Cape Burney vs Greenough

Greenough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Cape Burney. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Cape Burney, most households are people living alone. In Greenough, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greenough: a median of $850,000, against $523,000 in Cape Burney, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cape Burney tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Greenough suits 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

Greenough

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 74%)

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

  • Cape Burney has cheaper houses ($523,000 vs $850,000)
  • Greenough leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cape Burney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (258 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (394.4 km vs 405.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cape Burney

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Greenough carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Greenough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs 7.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cape Burney Greenough
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.

Cape Burney Greenough
Walkability 0 / 0
Cape Burney — Walkability: 0/100 Greenough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 70
Cape Burney — Safety: 19/100 Greenough — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Cape Burney — Low fire risk: 62/100 Greenough — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 49 / 17
Cape Burney — Low flood risk: 49/100 Greenough — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Cape Burney has more residents (538 vs 344); Greenough has higher household incomes ($98,384 vs $71,760).

Cape Burney Greenough
Population 538
+36% vs other
 344
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +22.0%
Median age 51 45
Median household income $71,760/yr $98,384/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cape Burney Greenough
0-4 3.3% / 5.5%
Cape Burney — 0-4: 3.3% Greenough — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 10.6% / 14.2%
Cape Burney — 5-14: 10.6% Greenough — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.4% / 6.7%
Cape Burney — 15-19: 5.4% Greenough — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 2.4% / 1.5%
Cape Burney — 20-24: 2.4% Greenough — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 11.2% / 7.6%
Cape Burney — 25-34: 11.2% Greenough — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 8.9% / 14.5%
Cape Burney — 35-44: 8.9% Greenough — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.3% / 16.9%
Cape Burney — 45-54: 14.3% Greenough — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 19.9% / 18.6%
Cape Burney — 55-64: 19.9% Greenough — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 18.4% / 9.0%
Cape Burney — 65-74: 18.4% Greenough — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.3% / 6.7%
Cape Burney — 75-84: 4.3% Greenough — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.7% / —
Cape Burney — 85+: 1.7% Greenough — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cape Burney 28.6% couple families
Cape Burney — Couple Families: 28.6% Cape Burney — Lone Person: 60.9% Cape Burney — One Parent Families: 6.8% Cape Burney — Group Household: 3.7%
Greenough 59.4% couple families
Greenough — Couple Families: 59.4% Greenough — Lone Person: 26.1% Greenough — One Parent Families: 14.5% Greenough — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cape Burney 21.5% renting
Cape Burney — Owned Outright: 44.7% Cape Burney — Mortgage: 33.8% Cape Burney — Renting: 21.5%
Greenough 10.0% renting
Greenough — Owned Outright: 40.9% Greenough — Mortgage: 49.1% Greenough — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cape Burney Greenough
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 15.4%
Cape Burney — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Greenough — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 11.3%
Cape Burney — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Greenough — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.7%
Cape Burney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Greenough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Cape Burney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Greenough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Cape Burney — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Greenough — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Cape Burney Greenough
England 6.9% / 6.4%
Cape Burney — England: 6.9% Greenough — England: 6.4%
South Africa 2.4% / 1.2%
Cape Burney — South Africa: 2.4% Greenough — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.2%
Cape Burney — New Zealand: 2.0% Greenough — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Cape Burney — Scotland: 1.5% Greenough — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Cape Burney — Germany: 1.1% Greenough — Germany: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Cape Burney — Canada: not among its largest Greenough — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cape Burney 73.9% houses
Cape Burney — Houses: 73.9% Cape Burney — Flats / Apartments: 22.9% Cape Burney — Townhouses: 3.2%
Greenough 99.1% houses
Greenough — Houses: 99.1% Greenough — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Greenough — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cape Burney Greenough
Median house price $523,000 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $130,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 8 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.

Cape Burney Greenough
3 bed $520K / $875K
Cape Burney — 3 bed: $520K (13 sales) Greenough — 3 bed: $875K (5 sales)

13 vs 5 sales

4 bed $685K / $956K
Cape Burney — 4 bed: $685K (9 sales) Greenough — 4 bed: $956K (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Cape Burney Greenough
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
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.

Cape Burney Greenough
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $724K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cape Burney Greenough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of WA —

Liveability

Cape Burney Greenough
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cape Burney carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Cape Burney carries more crime risk (81 vs 30).

Cape Burney Greenough
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cape Burney Greenough
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

Cape Burney Greenough
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cape Burney sits further from the CBD (405.3 km vs 394.4 km).

Cape Burney Greenough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 405.3 km
+3% vs other
 394.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 258 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6532
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6532
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.

Cape Burney Greenough
Car (driver) 87.9% / 74.3%
Cape Burney — Car (driver): 87.9% Greenough — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 12.9%
Cape Burney — Worked from Home: 4.4% Greenough — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 6.4%
Cape Burney — Car (passenger): 3.9% Greenough — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.3%
Cape Burney — Walked Only: 1.9% Greenough — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus 1.9% / 2.1%
Cape Burney — Bus: 1.9% Greenough — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Cape Burney Greenough
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cape Burney Greenough
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
272 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Cape Burney Greenough
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cape Burney Greenough
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Cape Burney Greenough
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cape Burney Greenough
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cape Burney

Affordable Beach Coastal Rural

Greenough

Coastal Rural

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