Gairdner vs Boxwood Hill

Gairdner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Boxwood Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boxwood Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Gairdner tends to suit people living alone, while Boxwood Hill 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

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Gairdner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 13%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gairdner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($109/wk vs $215/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (449.2 km vs 474.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 332 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Boxwood Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
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.

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Gairdner — Walkability: 0/100 Boxwood Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 70
Gairdner — Safety: 39/100 Boxwood Hill — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 46 / 50
Gairdner — Low fire risk: 46/100 Boxwood Hill — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gairdner — Low flood risk: 100/100 Boxwood Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boxwood Hill rents higher ($215/wk vs $109/wk); Boxwood Hill skews older (40 vs 37).

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Population 105
+13% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +8.3%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $99,632/yr
+2% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $109/wk $215/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
0-4 11.4% / 5.5%
Gairdner — 0-4: 11.4% Boxwood Hill — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.4% / 28.6%
Gairdner — 5-14: 12.4% Boxwood Hill — 5-14: 28.6%
15-19 2.9% / 3.3%
Gairdner — 15-19: 2.9% Boxwood Hill — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / —
Gairdner — 20-24: not among its largest Boxwood Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 20.0% / 7.7%
Gairdner — 25-34: 20.0% Boxwood Hill — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.4% / 16.5%
Gairdner — 35-44: 11.4% Boxwood Hill — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 21.9% / 17.6%
Gairdner — 45-54: 21.9% Boxwood Hill — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 13.3% / 11.0%
Gairdner — 55-64: 13.3% Boxwood Hill — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 3.8% / 12.1%
Gairdner — 65-74: 3.8% Boxwood Hill — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 — / —
Gairdner — 75-84: not among its largest Boxwood Hill — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.9% / —
Gairdner — 85+: 2.9% Boxwood Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gairdner 39.1% couple families
Gairdner — Couple Families: 39.1% Gairdner — Lone Person: 43.5% Gairdner — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Boxwood Hill 76.5% couple families
Boxwood Hill — Couple Families: 76.5% Boxwood Hill — Lone Person: 23.5% Boxwood Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gairdner 18.2% renting
Gairdner — Owned Outright: 63.6% Gairdner — Mortgage: 18.2% Gairdner — Renting: 18.2%
Boxwood Hill 20.0% renting
Boxwood Hill — Owned Outright: 56.0% Boxwood Hill — Mortgage: 24.0% Boxwood Hill — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gairdner 100.0% houses
Gairdner — Houses: 100.0%
Boxwood Hill 108.0% houses
Boxwood Hill — Houses: 108.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 8.8%
Gairdner — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Boxwood Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 9.9%
Gairdner — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Boxwood Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 3.3%
Gairdner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Boxwood Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Development activity

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 55% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 21% of WA

Liveability

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gairdner carries more crime risk (61 vs 30).

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
30/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
74/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
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 Gairdner

  • Gairdner Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Boxwood Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Gairdner sits further from the CBD (474.7 km vs 449.2 km).

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 474.7 km
+5% vs other
 449.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 332 min 316 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6337
 0.5%
postcode 6338
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 6337
 23
postcode 6338

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.

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Car (driver) 47.6% / 48.4%
Gairdner — Car (driver): 47.6% Boxwood Hill — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 51.6%
Gairdner — Worked from Home: 34.9% Boxwood Hill — Worked from Home: 51.6%
Walked Only 17.5% / —
Gairdner — Walked Only: 17.5% Boxwood Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.6%).

Setting

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.8 km 12.0 km

NBN connectivity

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Average residential rate $4,740/yr
same for both
Council Jerramungup
same for both

Federal electorate

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gairdner Boxwood Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gairdner

Family Rural Young Families

Boxwood Hill

Family Rural

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