Oakford vs Byford

Byford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Oakford. 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 Oakford: a median of $1.64 million, against $810,000 in Byford. Oakford is closer to the city centre: 34.9 km, against 43.3 km. On these figures, Oakford tends to suit couples, while Byford suits 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

Byford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (20 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • But Oakford carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Byford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($810,000 vs $1,640,000)
  • has cheaper land ($743,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Byford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (34 min vs 44 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.9 km vs 43.3 km)
  • But Byford is more walkable (79/100 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

  • Oakford has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)
  • Byford is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Byford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.6% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oakford Byford
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.

Oakford Byford
Walkability 0 / 79
Oakford — Walkability: 0/100 Byford — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 55 / 38
Oakford — Safety: 55/100 Byford — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 63 / 36
Oakford — Low fire risk: 63/100 Byford — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 22 / 87
Oakford — Low flood risk: 22/100 Byford — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Byford has more residents (18,878 vs 2,803); Oakford skews older (42 vs 31).

Oakford Byford
Population 2,803 18,878
+573% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +26.6%
Median age 42 31
Median household income $127,452/yr
+16% vs other
 $107,068/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+5% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakford Byford
0-4 4.2% / 10.7%
Oakford — 0-4: 4.2% Byford — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 15.0% / 18.2%
Oakford — 5-14: 15.0% Byford — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 7.8% / 5.8%
Oakford — 15-19: 7.8% Byford — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.1% / 5.2%
Oakford — 20-24: 6.1% Byford — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.1% / 18.3%
Oakford — 25-34: 8.1% Byford — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 12.5% / 16.7%
Oakford — 35-44: 12.5% Byford — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 15.8% / 10.3%
Oakford — 45-54: 15.8% Byford — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 16.5% / 7.6%
Oakford — 55-64: 16.5% Byford — 55-64: 7.6%
65-74 9.4% / 4.7%
Oakford — 65-74: 9.4% Byford — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 3.7% / 2.0%
Oakford — 75-84: 3.7% Byford — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Oakford — 85+: 0.6% Byford — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oakford 71.4% couple families
Oakford — Couple Families: 71.4% Oakford — Lone Person: 14.0% Oakford — One Parent Families: 11.5% Oakford — Group Household: 2.5% Oakford — Other Families: 0.7%
Byford 59.7% couple families
Byford — Couple Families: 59.7% Byford — Lone Person: 19.2% Byford — One Parent Families: 17.1% Byford — Group Household: 2.8% Byford — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oakford 5.1% renting
Oakford — Owned Outright: 34.7% Oakford — Mortgage: 60.2% Oakford — Renting: 5.1%
Byford 15.6% renting
Byford — Owned Outright: 14.2% Byford — Mortgage: 70.1% Byford — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oakford Byford
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 19.0%
Oakford — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Byford — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 6.7%
Oakford — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Byford — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.4%
Oakford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Byford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.6%
Oakford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Byford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.2%
Oakford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Byford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Oakford Byford
England 8.7% / 7.2%
Oakford — England: 8.7% Byford — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / 4.0%
Oakford — New Zealand: 1.8% Byford — New Zealand: 4.0%
India 0.4% / 3.5%
Oakford — India: 0.4% Byford — India: 3.5%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.2%
Oakford — South Africa: 1.6% Byford — South Africa: 2.2%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.3%
Oakford — Philippines: 0.6% Byford — Philippines: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.8%
Oakford — Scotland: 0.7% Byford — Scotland: 0.8%
Italy 0.6% / —
Oakford — Italy: 0.6% Byford — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oakford 98.7% houses
Oakford — Houses: 98.7% Oakford — Townhouses: 0.6% Oakford — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Byford 98.7% houses
Byford — Houses: 98.7% Byford — Townhouses: 1.1% Byford — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oakford Byford
Median house price $1,640,000 $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,000,000 $743,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 11 sales
 27 days
from 335 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Oakford Byford
4 bed $1.62M / $835K
Oakford — 4 bed: $1.62M (32 sales) Byford — 4 bed: $835K (354 sales)

32 vs 354 sales

5 bed $2.08M / $985K
Oakford — 5 bed: $2.08M (9 sales) Byford — 5 bed: $985K (27 sales)

9 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Oakford Byford
New dwellings approved 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Oakford Byford
Houses — 4.3%
$700/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Oakford Byford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools — Higher than 51% of WA
Walkability Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of WA

Liveability

Byford is more walkable (79 vs 0); Byford scores higher overall (48 vs 39).

Oakford Byford
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Oakford carries more flood risk (78 vs 13); Byford carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 37).

Oakford Byford
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
78/100
 Low
13/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Oakford Byford
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Oakford

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

Schools in Byford

  • Byford John Calvin School Independent · Primary above peers
  • West Byford Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Beenyup Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Byford Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Byford Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Salvado Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oakford Byford
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 20
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Byford sits further from the CBD (43.3 km vs 34.9 km).

Oakford Byford
Walkability score 0/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 34.9 km 43.3 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6121
 0.6%
postcode 6122
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 6121
 92
postcode 6122

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.

Oakford Byford
Car (driver) 75.4% / 82.5%
Oakford — Car (driver): 75.4% Byford — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 6.1%
Oakford — Worked from Home: 14.6% Byford — Worked from Home: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.2%
Oakford — Car (passenger): 4.2% Byford — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 2.9% / 2.7%
Oakford — Train: 2.9% Byford — Train: 2.7%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.2%
Oakford — Walked Only: 2.2% Byford — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 0.7% / 2.2%
Oakford — Bus: 0.7% Byford — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Oakford Byford
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 21.7 km

NBN connectivity

Oakford Byford
Connectivity score 36/100 86/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
998 premises
 74%
6,735 premises

Climate

Oakford Byford
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Oakford Byford
Average residential rate $2,810/yr
same for both
Council Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both

Federal electorate

Oakford Byford
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oakford Byford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oakford

Acreage Outer Premium

Byford

Family Large Blocks Outer Young Families

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