Minyirr vs Cable Beach

Cable Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Minyirr. In Minyirr, most households own their home and most homes are flats or apartments. In Cable Beach, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Units cost more in Cable Beach: a median of $350,000, against $285,000 in Minyirr. On these figures, Minyirr tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cable Beach suits renters and families with children.

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

Cable Beach

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Minyirr has cheaper units ($285,000 vs $350,000)
  • Cable Beach leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 34%)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cable Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cable Beach

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1466 min vs 1471 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2225.8 km vs 2230.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minyirr

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (71% vs 22%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 8%)
  • But Cable Beach is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Cable Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -29.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Minyirr Cable Beach
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.

Minyirr Cable Beach
Walkability 10 / 39
Minyirr — Walkability: 10/100 Cable Beach — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 8 / 8
Minyirr — Safety: 8/100 Cable Beach — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 51 / 46
Minyirr — Low fire risk: 51/100 Cable Beach — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Minyirr — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cable Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cable Beach has more residents (5,730 vs 76); Minyirr skews older (43 vs 34).

Minyirr Cable Beach
Population 76 5,730
+7439% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.6% +5.4%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $107,224/yr $113,412/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $371/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minyirr Cable Beach
0-4 9.2% / 6.5%
Minyirr — 0-4: 9.2% Cable Beach — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 — / 16.3%
Minyirr — 5-14: not among its largest Cable Beach — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 3.9% / 5.7%
Minyirr — 15-19: 3.9% Cable Beach — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.6% / 5.2%
Minyirr — 20-24: 6.6% Cable Beach — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 18.4% / 17.3%
Minyirr — 25-34: 18.4% Cable Beach — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 19.7% / 15.3%
Minyirr — 35-44: 19.7% Cable Beach — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 15.8% / 14.2%
Minyirr — 45-54: 15.8% Cable Beach — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 17.1% / 10.8%
Minyirr — 55-64: 17.1% Cable Beach — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 10.5% / 6.3%
Minyirr — 65-74: 10.5% Cable Beach — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 13.2% / 1.7%
Minyirr — 75-84: 13.2% Cable Beach — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / 0.4%
Minyirr — 85+: not among its largest Cable Beach — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minyirr 41.7% lone person
Minyirr — Lone Person: 41.7% Minyirr — Couple Families: 33.3% Minyirr — One Parent Families: 25.0% Minyirr — Group Household: 0.0% Minyirr — Other Families: 0.0%
Cable Beach 32.0% lone person
Cable Beach — Lone Person: 32.0% Cable Beach — Couple Families: 39.7% Cable Beach — One Parent Families: 20.1% Cable Beach — Group Household: 6.8% Cable Beach — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minyirr 40.0% renting
Minyirr — Owned Outright: 40.0% Minyirr — Mortgage: 20.0% Minyirr — Renting: 40.0%
Cable Beach 52.8% renting
Cable Beach — Owned Outright: 19.2% Cable Beach — Mortgage: 28.0% Cable Beach — Renting: 52.8%
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.

Minyirr Cable Beach
England 3.9% / 2.9%
Minyirr — England: 3.9% Cable Beach — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Minyirr — New Zealand: not among its largest Cable Beach — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Minyirr — Philippines: not among its largest Cable Beach — Philippines: 1.8%
China — / 0.7%
Minyirr — China: not among its largest Cable Beach — China: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Minyirr — South Africa: not among its largest Cable Beach — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Minyirr Cable Beach
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 13.6%
Minyirr — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Cable Beach — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 11.7%
Minyirr — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Cable Beach — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.8%
Minyirr — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Cable Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Minyirr — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cable Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Minyirr — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cable Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Minyirr 29.2% houses
Minyirr — Houses: 29.2% Minyirr — Flats / Apartments: 70.8% Minyirr — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cable Beach 77.6% houses
Cable Beach — Houses: 77.6% Cable Beach — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Cable Beach — Townhouses: 12.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Minyirr Cable Beach
Median house price — $765,000
Median unit price $285,000 $350,000
Median land price — $555,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 89 sales

Development activity

Minyirr Cable Beach
New dwellings approved 113
across Broome
same for both
Approvals change year on year -24%
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.

Minyirr Cable Beach
Houses — 6.8%
$1,025/wk on $790K
Units — 13.6%
$850/wk on $325K

Ranking within WA

Minyirr Cable Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Schools — Higher than 13% of WA
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 16% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 99% of WA

Liveability

Cable Beach is more walkable (39 vs 10).

Minyirr Cable Beach
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Minyirr Cable Beach
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
92/100
same for both
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
82/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Minyirr Cable Beach
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Minyirr

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

Schools in Cable Beach

  • Cable Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's College - Primary Campus Catholic · Primary
  • St Martin de Porres School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Minyirr Cable Beach
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1
same for both

Mobility

Minyirr sits further from the CBD (2230.4 km vs 2225.8 km).

Minyirr Cable Beach
Walkability score 10/100 39/100
Distance to Perth 2230.4 km 2225.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1471 min 1466 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
 0.2%
postcode 6726
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
 18
postcode 6726

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.

Minyirr Cable Beach
Car (driver) 42.1% / 76.8%
Minyirr — Car (driver): 42.1% Cable Beach — Car (driver): 76.8%
Walked Only 34.2% / 5.7%
Minyirr — Walked Only: 34.2% Cable Beach — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 15.8% / 8.2%
Minyirr — Car (passenger): 15.8% Cable Beach — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 5.6%
Minyirr — Worked from Home: 7.9% Cable Beach — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Bicycle — / 2.8%
Minyirr — Bicycle: not among its largest Cable Beach — Bicycle: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Minyirr Cable Beach
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 982 m
3.6 km to a named beach
 592 m
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Minyirr Cable Beach
Connectivity score 47/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
138 premises
 3%
2,638 premises

Climate

Minyirr Cable Beach
Annual rainfall 753 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Minyirr Cable Beach
Average residential rate $4,421/yr
same for both
Council Broome
same for both

Federal electorate

Minyirr Cable Beach
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Minyirr Cable Beach
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Minyirr

Coastal Rural Young Families

Cable Beach

Coastal Family

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