East Bunbury vs Glen Iris

Glen Iris is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in East Bunbury. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Bunbury, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, East Bunbury tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Glen Iris suits families with children.

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

Glen Iris

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Iris

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $665,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper units ($520,000 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Bunbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

East Bunbury

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Bunbury Glen Iris
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.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Walkability 74 / 67
East Bunbury — Walkability: 74/100 Glen Iris — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 21 / 27
East Bunbury — Safety: 21/100 Glen Iris — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
East Bunbury — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glen Iris — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 60 / 26
East Bunbury — Low flood risk: 60/100 Glen Iris — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Glen Iris has higher household incomes ($84,240 vs $62,036); East Bunbury skews older (47 vs 35).

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Population 4,019
+22% vs other
 3,143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +4.7%
Median age 47 35
Median household income $62,036/yr $84,240/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $330/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
0-4 4.6% / 6.8%
East Bunbury — 0-4: 4.6% Glen Iris — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 9.8% / 15.4%
East Bunbury — 5-14: 9.8% Glen Iris — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.7%
East Bunbury — 15-19: 4.7% Glen Iris — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.7% / 5.5%
East Bunbury — 20-24: 5.7% Glen Iris — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.8% / 16.4%
East Bunbury — 25-34: 11.8% Glen Iris — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 10.9% / 13.3%
East Bunbury — 35-44: 10.9% Glen Iris — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.7% / 12.0%
East Bunbury — 45-54: 12.7% Glen Iris — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.6% / 12.9%
East Bunbury — 55-64: 13.6% Glen Iris — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 13.3% / 8.1%
East Bunbury — 65-74: 13.3% Glen Iris — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 9.5% / 3.2%
East Bunbury — 75-84: 9.5% Glen Iris — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 3.4% / 0.8%
East Bunbury — 85+: 3.4% Glen Iris — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Bunbury 49.4% lone person
East Bunbury — Lone Person: 49.4% East Bunbury — Couple Families: 27.1% East Bunbury — One Parent Families: 16.4% East Bunbury — Group Household: 4.6% East Bunbury — Other Families: 2.4%
Glen Iris 27.2% lone person
Glen Iris — Lone Person: 27.2% Glen Iris — Couple Families: 44.4% Glen Iris — One Parent Families: 22.4% Glen Iris — Group Household: 4.8% Glen Iris — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Bunbury 30.7% renting
East Bunbury — Owned Outright: 37.9% East Bunbury — Mortgage: 31.4% East Bunbury — Renting: 30.7%
Glen Iris 30.0% renting
Glen Iris — Owned Outright: 23.9% Glen Iris — Mortgage: 46.2% Glen Iris — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 18.8%
East Bunbury — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Glen Iris — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.2%
East Bunbury — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Glen Iris — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.8%
East Bunbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Glen Iris — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.8%
East Bunbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Glen Iris — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.9%
East Bunbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Glen Iris — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

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.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
England 5.1% / 3.7%
East Bunbury — England: 5.1% Glen Iris — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.8%
East Bunbury — New Zealand: 2.6% Glen Iris — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines 1.0% / 3.5%
East Bunbury — Philippines: 1.0% Glen Iris — Philippines: 3.5%
India 1.2% / 0.8%
East Bunbury — India: 1.2% Glen Iris — India: 0.8%
Taiwan — / 1.5%
East Bunbury — Taiwan: not among its largest Glen Iris — Taiwan: 1.5%
Italy 1.2% / —
East Bunbury — Italy: 1.2% Glen Iris — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 1.1% / —
East Bunbury — Scotland: 1.1% Glen Iris — Scotland: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.0%
East Bunbury — Malaysia: not among its largest Glen Iris — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Bunbury 77.1% houses
East Bunbury — Houses: 77.1% East Bunbury — Townhouses: 20.7% East Bunbury — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Glen Iris 95.3% houses
Glen Iris — Houses: 95.3% Glen Iris — Townhouses: 3.7% Glen Iris — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Median house price $715,000 $677,500
Median unit price $600,000 $520,000
Median land price $665,000 $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 42 sales
 16 days
from 29 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.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
3 bed $700K / $614K
East Bunbury — 3 bed: $700K (67 sales) Glen Iris — 3 bed: $614K (26 sales)

67 vs 26 sales

4 bed $840K / $714K
East Bunbury — 4 bed: $840K (19 sales) Glen Iris — 4 bed: $714K (64 sales)

19 vs 64 sales

Development activity

East Bunbury Glen Iris
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.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Houses 4.5%
$630/wk on $724K
 4.8%
$700/wk on $760K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

East Bunbury Glen Iris
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Schools — Higher than 76% of WA
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 74% of WA

Liveability

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glen Iris carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Glen Iris carries more flood risk (74 vs 40).

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
73/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 High
74/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in East Bunbury

  • Bunbury Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Cooinda Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Glen Iris

  • Grace Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Picton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 3 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Walkability score 74/100 67/100
Distance to Perth 169.8 km 168.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 115 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 62/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.5
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.

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Car (driver) 82.2% / 83.2%
East Bunbury — Car (driver): 82.2% Glen Iris — Car (driver): 83.2%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 8.4%
East Bunbury — Car (passenger): 6.7% Glen Iris — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 3.4%
East Bunbury — Worked from Home: 4.6% Glen Iris — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.1%
East Bunbury — Walked Only: 2.7% Glen Iris — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus 2.4% / 2.3%
East Bunbury — Bus: 2.4% Glen Iris — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Connectivity score 56/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
2,514 premises
 36%
1,328 premises

Climate

East Bunbury Glen Iris
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

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Average residential rate $3,076/yr
same for both
Council Bunbury
same for both

Federal electorate

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Bunbury Glen Iris
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Bunbury

Coastal Retirees Townhouses

Glen Iris

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks River

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