Gelorup vs Stratham

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stratham: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.03 million in Gelorup, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gelorup tends to suit 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

Gelorup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Stratham carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gelorup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,035,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gelorup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $420/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

  • Gelorup sits closer to the CBD (181.5 km vs 188.2 km)
  • Stratham is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stratham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Stratham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gelorup Stratham
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.

Gelorup Stratham
Walkability 0 / 16
Gelorup — Walkability: 0/100 Stratham — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 33 / 62
Gelorup — Safety: 33/100 Stratham — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 72 / 89
Gelorup — Low fire risk: 72/100 Stratham — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 89 / 76
Gelorup — Low flood risk: 89/100 Stratham — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Gelorup has more residents (2,255 vs 793); Stratham rents higher ($420/wk vs $380/wk).

Gelorup Stratham
Population 2,255
+65% vs other
 793
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +11.8%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $121,160/yr $123,032/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $420/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gelorup Stratham
0-4 3.6% / 3.3%
Gelorup — 0-4: 3.6% Stratham — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.4% / 16.0%
Gelorup — 5-14: 14.4% Stratham — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 8.9% / 7.8%
Gelorup — 15-19: 8.9% Stratham — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.7% / 2.9%
Gelorup — 20-24: 4.7% Stratham — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.5% / 5.8%
Gelorup — 25-34: 6.5% Stratham — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.2% / 13.4%
Gelorup — 35-44: 10.2% Stratham — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 17.4% / 16.6%
Gelorup — 45-54: 17.4% Stratham — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 17.5% / 15.4%
Gelorup — 55-64: 17.5% Stratham — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.2% / 15.3%
Gelorup — 65-74: 12.2% Stratham — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 3.7% / 3.5%
Gelorup — 75-84: 3.7% Stratham — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 0.8% / 1.0%
Gelorup — 85+: 0.8% Stratham — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gelorup 67.2% couple families
Gelorup — Couple Families: 67.2% Gelorup — Lone Person: 17.3% Gelorup — One Parent Families: 12.0% Gelorup — Group Household: 2.7% Gelorup — Other Families: 0.8%
Stratham 64.5% couple families
Stratham — Couple Families: 64.5% Stratham — Lone Person: 20.3% Stratham — One Parent Families: 11.6% Stratham — Group Household: 1.7% Stratham — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gelorup 5.3% renting
Gelorup — Owned Outright: 47.5% Gelorup — Mortgage: 47.1% Gelorup — Renting: 5.3%
Stratham 8.8% renting
Stratham — Owned Outright: 49.4% Stratham — Mortgage: 41.8% Stratham — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gelorup Stratham
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 20.2%
Gelorup — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Stratham — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 12.2%
Gelorup — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Stratham — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.4%
Gelorup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Stratham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.5%
Gelorup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Stratham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.9%
Gelorup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Stratham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Gelorup Stratham
England 6.2% / 5.4%
Gelorup — England: 6.2% Stratham — England: 5.4%
South Africa 3.0% / 2.5%
Gelorup — South Africa: 3.0% Stratham — South Africa: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.0%
Gelorup — New Zealand: 1.9% Stratham — New Zealand: 2.0%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.8%
Gelorup — Scotland: 0.9% Stratham — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 0.4% / 0.9%
Gelorup — Germany: 0.4% Stratham — Germany: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Gelorup — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Stratham — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gelorup 98.8% houses
Gelorup — Houses: 98.8% Gelorup — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Stratham 100.4% houses
Stratham — Houses: 100.4% Stratham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gelorup Stratham
Median house price $1,035,000 $1,400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 20 sales
 17 days
from 6 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.

Gelorup Stratham
3 bed $805K / $1.07M
Gelorup — 3 bed: $805K (5 sales) Stratham — 3 bed: $1.07M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $1.4M
Gelorup — 4 bed: $1.02M (37 sales) Stratham — 4 bed: $1.4M (9 sales)

37 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Gelorup Stratham
New dwellings approved 226
across Capel
same for both
Approvals change year on year +52%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gelorup Stratham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

Stratham is more walkable (16 vs 0); Stratham scores higher overall (62 vs 48).

Gelorup Stratham
Grade C B
Score 48/100 62/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gelorup carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 11); Stratham carries more flood risk (24 vs 11).

Gelorup Stratham
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
11/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gelorup Stratham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gelorup

  • Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Stratham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gelorup Stratham
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Stratham sits further from the CBD (188.2 km vs 181.5 km).

Gelorup Stratham
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Perth 181.5 km 188.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6230
 0.4%
postcode 6237
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6230
 76
postcode 6237

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.

Gelorup Stratham
Car (driver) 82.7% / 77.8%
Gelorup — Car (driver): 82.7% Stratham — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 6.9% / 10.8%
Gelorup — Worked from Home: 6.9% Stratham — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.6%
Gelorup — Car (passenger): 5.1% Stratham — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / 4.0%
Gelorup — Walked Only: 1.8% Stratham — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bus 2.6% / 1.9%
Gelorup — Bus: 2.6% Stratham — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Gelorup Stratham
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Gelorup Stratham
Connectivity score 56/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 25%
834 premises
 0%
293 premises

Climate

Gelorup Stratham
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

Gelorup Stratham
Average residential rate $2,343/yr
same for both
Council Capel
same for both

Federal electorate

Gelorup Stratham
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gelorup Stratham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gelorup

Acreage River

Stratham

Coastal Premium Rural

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