College Grove vs Usher

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In College Grove, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in College Grove: a median of $715,000, against $600,000 in Usher, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, College Grove tends to suit couples, while Usher suits 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

College Grove

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 79/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • College Grove has cheaper land ($230,000 vs $282,000)
  • Usher has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Usher

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/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

  • College Grove sits closer to the CBD (174 km vs 182.1 km)
  • Usher is more walkable (59/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • College Grove carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 79/100)
  • Usher is more walkable (59/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

College Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.3% vs -1.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

College Grove Usher
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.

College Grove Usher
Walkability 31 / 59
College Grove — Walkability: 31/100 Usher — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 38 / 21
College Grove — Safety: 38/100 Usher — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 50 / 90
College Grove — Low fire risk: 50/100 Usher — Low fire risk: 90/100
Low flood risk 54 / 30
College Grove — Low flood risk: 54/100 Usher — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

College Grove has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $72,020); College Grove rents higher ($370/wk vs $300/wk).

College Grove Usher
Population 1,821 2,137
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% -1.4%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $98,748/yr
+27% vs other
 $72,020/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

College Grove Usher
0-4 4.6% / 6.1%
College Grove — 0-4: 4.6% Usher — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 10.8% / 13.3%
College Grove — 5-14: 10.8% Usher — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.4% / 6.5%
College Grove — 15-19: 5.4% Usher — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.0% / 5.9%
College Grove — 20-24: 6.0% Usher — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 17.4% / 11.9%
College Grove — 25-34: 17.4% Usher — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 18.0% / 13.9%
College Grove — 35-44: 18.0% Usher — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 14.9% / 13.3%
College Grove — 45-54: 14.9% Usher — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 10.7% / 12.8%
College Grove — 55-64: 10.7% Usher — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 8.2% / 11.3%
College Grove — 65-74: 8.2% Usher — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 3.3% / 3.6%
College Grove — 75-84: 3.3% Usher — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
College Grove — 85+: 0.8% Usher — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

College Grove 49.3% couple families
College Grove — Couple Families: 49.3% College Grove — Lone Person: 28.1% College Grove — One Parent Families: 19.6% College Grove — Group Household: 2.9% College Grove — Other Families: 0.0%
Usher 31.9% couple families
Usher — Couple Families: 31.9% Usher — Lone Person: 39.3% Usher — One Parent Families: 23.8% Usher — Group Household: 4.2% Usher — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

College Grove 20.1% renting
College Grove — Owned Outright: 31.7% College Grove — Mortgage: 48.2% College Grove — Renting: 20.1%
Usher 33.6% renting
Usher — Owned Outright: 24.0% Usher — Mortgage: 42.4% Usher — Renting: 33.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

College Grove Usher
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 19.9%
College Grove — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Usher — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 4.8%
College Grove — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Usher — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 4.1%
College Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Usher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.7%
College Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Usher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.8%
College Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Usher — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

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.

College Grove Usher
England 4.6% / 4.7%
College Grove — England: 4.6% Usher — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.0%
College Grove — New Zealand: 2.9% Usher — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 2.5% / 1.5%
College Grove — South Africa: 2.5% Usher — South Africa: 1.5%
Philippines — / 2.2%
College Grove — Philippines: not among its largest Usher — Philippines: 2.2%
India 1.3% / —
College Grove — India: 1.3% Usher — India: not among its largest
Italy 0.7% / —
College Grove — Italy: 0.7% Usher — Italy: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.4%
College Grove — Netherlands: not among its largest Usher — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

College Grove 100.7% houses
College Grove — Houses: 100.7% College Grove — Townhouses: 0.0% College Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Usher 88.3% houses
Usher — Houses: 88.3% Usher — Townhouses: 10.3% Usher — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

College Grove Usher
Median house price $715,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $230,000 $282,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 15 sales
 15 days
from 15 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.

College Grove Usher
3 bed $710K / $602K
College Grove — 3 bed: $710K (20 sales) Usher — 3 bed: $602K (30 sales)

20 vs 30 sales

4 bed $715K / $615K
College Grove — 4 bed: $715K (34 sales) Usher — 4 bed: $615K (35 sales)

34 vs 35 sales

Development activity

College Grove Usher
New dwellings approved 128
across Bunbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
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.

College Grove Usher
Houses 4.9%
$750/wk on $799K
 4.5%
$640/wk on $739K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

College Grove Usher
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Usher is more walkable (59 vs 31); College Grove scores higher overall (31 vs 23).

College Grove Usher
Grade C D
Score 31/100 23/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

College Grove carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 10); Usher carries more flood risk (70 vs 46).

College Grove Usher
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

College Grove Usher
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in College Grove

  • Manea Senior College Government · Secondary

Schools in Usher

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

Amenities in the suburb

College Grove Usher
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 2 0

Mobility

Usher sits further from the CBD (182.1 km vs 174 km).

College Grove Usher
Walkability score 31/100 59/100
Distance to Perth 174 km 182.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 124 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6230
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6230
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.

College Grove Usher
Car (driver) 82.6% / 84.1%
College Grove — Car (driver): 82.6% Usher — Car (driver): 84.1%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 8.4%
College Grove — Car (passenger): 7.9% Usher — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Worked from Home 4.3% / 2.1%
College Grove — Worked from Home: 4.3% Usher — Worked from Home: 2.1%
Bus 2.6% / 3.7%
College Grove — Bus: 2.6% Usher — Bus: 3.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.7%
College Grove — Walked Only: 1.9% Usher — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bicycle 0.6% / 1.0%
College Grove — Bicycle: 0.6% Usher — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

College Grove Usher
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 1.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

College Grove Usher
Connectivity score 65/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
585 premises
 31%
960 premises

Climate

College Grove Usher
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

College Grove Usher
Average residential rate $3,076/yr
same for both
Council Bunbury
same for both

Federal electorate

College Grove Usher
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

College Grove Usher
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

College Grove

Acreage

Usher

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks

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