrigin has more residents (701 vs 82).

Bullaring Corrigin
Population 82 701
+755% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.8% -17.6%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $110,500/yr
+46% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent — $185/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullaring Corrigin
0-4 6.1% / 4.7%
Bullaring — 0-4: 6.1% Corrigin — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 7.3% / 9.4%
Bullaring — 5-14: 7.3% Corrigin — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Bullaring — 15-19: not among its largest Corrigin — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 11.0% / 4.7%
Bullaring — 20-24: 11.0% Corrigin — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.0% / 10.7%
Bullaring — 25-34: 11.0% Corrigin — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.4% / 10.1%
Bullaring — 35-44: 13.4% Corrigin — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 20.7% / 10.6%
Bullaring — 45-54: 20.7% Corrigin — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 13.4% / 13.4%
Bullaring — 55-64: 13.4% Corrigin — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 12.2% / 16.8%
Bullaring — 65-74: 12.2% Corrigin — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 — / 9.7%
Bullaring — 75-84: not among its largest Corrigin — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ — / 5.7%
Bullaring — 85+: not among its largest Corrigin — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullaring 100.0% couple families
Bullaring — Couple Families: 100.0% Bullaring — Lone Person: 0.0% Bullaring — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bullaring — Other Families: 0.0% Bullaring — Group Household: 0.0%
Corrigin 28.3% couple families
Corrigin — Couple Families: 28.3% Corrigin — Lone Person: 62.3% Corrigin — One Parent Families: 6.3% Corrigin — Other Families: 1.6% Corrigin — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullaring 0.0% renting
Bullaring — Owned Outright: 76.0% Bullaring — Mortgage: 24.0% Bullaring — Renting: 0.0%
Corrigin 27.1% renting
Corrigin — Owned Outright: 46.9% Corrigin — Mortgage: 26.0% Corrigin — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bullaring Corrigin
England 4.9% / 3.1%
Bullaring — England: 4.9% Corrigin — England: 3.1%
New Zealand — / 3.6%
Bullaring — New Zealand: not among its largest Corrigin — New Zealand: 3.6%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Bullaring — Philippines: not among its largest Corrigin — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Bullaring — South Africa: not among its largest Corrigin — South Africa: 0.7%
Indonesia — / 0.7%
Bullaring — Indonesia: not among its largest Corrigin — Indonesia: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bullaring Corrigin
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 15.1%
Bullaring — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Corrigin — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.0%
Bullaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Corrigin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.0%
Bullaring — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Corrigin — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 0.4%
Bullaring — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Corrigin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / —
Bullaring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Corrigin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullaring 100.0% houses
Bullaring — Houses: 100.0% Bullaring — Townhouses: 0.0% Bullaring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Corrigin 90.9% houses
Corrigin — Houses: 90.9% Corrigin — Townhouses: 5.7% Corrigin — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bullaring Corrigin
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $45,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 10 sales

Development activity

Bullaring Corrigin
New dwellings approved 3
across Corrigin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bullaring Corrigin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 29% of WA

Liveability

Bullaring Corrigin
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Corrigin carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Corrigin carries more flood risk (17 vs 0).

Bullaring Corrigin
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bullaring Corrigin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bullaring

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

Schools in Corrigin

  • Corrigin District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bullaring Corrigin
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Bullaring sits further from the CBD (228.6 km vs 225.2 km).

Bullaring Corrigin
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 228.6 km
+1% vs other
 225.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.0%
postcode 6375
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 61
postcode 6375

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.

Bullaring Corrigin
Car (driver) 45.8% / 79.1%
Bullaring — Car (driver): 45.8% Corrigin — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 39.0% / 10.5%
Bullaring — Worked from Home: 39.0% Corrigin — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 15.3% / 6.5%
Bullaring — Walked Only: 15.3% Corrigin — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Bullaring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Corrigin — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Bullaring — Bicycle: not among its largest Corrigin — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Bullaring Corrigin
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 298 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullaring Corrigin
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Bullaring Corrigin
Annual rainfall 344 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullaring Corrigin
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullaring Corrigin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullaring

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