Glen Iris vs Pelican Point

Glen Iris is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 53 in Pelican Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pelican Point, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pelican Point: a median of $1.1 million, against $678,000 in Glen Iris, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen Iris tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pelican Point 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

Glen Iris

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Pelican Point carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Iris

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $860,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($677,500 vs $1,100,000)

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

Renters

Glen Iris

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $410/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

  • Glen Iris is more walkable (67/100 vs 41/100)
  • Pelican Point sits closer to the CBD (162.3 km vs 168.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pelican Point

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Glen Iris is more walkable (67/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Iris Pelican Point
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.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Walkability 67 / 41
Glen Iris — Walkability: 67/100 Pelican Point — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 27 / 54
Glen Iris — Safety: 27/100 Pelican Point — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 49 / 43
Glen Iris — Low fire risk: 49/100 Pelican Point — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 26 / 5
Glen Iris — Low flood risk: 26/100 Pelican Point — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Glen Iris has more residents (3,143 vs 929); Pelican Point skews older (53 vs 35).

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Population 3,143
+70% vs other
 929
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +6.3%
Median age 35 53
Median household income $84,240/yr $102,284/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $410/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
0-4 6.8% / 4.0%
Glen Iris — 0-4: 6.8% Pelican Point — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.4% / 10.4%
Glen Iris — 5-14: 15.4% Pelican Point — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.7% / 5.8%
Glen Iris — 15-19: 5.7% Pelican Point — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.5% / 2.9%
Glen Iris — 20-24: 5.5% Pelican Point — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 16.4% / 6.7%
Glen Iris — 25-34: 16.4% Pelican Point — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 13.3% / 11.1%
Glen Iris — 35-44: 13.3% Pelican Point — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.0% / 12.1%
Glen Iris — 45-54: 12.0% Pelican Point — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.9% / 17.5%
Glen Iris — 55-64: 12.9% Pelican Point — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 8.1% / 18.9%
Glen Iris — 65-74: 8.1% Pelican Point — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 3.2% / 9.4%
Glen Iris — 75-84: 3.2% Pelican Point — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 0.8% / 0.8%
Glen Iris — 85+: 0.8% Pelican Point — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Iris 44.4% couple families
Glen Iris — Couple Families: 44.4% Glen Iris — Lone Person: 27.2% Glen Iris — One Parent Families: 22.4% Glen Iris — Group Household: 4.8% Glen Iris — Other Families: 1.2%
Pelican Point 54.3% couple families
Pelican Point — Couple Families: 54.3% Pelican Point — Lone Person: 35.6% Pelican Point — One Parent Families: 8.5% Pelican Point — Group Household: 1.6% Pelican Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Iris 30.0% renting
Glen Iris — Owned Outright: 23.9% Glen Iris — Mortgage: 46.2% Glen Iris — Renting: 30.0%
Pelican Point 17.9% renting
Pelican Point — Owned Outright: 48.8% Pelican Point — Mortgage: 33.3% Pelican Point — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.4%
Glen Iris — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Pelican Point — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 11.5%
Glen Iris — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Pelican Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.1%
Glen Iris — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Pelican Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 2.9%
Glen Iris — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Pelican Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 2.2%
Glen Iris — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Pelican Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
England 3.7% / 5.8%
Glen Iris — England: 3.7% Pelican Point — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.3%
Glen Iris — New Zealand: 2.8% Pelican Point — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 0.9% / 3.3%
Glen Iris — South Africa: 0.9% Pelican Point — South Africa: 3.3%
Philippines 3.5% / —
Glen Iris — Philippines: 3.5% Pelican Point — Philippines: not among its largest
Taiwan 1.5% / —
Glen Iris — Taiwan: 1.5% Pelican Point — Taiwan: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.0% / 0.4%
Glen Iris — Malaysia: 1.0% Pelican Point — Malaysia: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Glen Iris — Netherlands: not among its largest Pelican Point — Netherlands: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Glen Iris — Scotland: not among its largest Pelican Point — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Iris 95.3% houses
Glen Iris — Houses: 95.3% Glen Iris — Townhouses: 3.7% Glen Iris — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Pelican Point 87.8% houses
Pelican Point — Houses: 87.8% Pelican Point — Townhouses: 12.2% Pelican Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Median house price $677,500 $1,100,000
Median unit price $520,000
same for both
Median land price $295,000 $860,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 29 sales
 36 days
from 9 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.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
3 bed $614K / $830K
Glen Iris — 3 bed: $614K (26 sales) Pelican Point — 3 bed: $830K (6 sales)

26 vs 6 sales

4 bed $714K / $1.15M
Glen Iris — 4 bed: $714K (64 sales) Pelican Point — 4 bed: $1.15M (25 sales)

64 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Glen Iris Pelican Point
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.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Houses 4.8%
$700/wk on $760K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Glen Iris Pelican Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Schools Higher than 76% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of WA —

Liveability

Glen Iris is more walkable (67 vs 41).

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Glen Iris carries more crime risk (73 vs 46); Pelican Point carries more flood risk (95 vs 74).

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 19
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Glen Iris

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

Schools in Pelican Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Glen Iris sits further from the CBD (168.7 km vs 162.3 km).

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Walkability score 67/100 41/100
Distance to Perth 168.7 km
+4% vs other
 162.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 112 min
Public transport score 62/100
Bus
 45/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.0
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.

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Car (driver) 83.2% / 79.7%
Glen Iris — Car (driver): 83.2% Pelican Point — Car (driver): 79.7%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 10.8%
Glen Iris — Car (passenger): 8.4% Pelican Point — Car (passenger): 10.8%
Worked from Home 3.4% / 6.6%
Glen Iris — Worked from Home: 3.4% Pelican Point — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Bus 2.3% / 1.8%
Glen Iris — Bus: 2.3% Pelican Point — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 2.1% / 1.1%
Glen Iris — Walked Only: 2.1% Pelican Point — Walked Only: 1.1%

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

Setting

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Connectivity score 65/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
1,328 premises
 16%
424 premises

Climate

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Annual rainfall 851 mm 774 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Glen Iris Pelican Point
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glen Iris

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks River

Pelican Point

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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