Nirimba vs Birchmont

Nirimba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Birchmont. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Birchmont tends to suit people living alone.

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

Nirimba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Birchmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nirimba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Nirimba sits closer to the CBD (91.6 km vs 94.7 km)
  • Birchmont is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birchmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Birchmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 12.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nirimba Birchmont
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.

Nirimba Birchmont
Walkability 0 / 10
Nirimba — Walkability: 0/100 Birchmont — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 57 / 45
Nirimba — Low fire risk: 57/100 Birchmont — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 22 / 9
Nirimba — Low flood risk: 22/100 Birchmont — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Birchmont rents higher ($330/wk vs $300/wk); Birchmont skews older (45 vs 41).

Nirimba Birchmont
Population 80 86
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +21.1%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $82,316/yr $86,632/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $330/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nirimba Birchmont
0-4 — / 4.7%
Nirimba — 0-4: not among its largest Birchmont — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 8.8% / 11.6%
Nirimba — 5-14: 8.8% Birchmont — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.2% / 11.6%
Nirimba — 15-19: 6.2% Birchmont — 15-19: 11.6%
20-24 13.8% / 3.5%
Nirimba — 20-24: 13.8% Birchmont — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 8.8% / 3.5%
Nirimba — 25-34: 8.8% Birchmont — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 7.5% / 10.5%
Nirimba — 35-44: 7.5% Birchmont — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.0% / 17.4%
Nirimba — 45-54: 15.0% Birchmont — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 16.2% / 10.5%
Nirimba — 55-64: 16.2% Birchmont — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 15.0% / 16.3%
Nirimba — 65-74: 15.0% Birchmont — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 — / —
Nirimba — 75-84: not among its largest Birchmont — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Nirimba — 85+: not among its largest Birchmont — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Nirimba Birchmont
England 5.0% / 11.6%
Nirimba — England: 5.0% Birchmont — England: 11.6%
New Zealand — / 5.8%
Nirimba — New Zealand: not among its largest Birchmont — New Zealand: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nirimba 58.8% couple families
Nirimba — Couple Families: 58.8% Nirimba — Lone Person: 17.6% Nirimba — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Birchmont 55.6% couple families
Birchmont — Couple Families: 55.6% Birchmont — Lone Person: 44.4% Birchmont — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nirimba 100.0% houses
Nirimba — Houses: 100.0% Nirimba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Birchmont 96.2% houses
Birchmont — Houses: 96.2% Birchmont — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nirimba Birchmont
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 10.5%
Nirimba — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Birchmont — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 3.5%
Nirimba — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Birchmont — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.8%
Nirimba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Birchmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nirimba 34.6% renting
Nirimba — Owned Outright: 34.6% Nirimba — Mortgage: 30.8% Nirimba — Renting: 34.6%
Birchmont 0.0% renting
Birchmont — Owned Outright: 26.9% Birchmont — Mortgage: 73.1% Birchmont — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Nirimba Birchmont
Median house price — $1,240,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Nirimba Birchmont
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Nirimba Birchmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Birchmont is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Nirimba Birchmont
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Birchmont carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 43); Birchmont carries more flood risk (91 vs 78).

Nirimba Birchmont
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
19/100
 —
Flood High
78/100
 High
91/100
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

Nirimba Birchmont
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

Amenities in the suburb

Nirimba Birchmont
Parks & reserves 6 4

Mobility

Birchmont sits further from the CBD (94.7 km vs 91.6 km).

Nirimba Birchmont
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 91.6 km 94.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.5%
postcode 6214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 78
postcode 6214

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.

Nirimba Birchmont
Car (driver) 71.7% / 100.0%
Nirimba — Car (driver): 71.7% Birchmont — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 21.7% / —
Nirimba — Worked from Home: 21.7% Birchmont — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Nirimba — Car (passenger): 6.5% Birchmont — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Nirimba Birchmont
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Nirimba Birchmont
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Nirimba Birchmont
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Nirimba Birchmont
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Nirimba Birchmont
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nirimba Birchmont
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nirimba

Rural Students

Birchmont

Rural

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