Gilgering vs Beverley

Gilgering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 57 in Beverley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beverley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gilgering tends to suit families with children, while Beverley 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

Beverley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Gilgering is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Gilgering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gilgering leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • Beverley has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/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

  • Gilgering sits closer to the CBD (117.3 km vs 125.6 km)
  • Beverley has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 118 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beverley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Gilgering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.2% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gilgering Beverley
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.

Gilgering Beverley
Walkability 0 / 4
Gilgering — Walkability: 0/100 Beverley — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 30 / 29
Gilgering — Safety: 30/100 Beverley — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Gilgering — Low fire risk: 100/100 Beverley — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 69 / 71
Gilgering — Low flood risk: 69/100 Beverley — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Beverley has more residents (1,109 vs 85); Gilgering has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $48,620).

Gilgering Beverley
Population 85 1,109
+1205% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% -4.6%
Median age 43 57
Median household income $93,184/yr
+48% vs other
 $48,620/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilgering Beverley
0-4 3.5% / 4.8%
Gilgering — 0-4: 3.5% Beverley — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 17.6% / 7.3%
Gilgering — 5-14: 17.6% Beverley — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Gilgering — 15-19: not among its largest Beverley — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Gilgering — 20-24: not among its largest Beverley — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 4.7% / 6.2%
Gilgering — 25-34: 4.7% Beverley — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 15.3% / 9.9%
Gilgering — 35-44: 15.3% Beverley — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 3.5% / 10.7%
Gilgering — 45-54: 3.5% Beverley — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 17.6% / 15.6%
Gilgering — 55-64: 17.6% Beverley — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 20.0% / 21.8%
Gilgering — 65-74: 20.0% Beverley — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 5.9% / 11.4%
Gilgering — 75-84: 5.9% Beverley — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ — / 4.9%
Gilgering — 85+: not among its largest Beverley — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gilgering 33.3% lone person
Gilgering — Lone Person: 33.3% Gilgering — Couple Families: 44.4% Gilgering — One Parent Families: 22.2% Gilgering — Group Household: 0.0% Gilgering — Other Families: 0.0%
Beverley 53.7% lone person
Beverley — Lone Person: 53.7% Beverley — Couple Families: 27.7% Beverley — One Parent Families: 12.2% Beverley — Group Household: 3.9% Beverley — Other Families: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gilgering 18.5% renting
Gilgering — Owned Outright: 63.0% Gilgering — Mortgage: 18.5% Gilgering — Renting: 18.5%
Beverley 14.6% renting
Beverley — Owned Outright: 59.2% Beverley — Mortgage: 26.3% Beverley — Renting: 14.6%
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.

Gilgering Beverley
England 7.1% / 7.5%
Gilgering — England: 7.1% Beverley — England: 7.5%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Gilgering — Philippines: not among its largest Beverley — Philippines: 1.9%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Gilgering — New Zealand: not among its largest Beverley — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Gilgering — Scotland: not among its largest Beverley — Scotland: 0.7%
India — / 0.6%
Gilgering — India: not among its largest Beverley — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Gilgering Beverley
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 14.5%
Gilgering — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Beverley — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.9%
Gilgering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Beverley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.8%
Gilgering — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Beverley — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 0.5%
Gilgering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Beverley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Gilgering — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Beverley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilgering 100.0% houses
Gilgering — Houses: 100.0% Gilgering — Townhouses: 0.0% Gilgering — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Beverley 95.4% houses
Beverley — Houses: 95.4% Beverley — Townhouses: 2.4% Beverley — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilgering Beverley
Median house price — $497,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $112,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 14 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Gilgering Beverley
New dwellings approved 31
across York
 54
across Beverley
Approvals change year on year -50% +100%

Ranking within WA

Gilgering Beverley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

Gilgering Beverley
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Beverley carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).

Gilgering Beverley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
71/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Low
29/100
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

Gilgering Beverley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gilgering

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

Schools in Beverley

  • Beverley District High School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gilgering Beverley
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 8
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Beverley sits further from the CBD (125.6 km vs 117.3 km).

Gilgering Beverley
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 117.3 km 125.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
 0.1%
postcode 6304
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
 64
postcode 6304

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.

Gilgering Beverley
Car (driver) 62.2% / 73.0%
Gilgering — Car (driver): 62.2% Beverley — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 13.2%
Gilgering — Worked from Home: 27.0% Beverley — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 10.8% / 5.7%
Gilgering — Walked Only: 10.8% Beverley — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Gilgering — Car (passenger): not among its largest Beverley — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 2.4%
Gilgering — Bus: not among its largest Beverley — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Gilgering Beverley
Elevation 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 244 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gilgering Beverley
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
786 premises

Climate

Gilgering Beverley
Annual rainfall 384 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Gilgering Beverley
Average residential rate $4,433/yr $3,694/yr
Council York Beverley

Federal electorate

Gilgering Beverley
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gilgering Beverley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gilgering

Retirees Rural

Beverley

Affordable Retirees Rural

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