Oldbury vs Wellard

Wellard is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 50 in Oldbury. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellard, most households are couple families. Wellard is closer to the city centre: 37.7 km, against 44.8 km. On these figures, Oldbury tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, while Wellard suits young adults, families with children, and couples.

Oldbury and Wellard are very different propositions. Oldbury is a tiny, established community of 296 people with a median age of 50, while Wellard is a growing suburb of 14,127 with a median age of 31. House prices reflect this stark contrast: Oldbury sits at $2,100,000 compared to Wellard's $760,000, though Oldbury offers lower bushfire and flood risk. Wellard has better walkability (39 versus 1), higher household income ($109,980 versus $100,256), and sits closer to the CBD at 37.7 km. Choose Oldbury if you value a quiet, established setting with lower environmental risk; Wellard suits those seeking affordability, community infrastructure, and easier city access.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Wellard

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wellard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oldbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wellard

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 44 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (37.7 km vs 44.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wellard

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Oldbury has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Wellard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.3% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oldbury Wellard
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.

Oldbury Wellard
Walkability 0 / 58
Oldbury — Walkability: 0/100 Wellard — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 28 / 33
Oldbury — Safety: 28/100 Wellard — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 83 / 69
Oldbury — Low fire risk: 83/100 Wellard — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 9 / 79
Oldbury — Low flood risk: 9/100 Wellard — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Wellard has more residents (14,127 vs 296); Oldbury skews older (50 vs 31).

Oldbury Wellard
Population 296 14,127
+4673% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% +55.3%
Median age 50 31
Median household income $100,256/yr $109,980/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oldbury Wellard
0-4 1.0% / 10.6%
Oldbury — 0-4: 1.0% Wellard — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 10.5% / 15.5%
Oldbury — 5-14: 10.5% Wellard — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 4.1% / 5.4%
Oldbury — 15-19: 4.1% Wellard — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.1% / 7.0%
Oldbury — 20-24: 7.1% Wellard — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 8.4% / 20.1%
Oldbury — 25-34: 8.4% Wellard — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 9.8% / 18.7%
Oldbury — 35-44: 9.8% Wellard — 35-44: 18.7%
45-54 16.2% / 11.2%
Oldbury — 45-54: 16.2% Wellard — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 17.2% / 6.6%
Oldbury — 55-64: 17.2% Wellard — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 15.2% / 3.4%
Oldbury — 65-74: 15.2% Wellard — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 7.4% / 1.3%
Oldbury — 75-84: 7.4% Wellard — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 3.0% / 0.2%
Oldbury — 85+: 3.0% Wellard — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oldbury 44.7% couple families
Oldbury — Couple Families: 44.7% Oldbury — Lone Person: 30.3% Oldbury — One Parent Families: 9.2% Oldbury — Group Household: 10.5% Oldbury — Other Families: 5.3%
Wellard 59.1% couple families
Wellard — Couple Families: 59.1% Wellard — Lone Person: 20.0% Wellard — One Parent Families: 15.1% Wellard — Group Household: 4.5% Wellard — 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.

Oldbury 22.6% renting
Oldbury — Owned Outright: 43.0% Oldbury — Mortgage: 34.4% Oldbury — Renting: 22.6%
Wellard 25.9% renting
Wellard — Owned Outright: 9.1% Wellard — Mortgage: 65.0% Wellard — Renting: 25.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oldbury Wellard
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 16.1%
Oldbury — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Wellard — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 13.2%
Oldbury — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Wellard — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.3%
Oldbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Wellard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 4.1%
Oldbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Wellard — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.6%
Oldbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Wellard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Oldbury Wellard
England 9.8% / 5.3%
Oldbury — England: 9.8% Wellard — England: 5.3%
Philippines — / 9.2%
Oldbury — Philippines: not among its largest Wellard — Philippines: 9.2%
India — / 6.9%
Oldbury — India: not among its largest Wellard — India: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.8%
Oldbury — New Zealand: 1.0% Wellard — New Zealand: 4.8%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.8%
Oldbury — South Africa: 1.0% Wellard — South Africa: 1.8%
Italy 1.7% / —
Oldbury — Italy: 1.7% Wellard — Italy: not among its largest
France 1.7% / —
Oldbury — France: 1.7% Wellard — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oldbury 98.1% houses
Oldbury — Houses: 98.1% Oldbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Oldbury — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wellard 95.2% houses
Wellard — Houses: 95.2% Wellard — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Wellard — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Oldbury Wellard
Median house price — $770,000
Median unit price — $585,000
Median land price — $667,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 226 sales

Development activity

Oldbury Wellard
New dwellings approved 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
 1,096
across Kwinana
Approvals change year on year +104% +33%

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.

Oldbury Wellard
Houses — 4.4%
$700/wk on $819K
Units — 4.7%
$538/wk on $600K

Ranking within WA

Oldbury Wellard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools — Higher than 44% of WA
Walkability Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 19% of WA

Liveability

Wellard is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Oldbury Wellard
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Oldbury carries more flood risk (91 vs 21); Wellard carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 17).

Oldbury Wellard
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
91/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Oldbury Wellard
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oldbury

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

Schools in Wellard

  • The King's College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Peter Carnley Anglican Community School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Wellard Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wellard Village Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sunrise Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Oldbury Wellard
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 13
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Oldbury sits further from the CBD (44.8 km vs 37.7 km).

Oldbury Wellard
Walkability score 0/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 44.8 km
+16% vs other
 37.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6121
 1.1%
postcode 6170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 6121
 80
postcode 6170

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.

Oldbury Wellard
Car (driver) 60.5% / 72.5%
Oldbury — Car (driver): 60.5% Wellard — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 5.9%
Oldbury — Worked from Home: 21.7% Wellard — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Train — / 13.3%
Oldbury — Train: not among its largest Wellard — Train: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.4%
Oldbury — Car (passenger): 7.0% Wellard — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 10.9% / 0.8%
Oldbury — Walked Only: 10.9% Wellard — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus — / 2.1%
Oldbury — Bus: not among its largest Wellard — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Oldbury Wellard
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 8.6 km

NBN connectivity

Oldbury Wellard
Connectivity score 30/100 89/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
146 premises
 82%
6,394 premises

Climate

Oldbury Wellard
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

Oldbury Wellard
Average residential rate $2,810/yr $2,945/yr
Council Serpentine-Jarrahdale Kwinana

Federal electorate

Oldbury Wellard
Division Canning Brand
Member Andrew Hastie Madeleine King
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Oldbury Wellard
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oldbury

Outer Retirees

Wellard

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub Young Families

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