Cape Burney vs Rudds Gully

Rudds Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 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 Rudds Gully, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cape Burney tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Rudds Gully 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

Rudds Gully

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 35%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Rudds Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Cape Burney has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 4%)
  • Rudds Gully leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cape Burney has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
  • Rudds Gully carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Rudds Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.8% vs 7.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cape Burney and Rudds Gully 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 Rudds Gully
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 Rudds Gully
Walkability 0 / 0
Cape Burney — Walkability: 0/100 Rudds Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 57
Cape Burney — Safety: 19/100 Rudds Gully — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 62 / 61
Cape Burney — Low fire risk: 62/100 Rudds Gully — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 49 / 86
Cape Burney — Low flood risk: 49/100 Rudds Gully — Low flood risk: 86/100

Demographics

Cape Burney has more residents (538 vs 238); Rudds Gully has higher household incomes ($119,340 vs $71,760).

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Population 538
+56% vs other
 238
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +30.8%
Median age 51 35
Median household income $71,760/yr $119,340/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
0-4 3.3% / 10.1%
Cape Burney — 0-4: 3.3% Rudds Gully — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 10.6% / 16.8%
Cape Burney — 5-14: 10.6% Rudds Gully — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 5.4% / 7.1%
Cape Burney — 15-19: 5.4% Rudds Gully — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.4% / 5.0%
Cape Burney — 20-24: 2.4% Rudds Gully — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 11.2% / 12.6%
Cape Burney — 25-34: 11.2% Rudds Gully — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 8.9% / 12.6%
Cape Burney — 35-44: 8.9% Rudds Gully — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.3% / 14.3%
Cape Burney — 45-54: 14.3% Rudds Gully — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 19.9% / 8.0%
Cape Burney — 55-64: 19.9% Rudds Gully — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 18.4% / 10.5%
Cape Burney — 65-74: 18.4% Rudds Gully — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.3% / 2.1%
Cape Burney — 75-84: 4.3% Rudds Gully — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.7% / 1.3%
Cape Burney — 85+: 1.7% Rudds Gully — 85+: 1.3%

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%
Rudds Gully 70.0% couple families
Rudds Gully — Couple Families: 70.0% Rudds Gully — Lone Person: 12.0% Rudds Gully — One Parent Families: 18.0% Rudds Gully — 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%
Rudds Gully 4.5% renting
Rudds Gully — Owned Outright: 38.8% Rudds Gully — Mortgage: 56.7% Rudds Gully — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 20.6%
Cape Burney — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Rudds Gully — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.9%
Cape Burney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Rudds Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 7.1%
Cape Burney — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Rudds Gully — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.7%
Cape Burney — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Rudds Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Cape Burney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Rudds Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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 Rudds Gully
England 6.9% / 5.5%
Cape Burney — England: 6.9% Rudds Gully — England: 5.5%
South Africa 2.4% / 2.1%
Cape Burney — South Africa: 2.4% Rudds Gully — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.7%
Cape Burney — New Zealand: 2.0% Rudds Gully — New Zealand: 1.7%
Japan — / 2.1%
Cape Burney — Japan: not among its largest Rudds Gully — Japan: 2.1%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Cape Burney — Scotland: 1.5% Rudds Gully — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Cape Burney — Germany: 1.1% Rudds Gully — Germany: not among its largest

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%
Rudds Gully 100.0% houses
Rudds Gully — Houses: 100.0% Rudds Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Rudds Gully — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of WA —

Liveability

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cape Burney carries more flood risk (51 vs 14); Cape Burney carries more crime risk (81 vs 43).

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Low
14/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
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 Rudds Gully
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 405.3 km 406.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 268 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 Rudds Gully
Car (driver) 87.9% / 90.1%
Cape Burney — Car (driver): 87.9% Rudds Gully — Car (driver): 90.1%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 5.9%
Cape Burney — Worked from Home: 4.4% Rudds Gully — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.0%
Cape Burney — Car (passenger): 3.9% Rudds Gully — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 1.9% / —
Cape Burney — Bus: 1.9% Rudds Gully — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Cape Burney — Walked Only: 1.9% Rudds Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.1%).

Setting

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 3.4 km
3.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 38/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
272 premises
 12%
91 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cape Burney Rudds Gully
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

Rudds Gully

Family Rural Young Families

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