Coomberdale vs Badgingarra
Badgingarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Coomberdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomberdale, most households are people living alone. In Badgingarra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coomberdale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Badgingarra suits 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
- Coomberdale carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 55/100)
- Badgingarra is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomberdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (1% vs 11%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Badgingarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Coomberdale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 143 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (188.7 km vs 199.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coomberdale
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 17%)
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs 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
Coomberdale and Badgingarra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Badgingarra has more residents (173 vs 56); Coomberdale rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 173 +209% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.5% | -10.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 44 |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr +5% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +16% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $420,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 5 across Moora | 58 across Dandaragan |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% | -21% |
Ranking within WA
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 45% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of WA | Higher than 33% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of WA | Higher than 19% of WA |
Liveability
Coomberdale is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Badgingarra carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 32); Badgingarra carries more crime risk (55 vs 31).
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coomberdale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Badgingarra
- Badgingarra Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
Badgingarra sits further from the CBD (199.5 km vs 188.7 km).
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 188.7 km | 199.5 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 143 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6512 | 0.0% postcode 6521 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 48 postcode 6521 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 347 mm | 417 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 34.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 8.0°C |
Council rates
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,801/yr | $2,912/yr |
| Council | Moora | Dandaragan |
Federal electorate
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomberdale | Badgingarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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