Mardella vs Baldivis

Baldivis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 45 in Mardella. 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 Mardella: a median of $1.55 million, against $800,000 in Baldivis, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Baldivis tends to suit families with children and 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

Baldivis

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (28 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (13 vs 0)
  • But Mardella carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Baldivis

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($769,250 vs $1,550,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mardella sits closer to the CBD (52.6 km vs 54.8 km)
  • Baldivis is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mardella has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 8%)
  • Baldivis is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Baldivis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mardella Baldivis
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.

Mardella Baldivis
Walkability 0 / 39
Mardella — Walkability: 0/100 Baldivis — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 53 / 38
Mardella — Safety: 53/100 Baldivis — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 48 / 51
Mardella — Low fire risk: 48/100 Baldivis — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 27 / 22
Mardella — Low flood risk: 27/100 Baldivis — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Baldivis has more residents (37,697 vs 446); Mardella skews older (45 vs 31).

Mardella Baldivis
Population 446 37,697
+8352% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +19.1%
Median age 45 31
Median household income $118,976/yr
+8% vs other
 $108,992/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+5% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mardella Baldivis
0-4 4.3% / 9.0%
Mardella — 0-4: 4.3% Baldivis — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 11.9% / 17.8%
Mardella — 5-14: 11.9% Baldivis — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 7.4% / 6.5%
Mardella — 15-19: 7.4% Baldivis — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.7% / 5.6%
Mardella — 20-24: 6.7% Baldivis — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.7% / 17.0%
Mardella — 25-34: 6.7% Baldivis — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 10.1% / 16.0%
Mardella — 35-44: 10.1% Baldivis — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 23.8% / 11.6%
Mardella — 45-54: 23.8% Baldivis — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 13.0% / 7.8%
Mardella — 55-64: 13.0% Baldivis — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 9.9% / 5.3%
Mardella — 65-74: 9.9% Baldivis — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 4.0% / 2.8%
Mardella — 75-84: 4.0% Baldivis — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.6% / 0.4%
Mardella — 85+: 1.6% Baldivis — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mardella 62.1% couple families
Mardella — Couple Families: 62.1% Mardella — Lone Person: 24.3% Mardella — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mardella — Group Household: 0.0% Mardella — Other Families: 0.0%
Baldivis 57.4% couple families
Baldivis — Couple Families: 57.4% Baldivis — Lone Person: 21.8% Baldivis — One Parent Families: 16.7% Baldivis — Group Household: 3.1% Baldivis — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mardella 13.9% renting
Mardella — Owned Outright: 35.0% Mardella — Mortgage: 51.1% Mardella — Renting: 13.9%
Baldivis 22.8% renting
Baldivis — Owned Outright: 16.3% Baldivis — Mortgage: 60.9% Baldivis — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mardella Baldivis
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 18.4%
Mardella — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Baldivis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.8%
Mardella — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Baldivis — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.7%
Mardella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Baldivis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.6%
Mardella — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Baldivis — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.2%
Mardella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Baldivis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Mardella Baldivis
England 10.8% / 10.5%
Mardella — England: 10.8% Baldivis — England: 10.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 6.1%
Mardella — New Zealand: 1.6% Baldivis — New Zealand: 6.1%
South Africa 0.9% / 2.7%
Mardella — South Africa: 0.9% Baldivis — South Africa: 2.7%
Scotland 1.6% / 1.3%
Mardella — Scotland: 1.6% Baldivis — Scotland: 1.3%
Canada 1.6% / —
Mardella — Canada: 1.6% Baldivis — Canada: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Mardella — Netherlands: 1.6% Baldivis — Netherlands: not among its largest
India — / 1.5%
Mardella — India: not among its largest Baldivis — India: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mardella 95.3% houses
Mardella — Houses: 95.3% Mardella — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Mardella — Townhouses: 0.0%
Baldivis 95.5% houses
Baldivis — Houses: 95.5% Baldivis — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Baldivis — Townhouses: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mardella Baldivis
Median house price $1,550,000 $800,000
Median unit price — $525,000
Median land price $1,550,000 $769,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 246 days
from 3 sales
 32 days
from 673 sales

Development activity

Mardella Baldivis
New dwellings approved 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
 1,869
across Rockingham
Approvals change year on year +104% -11%

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.

Mardella Baldivis
Houses — 4.3%
$700/wk on $849K
Units — 4.8%
$550/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

Mardella Baldivis
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Schools — Higher than 37% of WA
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 44% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 20% of WA

Liveability

Baldivis is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Mardella Baldivis
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Baldivis carries more crime risk (62 vs 47).

Mardella Baldivis
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mardella Baldivis
Inside the suburb 0 13
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0 6

Schools in Mardella

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

Schools in Baldivis

  • Rockingham John Calvin School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Settlers Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Baldivis Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Baldivis Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Makybe Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ridge View Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mardella Baldivis
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 16
Parks & reserves 1 16
Childcare 0 28
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 8
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Baldivis sits further from the CBD (54.8 km vs 52.6 km).

Mardella Baldivis
Walkability score 0/100 39/100
Distance to Perth 52.6 km 54.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6125
 0.9%
postcode 6171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 6125
 92
postcode 6171

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.

Mardella Baldivis
Car (driver) 72.0% / 78.6%
Mardella — Car (driver): 72.0% Baldivis — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 7.2%
Mardella — Worked from Home: 19.4% Baldivis — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 5.4%
Mardella — Car (passenger): 2.8% Baldivis — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Train 2.8% / 5.3%
Mardella — Train: 2.8% Baldivis — Train: 5.3%
Bus 1.4% / 2.1%
Mardella — Bus: 1.4% Baldivis — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Mardella Baldivis
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mardella Baldivis
Connectivity score 40/100 86/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
191 premises
 68%
15,199 premises

Climate

Mardella Baldivis
Annual rainfall 1,013 mm 745 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.0°C 7.6°C

Council rates

Mardella Baldivis
Average residential rate $2,810/yr $2,007/yr
Council Serpentine-Jarrahdale Rockingham

Federal electorate

Mardella Baldivis
Division Canning Brand
Member Andrew Hastie Madeleine King
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Mardella Baldivis
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mardella

Outer

Baldivis

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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