Henley Brook vs Belhus

Henley Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Belhus. 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 Belhus: a median of $2.3 million, against $932,000 in Henley Brook, and rent is higher there too. Henley Brook is closer to the city centre: 28.7 km, against 32.4 km. On these figures, Henley Brook tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Belhus suits 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

Henley Brook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Belhus carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Henley Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($932,500 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Henley Brook

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 4%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Henley Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (28.7 km vs 32.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Belhus

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)

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

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

Henley Brook Belhus
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.

Henley Brook Belhus
Walkability 19 / 23
Henley Brook — Walkability: 19/100 Belhus — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 21 / 37
Henley Brook — Safety: 21/100 Belhus — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 37 / 100
Henley Brook — Low fire risk: 37/100 Belhus — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 38 / 23
Henley Brook — Low flood risk: 38/100 Belhus — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Henley Brook has more residents (2,500 vs 264); Belhus rents higher ($500/wk vs $370/wk).

Henley Brook Belhus
Population 2,500
+89% vs other
 264
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% -5.0%
Median age 41 54
Median household income $110,812/yr
+13% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk $500/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook Belhus
0-4 5.1% / 1.9%
Henley Brook — 0-4: 5.1% Belhus — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 13.4% / 9.1%
Henley Brook — 5-14: 13.4% Belhus — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 8.0% / 9.5%
Henley Brook — 15-19: 8.0% Belhus — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 6.4% / 5.3%
Henley Brook — 20-24: 6.4% Belhus — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.4% / 4.9%
Henley Brook — 25-34: 9.4% Belhus — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 12.1% / 5.7%
Henley Brook — 35-44: 12.1% Belhus — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 16.0% / 13.6%
Henley Brook — 45-54: 16.0% Belhus — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.9% / 24.6%
Henley Brook — 55-64: 14.9% Belhus — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 9.2% / 17.0%
Henley Brook — 65-74: 9.2% Belhus — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 4.4% / 7.2%
Henley Brook — 75-84: 4.4% Belhus — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.0% / 1.1%
Henley Brook — 85+: 1.0% Belhus — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook 62.3% couple families
Henley Brook — Couple Families: 62.3% Henley Brook — Lone Person: 17.2% Henley Brook — One Parent Families: 17.0% Henley Brook — Group Household: 2.7% Henley Brook — Other Families: 0.7%
Belhus 60.7% couple families
Belhus — Couple Families: 60.7% Belhus — Lone Person: 27.9% Belhus — One Parent Families: 11.5% Belhus — Group Household: 0.0% Belhus — 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.

Henley Brook 16.3% renting
Henley Brook — Owned Outright: 33.9% Henley Brook — Mortgage: 49.8% Henley Brook — Renting: 16.3%
Belhus 4.4% renting
Belhus — Owned Outright: 57.1% Belhus — Mortgage: 38.5% Belhus — Renting: 4.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Henley Brook Belhus
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 13.3%
Henley Brook — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Belhus — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 15.2%
Henley Brook — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Belhus — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.5%
Henley Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Belhus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.8%
Henley Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Belhus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.7%
Henley Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Belhus — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Henley Brook Belhus
England 7.5% / 12.1%
Henley Brook — England: 7.5% Belhus — England: 12.1%
South Africa 1.9% / 3.4%
Henley Brook — South Africa: 1.9% Belhus — South Africa: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.9% / 1.5%
Henley Brook — New Zealand: 2.9% Belhus — New Zealand: 1.5%
Singapore 0.7% / 3.0%
Henley Brook — Singapore: 0.7% Belhus — Singapore: 3.0%
India 0.8% / 1.5%
Henley Brook — India: 0.8% Belhus — India: 1.5%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Henley Brook — Scotland: 0.9% Belhus — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook 97.3% houses
Henley Brook — Houses: 97.3% Henley Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Henley Brook — Townhouses: 2.1%
Belhus 95.7% houses
Belhus — Houses: 95.7% Belhus — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Belhus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Henley Brook Belhus
Median house price $932,500 $2,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $545,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 42 sales
 —

Development activity

Henley Brook Belhus
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Henley Brook Belhus
Houses 4.7%
$850/wk on $949K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Henley Brook Belhus
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of WA —

Liveability

Henley Brook Belhus
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Henley Brook carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Henley Brook carries more crime risk (79 vs 63).

Henley Brook Belhus
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Henley Brook Belhus
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Henley Brook

  • Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook) Independent · Combined above peers
  • Henley Brook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Belhus

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

Amenities in the suburb

Henley Brook Belhus
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Belhus sits further from the CBD (32.4 km vs 28.7 km).

Henley Brook Belhus
Walkability score 19/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 28.7 km 32.4 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 35 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 52/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 1.1%
postcode 6069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 83
postcode 6069

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.

Henley Brook Belhus
Car (driver) 77.4% / 66.7%
Henley Brook — Car (driver): 77.4% Belhus — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 26.5%
Henley Brook — Worked from Home: 12.0% Belhus — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.8%
Henley Brook — Car (passenger): 5.8% Belhus — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Henley Brook — Walked Only: 2.2% Belhus — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.7% / —
Henley Brook — Train: 1.7% Belhus — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Henley Brook Belhus
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Henley Brook Belhus
Connectivity score 83/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,314 premises
 45%
110 premises

Climate

Henley Brook Belhus
Annual rainfall 663 mm 592 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 33.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Henley Brook Belhus
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Henley Brook Belhus
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Henley Brook Belhus
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Henley Brook

Acreage Middle-Ring River

Belhus

Outer Retirees

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