Nowergup vs Butler

Butler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 47 in Nowergup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nowergup, most households are couple families. In Butler, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Butler tends to suit 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

Butler

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (35 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

Nowergup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($241/wk vs $340/wk)
  • But Butler has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Butler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Butler

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Nowergup has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 9%)

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

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

Nowergup Butler
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.

Nowergup Butler
Walkability 0 / 88
Nowergup — Walkability: 0/100 Butler — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 19 / 31
Nowergup — Safety: 19/100 Butler — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 24 / 24
Nowergup — Low fire risk: 24/100 Butler — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nowergup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Butler — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Butler has more residents (13,473 vs 189); Nowergup skews older (47 vs 32).

Nowergup Butler
Population 189 13,473
+7029% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +1.5%
Median age 47 32
Median household income $88,816/yr $88,920/yr
Median weekly rent $241/wk $340/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nowergup Butler
0-4 1.6% / 7.4%
Nowergup — 0-4: 1.6% Butler — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.6% / 16.4%
Nowergup — 5-14: 10.6% Butler — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 5.3% / 7.9%
Nowergup — 15-19: 5.3% Butler — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 8.5% / 7.6%
Nowergup — 20-24: 8.5% Butler — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 7.9% / 14.2%
Nowergup — 25-34: 7.9% Butler — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 10.1% / 14.7%
Nowergup — 35-44: 10.1% Butler — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 18.5% / 14.8%
Nowergup — 45-54: 18.5% Butler — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 20.6% / 8.4%
Nowergup — 55-64: 20.6% Butler — 55-64: 8.4%
65-74 9.0% / 5.6%
Nowergup — 65-74: 9.0% Butler — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 4.8% / 2.5%
Nowergup — 75-84: 4.8% Butler — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 0.5%
Nowergup — 85+: not among its largest Butler — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 55.8% couple families
Nowergup — Couple Families: 55.8% Nowergup — Lone Person: 27.9% Nowergup — One Parent Families: 16.3% Nowergup — Group Household: 0.0% Nowergup — Other Families: 0.0%
Butler 46.0% couple families
Butler — Couple Families: 46.0% Butler — Lone Person: 26.5% Butler — One Parent Families: 22.9% Butler — Group Household: 3.2% Butler — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 20.4% renting
Nowergup — Owned Outright: 38.9% Nowergup — Mortgage: 40.7% Nowergup — Renting: 20.4%
Butler 35.2% renting
Butler — Owned Outright: 12.7% Butler — Mortgage: 52.1% Butler — Renting: 35.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nowergup Butler
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.9%
Nowergup — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Butler — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 7.6%
Nowergup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Butler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.9%
Nowergup — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Butler — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.2%
Nowergup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Butler — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Nowergup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Butler — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Nowergup Butler
England 15.3% / 16.8%
Nowergup — England: 15.3% Butler — England: 16.8%
New Zealand 2.6% / 5.5%
Nowergup — New Zealand: 2.6% Butler — New Zealand: 5.5%
South Africa — / 4.0%
Nowergup — South Africa: not among its largest Butler — South Africa: 4.0%
Ireland 1.6% / 0.9%
Nowergup — Ireland: 1.6% Butler — Ireland: 0.9%
Scotland — / 1.9%
Nowergup — Scotland: not among its largest Butler — Scotland: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Nowergup — Philippines: not among its largest Butler — Philippines: 1.7%
Vietnam 1.6% / —
Nowergup — Vietnam: 1.6% Butler — Vietnam: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Nowergup — Netherlands: 1.6% Butler — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 88.1% houses
Nowergup — Houses: 88.1% Nowergup — Flats / Apartments: 11.9% Nowergup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Butler 95.9% houses
Butler — Houses: 95.9% Butler — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Butler — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nowergup Butler
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price — $605,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 175 sales

Development activity

Nowergup Butler
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Nowergup Butler
Houses — 4.5%
$700/wk on $800K
Units — 5.4%
$620/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

Nowergup Butler
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of WA
same for both
Schools — Higher than 32% of WA
Walkability Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 47% of WA

Liveability

Butler is more walkable (88 vs 0).

Nowergup Butler
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Nowergup carries more crime risk (81 vs 69).

Nowergup Butler
Bushfire High
76/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Nowergup Butler
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Nowergup

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

Schools in Butler

  • Butler College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Irene McCormack Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Butler Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • East Butler Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • John Butler Primary College Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nowergup Butler
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 35
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Nowergup Butler
Walkability score 0/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 41.8 km
+2% vs other
 41 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 33 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6032
 1.0%
postcode 6036
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 64
postcode 6036

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.

Nowergup Butler
Car (driver) 59.6% / 72.7%
Nowergup — Car (driver): 59.6% Butler — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 6.9%
Nowergup — Worked from Home: 21.3% Butler — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Walked Only 14.6% / 1.4%
Nowergup — Walked Only: 14.6% Butler — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.6%
Nowergup — Car (passenger): 4.5% Butler — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Train — / 10.4%
Nowergup — Train: not among its largest Butler — Train: 10.4%
Bus — / 1.8%
Nowergup — Bus: not among its largest Butler — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Nowergup Butler
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Nowergup Butler
Connectivity score 30/100 95/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 92%
206 premises

Climate

Nowergup Butler
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Nowergup Butler
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Nowergup Butler
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nowergup Butler
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nowergup

Outer

Butler

Coastal Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Transport Hub

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