Gwambygine vs Talbot

Gwambygine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Talbot. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gwambygine tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gwambygine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Talbot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (96.6 km vs 109.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 93 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Gwambygine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.9% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gwambygine Talbot
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.

Gwambygine Talbot
Walkability 0 / 0
Gwambygine — Walkability: 0/100 Talbot — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 44
Gwambygine — Safety: 48/100 Talbot — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 44
Gwambygine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Talbot — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 62 / 100
Gwambygine — Low flood risk: 62/100 Talbot — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Talbot rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Talbot has more residents (114 vs 83).

Gwambygine Talbot
Population 83 114
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.9% -0.9%
Median age 53 58
Median household income $50,232/yr $68,224/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gwambygine Talbot
0-4 — / 6.1%
Gwambygine — 0-4: not among its largest Talbot — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 18.1% / 9.6%
Gwambygine — 5-14: 18.1% Talbot — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 — / —
Gwambygine — 15-19: not among its largest Talbot — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / 2.6%
Gwambygine — 20-24: 3.6% Talbot — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.0% / 8.8%
Gwambygine — 25-34: 6.0% Talbot — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 9.6% / 4.4%
Gwambygine — 35-44: 9.6% Talbot — 35-44: 4.4%
45-54 21.7% / 14.0%
Gwambygine — 45-54: 21.7% Talbot — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 22.9% / 29.8%
Gwambygine — 55-64: 22.9% Talbot — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 12.0% / 12.3%
Gwambygine — 65-74: 12.0% Talbot — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 9.6% / 10.5%
Gwambygine — 75-84: 9.6% Talbot — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
Gwambygine — 85+: not among its largest Talbot — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

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.

Gwambygine Talbot
England 15.7% / 3.5%
Gwambygine — England: 15.7% Talbot — England: 3.5%
Ireland — / 2.6%
Gwambygine — Ireland: not among its largest Talbot — Ireland: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gwambygine 54.5% lone person
Gwambygine — Lone Person: 54.5% Gwambygine — Couple Families: 45.5% Gwambygine — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Talbot 53.8% lone person
Talbot — Lone Person: 53.8% Talbot — Couple Families: 30.8% Talbot — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gwambygine 93.9% houses
Gwambygine — Houses: 93.9% Gwambygine — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Talbot 93.6% houses
Talbot — Houses: 93.6% Talbot — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gwambygine Talbot
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 15.8%
Gwambygine — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Talbot — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 14.9%
Gwambygine — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Talbot — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.8%
Gwambygine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Talbot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.0%
Gwambygine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Talbot — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Gwambygine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Talbot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gwambygine 0.0% renting
Gwambygine — Owned Outright: 62.9% Gwambygine — Mortgage: 37.1% Gwambygine — Renting: 0.0%
Talbot 10.8% renting
Talbot — Owned Outright: 73.0% Talbot — Mortgage: 16.2% Talbot — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Gwambygine Talbot
New dwellings approved 31
across York
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gwambygine Talbot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Gwambygine Talbot
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Talbot carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Gwambygine carries more flood risk (38 vs 0).

Gwambygine Talbot
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Low
38/100
 None
0/100
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

Gwambygine Talbot
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Gwambygine sits further from the CBD (109.2 km vs 96.6 km).

Gwambygine Talbot
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 109.2 km
+12% vs other
 96.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
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.

Gwambygine Talbot
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.1%
Gwambygine — Car (driver): 50.0% Talbot — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 27.9%
Gwambygine — Worked from Home: 50.0% Talbot — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Gwambygine — Walked Only: not among its largest Talbot — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Gwambygine Talbot
Elevation 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gwambygine Talbot
Connectivity score 23/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Gwambygine Talbot
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

Gwambygine Talbot
Average residential rate $4,433/yr
same for both
Council York
same for both

Federal electorate

Gwambygine Talbot
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gwambygine Talbot
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gwambygine

Rural

Talbot

Rural

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