Castletown vs Chadwick

Castletown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Chadwick. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chadwick, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chadwick: a median of $885,000, against $600,000 in Castletown, though rent is higher in Castletown. On these figures, Castletown tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Castletown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Chadwick is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Castletown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($210,000 vs $715,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $885,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Castletown has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 21%)
  • Chadwick has cheaper rent ($222/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Castletown is more walkable (58/100 vs 10/100)
  • Chadwick sits closer to the CBD (693.6 km vs 697.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Castletown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 91/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Castletown Chadwick
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.

Castletown Chadwick
Walkability 58 / 10
Castletown — Walkability: 58/100 Chadwick — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 37 / 9
Castletown — Safety: 37/100 Chadwick — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 54 / 63
Castletown — Low fire risk: 54/100 Chadwick — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Castletown — Low flood risk: 100/100 Chadwick — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Castletown has more residents (3,968 vs 164); Castletown rents higher ($300/wk vs $222/wk).

Castletown Chadwick
Population 3,968
+96% vs other
 164
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% —
Median age 38 48
Median household income $83,824/yr
+13% vs other
 $72,748/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+26% vs other
 $222/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Castletown Chadwick
0-4 6.2% / 6.7%
Castletown — 0-4: 6.2% Chadwick — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.7% / 11.6%
Castletown — 5-14: 14.7% Chadwick — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.4% / 4.3%
Castletown — 15-19: 6.4% Chadwick — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.6% / 4.9%
Castletown — 20-24: 5.6% Chadwick — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.2% / 10.4%
Castletown — 25-34: 12.2% Chadwick — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 13.4% / 9.8%
Castletown — 35-44: 13.4% Chadwick — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 12.2% / 15.2%
Castletown — 45-54: 12.2% Chadwick — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.2% / 18.9%
Castletown — 55-64: 11.2% Chadwick — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 10.4% / 16.5%
Castletown — 65-74: 10.4% Chadwick — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 6.1% / 5.5%
Castletown — 75-84: 6.1% Chadwick — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.6% / —
Castletown — 85+: 1.6% Chadwick — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Castletown 40.8% couple families
Castletown — Couple Families: 40.8% Castletown — Lone Person: 39.4% Castletown — One Parent Families: 14.9% Castletown — Group Household: 3.3% Castletown — Other Families: 1.6%
Chadwick 50.0% couple families
Chadwick — Couple Families: 50.0% Chadwick — Lone Person: 27.8% Chadwick — One Parent Families: 13.9% Chadwick — Group Household: 8.3% Chadwick — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Castletown 31.5% renting
Castletown — Owned Outright: 32.5% Castletown — Mortgage: 36.0% Castletown — Renting: 31.5%
Chadwick 21.1% renting
Chadwick — Owned Outright: 47.4% Chadwick — Mortgage: 31.6% Chadwick — Renting: 21.1%
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.

Castletown Chadwick
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.7%
Castletown — New Zealand: 2.3% Chadwick — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 3.0% / 1.8%
Castletown — England: 3.0% Chadwick — England: 1.8%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Castletown — South Africa: 1.3% Chadwick — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Castletown — Philippines: 0.8% Chadwick — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Castletown — Scotland: 0.6% Chadwick — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Castletown Chadwick
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 12.2%
Castletown — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Chadwick — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.3%
Castletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Chadwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.9%
Castletown — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Chadwick — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Castletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Chadwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Castletown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Chadwick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Castletown 93.5% houses
Castletown — Houses: 93.5% Castletown — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Castletown — Townhouses: 5.6%
Chadwick 83.9% houses
Chadwick — Houses: 83.9% Chadwick — Flats / Apartments: 16.1% Chadwick — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Castletown Chadwick
Median house price $600,000 $885,000
Median unit price $625,000 —
Median land price $210,000 $715,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 19 sales
 —

Development activity

Castletown Chadwick
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
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.

Castletown Chadwick
Houses 5.2%
$665/wk on $660K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Castletown Chadwick
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 7% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of WA —

Liveability

Castletown is more walkable (58 vs 10).

Castletown Chadwick
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Chadwick carries more crime risk (91 vs 63).

Castletown Chadwick
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
91/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
11/100
 Low
22/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Castletown Chadwick
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Castletown

  • Castletown Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Chadwick

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

Amenities in the suburb

Castletown Chadwick
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Castletown sits further from the CBD (697.2 km vs 693.6 km).

Castletown Chadwick
Walkability score 58/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 697.2 km 693.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 480 min 476 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6450
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 6450
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.

Castletown Chadwick
Car (driver) 85.9% / 70.4%
Castletown — Car (driver): 85.9% Chadwick — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 14.1%
Castletown — Worked from Home: 4.5% Chadwick — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / 15.5%
Castletown — Walked Only: 1.4% Chadwick — Walked Only: 15.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Castletown — Car (passenger): 5.3% Chadwick — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Castletown — Bus: 1.4% Chadwick — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Castletown Chadwick
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 802 m
3.6 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Castletown Chadwick
Connectivity score 45/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
2,075 premises
 0%
355 premises

Climate

Castletown Chadwick
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Castletown Chadwick
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Castletown Chadwick
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Castletown Chadwick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Castletown

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Chadwick

Coastal Rural

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