Gairdner vs Bremer Bay

Gairdner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Bremer Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bremer Bay, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gairdner tends to suit families with children, while Bremer Bay suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Gairdner

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Bremer Bay carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 61/100)

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 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gairdner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($109/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gairdner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (332 min vs 341 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (474.7 km vs 484.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bremer Bay

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Bremer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gairdner and Bremer Bay 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 Bremer Bay
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 Bremer Bay
Walkability 0 / 0
Gairdner — Walkability: 0/100 Bremer Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 50
Gairdner — Safety: 39/100 Bremer Bay — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 46 / 45
Gairdner — Low fire risk: 46/100 Bremer Bay — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gairdner — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bremer Bay — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bremer Bay has more residents (424 vs 105); Bremer Bay rents higher ($220/wk vs $109/wk).

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Population 105 424
+304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +13.7%
Median age 37 53
Median household income $99,632/yr
+37% vs other
 $62,920/yr
Median weekly rent $109/wk $220/wk
+102% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gairdner Bremer Bay
0-4 11.4% / 4.7%
Gairdner — 0-4: 11.4% Bremer Bay — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.4% / 9.2%
Gairdner — 5-14: 12.4% Bremer Bay — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 2.9% / 2.6%
Gairdner — 15-19: 2.9% Bremer Bay — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Gairdner — 20-24: not among its largest Bremer Bay — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 20.0% / 10.1%
Gairdner — 25-34: 20.0% Bremer Bay — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.4% / 9.0%
Gairdner — 35-44: 11.4% Bremer Bay — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 21.9% / 11.3%
Gairdner — 45-54: 21.9% Bremer Bay — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 13.3% / 18.6%
Gairdner — 55-64: 13.3% Bremer Bay — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 3.8% / 19.6%
Gairdner — 65-74: 3.8% Bremer Bay — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Gairdner — 75-84: not among its largest Bremer Bay — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 2.9% / 1.4%
Gairdner — 85+: 2.9% Bremer Bay — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gairdner 43.5% lone person
Gairdner — Lone Person: 43.5% Gairdner — Couple Families: 39.1% Gairdner — One Parent Families: 17.4% Gairdner — Group Household: 0.0%
Bremer Bay 56.6% lone person
Bremer Bay — Lone Person: 56.6% Bremer Bay — Couple Families: 31.0% Bremer Bay — One Parent Families: 6.2% Bremer Bay — Group Household: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Bremer Bay 24.1% renting
Bremer Bay — Owned Outright: 50.6% Bremer Bay — Mortgage: 25.3% Bremer Bay — Renting: 24.1%
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.

Gairdner Bremer Bay
England 4.8% / 4.0%
Gairdner — England: 4.8% Bremer Bay — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 3.8% / 2.8%
Gairdner — New Zealand: 3.8% Bremer Bay — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Gairdner — South Africa: not among its largest Bremer Bay — South Africa: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Gairdner — Netherlands: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 18.4%
Gairdner — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Bremer Bay — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 7.8%
Gairdner — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Bremer Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.0%
Gairdner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Bremer Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Gairdner — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Gairdner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gairdner 100.0% houses
Gairdner — Houses: 100.0% Gairdner — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gairdner — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bremer Bay 88.6% houses
Bremer Bay — Houses: 88.6% Bremer Bay — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Bremer Bay — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 10 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Gairdner Bremer Bay
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gairdner Bremer Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 55% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 22% of WA

Liveability

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gairdner carries more crime risk (61 vs 50).

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gairdner

  • Gairdner Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Bremer Bay

  • Bremer Bay Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Bremer Bay sits further from the CBD (484.1 km vs 474.7 km).

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 474.7 km 484.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 332 min 341 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 Bremer Bay
Car (driver) 47.6% / 55.7%
Gairdner — Car (driver): 47.6% Bremer Bay — Car (driver): 55.7%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 19.0%
Gairdner — Worked from Home: 34.9% Bremer Bay — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only 17.5% / 10.3%
Gairdner — Walked Only: 17.5% Bremer Bay — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Gairdner — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bremer Bay — Car (passenger): 11.5%
Bus — / 3.4%
Gairdner — Bus: not among its largest Bremer Bay — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.7%).

Setting

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.8 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Average residential rate $4,740/yr
same for both
Council Jerramungup
same for both

Federal electorate

Gairdner Bremer Bay
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gairdner Bremer Bay
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

Bremer Bay

Retirees Rural

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