Bushmead vs Hazelmere

Bushmead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Hazelmere. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bushmead, about half of households are couple families. In Hazelmere, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bushmead: a median of $1.06 million, against $954,000 in Hazelmere, and rent is higher there too. Hazelmere is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 21 km. On these figures, Bushmead tends to suit young adults and couples, while Hazelmere suits people living alone and 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

Bushmead

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 47%)
  • But Hazelmere has more schools inside the suburb (2 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 2 things we measure here

  • Bushmead leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 36%)
  • Hazelmere has cheaper houses ($953,750 vs $1,060,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hazelmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $480/wk)
  • But Bushmead leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hazelmere

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 28 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 21 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hazelmere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)
  • But Bushmead carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 75/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Bushmead Hazelmere
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.

Bushmead Hazelmere
Walkability 17 / 28
Bushmead — Walkability: 17/100 Hazelmere — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 64 / 25
Bushmead — Safety: 64/100 Hazelmere — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 42 / 86
Bushmead — Low fire risk: 42/100 Hazelmere — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 100 / 51
Bushmead — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hazelmere — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Bushmead has higher household incomes ($142,584 vs $62,816); Bushmead rents higher ($480/wk vs $300/wk).

Bushmead Hazelmere
Population 677 935
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +7.2%
Median age 32 49
Median household income $142,584/yr
+56% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+38% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bushmead Hazelmere
0-4 7.8% / 4.3%
Bushmead — 0-4: 7.8% Hazelmere — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 8.7% / 8.1%
Bushmead — 5-14: 8.7% Hazelmere — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.5% / 4.8%
Bushmead — 15-19: 5.5% Hazelmere — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.1% / 4.6%
Bushmead — 20-24: 7.1% Hazelmere — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 28.1% / 13.9%
Bushmead — 25-34: 28.1% Hazelmere — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 18.0% / 9.1%
Bushmead — 35-44: 18.0% Hazelmere — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 10.0% / 12.8%
Bushmead — 45-54: 10.0% Hazelmere — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 8.1% / 15.3%
Bushmead — 55-64: 8.1% Hazelmere — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 3.4% / 15.8%
Bushmead — 65-74: 3.4% Hazelmere — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 2.7% / 8.1%
Bushmead — 75-84: 2.7% Hazelmere — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 2.9%
Bushmead — 85+: not among its largest Hazelmere — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 54.0% couple families
Bushmead — Couple Families: 54.0% Bushmead — Lone Person: 28.2% Bushmead — One Parent Families: 12.9% Bushmead — Group Household: 4.9% Bushmead — Other Families: 0.0%
Hazelmere 33.6% couple families
Hazelmere — Couple Families: 33.6% Hazelmere — Lone Person: 47.8% Hazelmere — One Parent Families: 13.1% Hazelmere — Group Household: 2.2% Hazelmere — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 1.6% renting
Bushmead — Owned Outright: 13.2% Bushmead — Mortgage: 85.2% Bushmead — Renting: 1.6%
Hazelmere 19.6% renting
Hazelmere — Owned Outright: 49.9% Hazelmere — Mortgage: 30.5% Hazelmere — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bushmead Hazelmere
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 20.4%
Bushmead — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Hazelmere — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 8.6%
Bushmead — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Hazelmere — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 5.7%
Bushmead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Hazelmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.9%
Bushmead — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Hazelmere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 0.5%
Bushmead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Hazelmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Bushmead Hazelmere
England 7.5% / 8.9%
Bushmead — England: 7.5% Hazelmere — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 5.0% / 3.5%
Bushmead — New Zealand: 5.0% Hazelmere — New Zealand: 3.5%
Philippines 1.9% / 1.0%
Bushmead — Philippines: 1.9% Hazelmere — Philippines: 1.0%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Bushmead — South Africa: 2.2% Hazelmere — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.7% / 1.5%
Bushmead — Italy: 0.7% Hazelmere — Italy: 1.5%
India 2.1% / —
Bushmead — India: 2.1% Hazelmere — India: not among its largest
China — / 1.2%
Bushmead — China: not among its largest Hazelmere — China: 1.2%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Bushmead — Scotland: not among its largest Hazelmere — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bushmead 91.6% houses
Bushmead — Houses: 91.6% Bushmead — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Bushmead — Townhouses: 5.3%
Hazelmere 88.8% houses
Hazelmere — Houses: 88.8% Hazelmere — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Hazelmere — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bushmead Hazelmere
Median house price $1,060,000 $953,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $465,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Bushmead Hazelmere
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Bushmead Hazelmere
Houses 4.1%
$900/wk on $1.15M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bushmead Hazelmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of WA —

Liveability

Hazelmere is more walkable (28 vs 17); Bushmead scores higher overall (62 vs 42).

Bushmead Hazelmere
Grade B C
Score 62/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hazelmere carries more flood risk (49 vs 0); Bushmead carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 14).

Bushmead Hazelmere
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
75/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Bushmead Hazelmere
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bushmead

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

Schools in Hazelmere

  • Helena River Steiner School - Hazelmere Campus Independent · Combined
  • SEDA College WA (Hazelmere ) Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bushmead Hazelmere
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bushmead sits further from the CBD (21 km vs 17.8 km).

Bushmead Hazelmere
Walkability score 17/100 28/100
Distance to Perth 21 km
+15% vs other
 17.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 23 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
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.

Bushmead Hazelmere
Car (driver) 86.6% / 77.9%
Bushmead — Car (driver): 86.6% Hazelmere — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 9.6%
Bushmead — Worked from Home: 7.1% Hazelmere — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.1%
Bushmead — Car (passenger): 2.4% Hazelmere — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 2.1% / 3.5%
Bushmead — Train: 2.1% Hazelmere — Train: 3.5%
Bus 1.8% / 1.2%
Bushmead — Bus: 1.8% Hazelmere — Bus: 1.2%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Bushmead — Walked Only: not among its largest Hazelmere — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Bushmead Hazelmere
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.9 km 23.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bushmead Hazelmere
Connectivity score 100/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
664 premises
 14%
514 premises

Climate

Bushmead Hazelmere
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bushmead Hazelmere
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Bushmead Hazelmere
Division Bullwinkel Hasluck
Member Trish Cook Tania Lawrence
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bushmead Hazelmere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bushmead

Acreage Middle-Ring

Hazelmere

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

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