Catterick vs Hester

Hester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Catterick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Catterick, about half of households are people living alone. In Hester, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Catterick tends to suit people living alone, while Hester 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Catterick has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)
  • Hester is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Hester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hester

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Catterick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (251.5 km vs 257.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Catterick Hester
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.

Catterick Hester
Walkability 0 / 0
Catterick — Walkability: 0/100 Hester — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 83
Catterick — Safety: 90/100 Hester — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 40 / 25
Catterick — Low fire risk: 40/100 Hester — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Catterick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hester — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Catterick rents higher ($300/wk vs $120/wk); Catterick has more residents (171 vs 101).

Catterick Hester
Population 171
+41% vs other
 101
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% -1.0%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $83,668/yr
+11% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+60% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Catterick Hester
0-4 2.3% / 9.9%
Catterick — 0-4: 2.3% Hester — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 9.4% / 14.9%
Catterick — 5-14: 9.4% Hester — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 8.2% / 5.9%
Catterick — 15-19: 8.2% Hester — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.1% / 3.0%
Catterick — 20-24: 4.1% Hester — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 8.8% / 7.9%
Catterick — 25-34: 8.8% Hester — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.7% / 12.9%
Catterick — 35-44: 11.7% Hester — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 9.4% / 8.9%
Catterick — 45-54: 9.4% Hester — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 21.1% / 15.8%
Catterick — 55-64: 21.1% Hester — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 10.5% / 15.8%
Catterick — 65-74: 10.5% Hester — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 8.8% / 7.9%
Catterick — 75-84: 8.8% Hester — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / —
Catterick — 85+: not among its largest Hester — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Catterick 41.0% couple families
Catterick — Couple Families: 41.0% Catterick — Lone Person: 46.2% Catterick — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Hester 77.8% couple families
Hester — Couple Families: 77.8% Hester — Lone Person: 22.2% Hester — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Catterick 6.7% renting
Catterick — Owned Outright: 63.3% Catterick — Mortgage: 30.0% Catterick — Renting: 6.7%
Hester 0.0% renting
Hester — Owned Outright: 50.0% Hester — Mortgage: 50.0% Hester — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Catterick Hester
England 3.5% / 4.0%
Catterick — England: 3.5% Hester — England: 4.0%
New Zealand — / 3.0%
Catterick — New Zealand: not among its largest Hester — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 1.8% / —
Catterick — South Africa: 1.8% Hester — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Catterick Hester
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 14.9%
Catterick — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Hester — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 12.9%
Catterick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Hester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.0%
Catterick — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Hester — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Catterick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Hester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Catterick 98.4% houses
Catterick — Houses: 98.4% Catterick — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Hester 87.2% houses
Hester — Houses: 87.2% Hester — Flats / Apartments: 12.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Catterick Hester
New dwellings approved 26
across Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Catterick Hester
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Catterick Hester
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hester carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 60).

Catterick Hester
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Catterick Hester
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

Catterick Hester
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Hester sits further from the CBD (257.5 km vs 251.5 km).

Catterick Hester
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 251.5 km 257.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6255
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 6255
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.

Catterick Hester
Car (driver) 54.7% / 71.9%
Catterick — Car (driver): 54.7% Hester — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 9.4%
Catterick — Worked from Home: 29.1% Hester — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 9.4%
Catterick — Car (passenger): 11.6% Hester — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only — / 9.4%
Catterick — Walked Only: not among its largest Hester — Walked Only: 9.4%
Bus 4.7% / —
Catterick — Bus: 4.7% Hester — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Catterick Hester
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Catterick Hester
Connectivity score 20/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Catterick Hester
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Catterick Hester
Average residential rate $2,417/yr
same for both
Council Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both

Federal electorate

Catterick Hester
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Catterick Hester
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Catterick

Rural

Hester

Family Rural Young Families

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