Queenwood vs Lowden

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Queenwood, about half of households are people living alone. In Lowden, most households are couple families.

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

Lowden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 45/100)

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

Queenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $255/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lowden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 151 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 213.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lowden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Lowden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.2% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Queenwood Lowden
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.

Queenwood Lowden
Walkability 0 / 0
Queenwood — Walkability: 0/100 Lowden — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 82
Queenwood — Safety: 55/100 Lowden — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 23 / 30
Queenwood — Low fire risk: 23/100 Lowden — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Queenwood — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lowden — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lowden has more residents (165 vs 79); Lowden rents higher ($255/wk vs $200/wk).

Queenwood Lowden
Population 79 165
+109% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.2% +42.2%
Median age 55 57
Median household income $71,500/yr
+5% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $255/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Queenwood Lowden
0-4 — / 5.5%
Queenwood — 0-4: not among its largest Lowden — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.9% / 7.9%
Queenwood — 5-14: 13.9% Lowden — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 6.3% / 3.6%
Queenwood — 15-19: 6.3% Lowden — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Queenwood — 20-24: not among its largest Lowden — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.3% / 3.6%
Queenwood — 25-34: 6.3% Lowden — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 8.9% / 13.9%
Queenwood — 35-44: 8.9% Lowden — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.7% / 13.3%
Queenwood — 45-54: 12.7% Lowden — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 21.5% / 20.6%
Queenwood — 55-64: 21.5% Lowden — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 24.1% / 18.2%
Queenwood — 65-74: 24.1% Lowden — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 7.6% / 12.7%
Queenwood — 75-84: 7.6% Lowden — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ — / —
Queenwood — 85+: not among its largest Lowden — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Queenwood 50.0% couple families
Queenwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Queenwood — Lone Person: 50.0%
Lowden 55.6% couple families
Lowden — Couple Families: 55.6% Lowden — Lone Person: 44.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Queenwood 0.0% renting
Queenwood — Owned Outright: 66.7% Queenwood — Mortgage: 33.3% Queenwood — Renting: 0.0%
Lowden 15.3% renting
Lowden — Owned Outright: 47.5% Lowden — Mortgage: 37.3% Lowden — Renting: 15.3%
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.

Queenwood Lowden
England 7.6% / 4.8%
Queenwood — England: 7.6% Lowden — England: 4.8%
Italy 3.8% / —
Queenwood — Italy: 3.8% Lowden — Italy: not among its largest
Ireland — / 3.6%
Queenwood — Ireland: not among its largest Lowden — Ireland: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Queenwood Lowden
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 13.9%
Queenwood — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Lowden — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 13.3%
Queenwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Lowden — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 10.9%
Queenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Lowden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.0%
Queenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Lowden — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Queenwood 100.0% houses
Queenwood — Houses: 100.0%
Lowden 100.0% houses
Lowden — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Queenwood Lowden
New dwellings approved 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Queenwood Lowden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 54% of WA

Liveability

Queenwood Lowden
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Queenwood carries more crime risk (45 vs 18).

Queenwood Lowden
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
18/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Queenwood Lowden
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

Queenwood Lowden
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Queenwood sits further from the CBD (213.8 km vs 202.7 km).

Queenwood Lowden
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 213.8 km
+5% vs other
 202.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6239
 1.7%
postcode 6240
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6239
 —

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.

Queenwood Lowden
Car (driver) 63.9% / 59.5%
Queenwood — Car (driver): 63.9% Lowden — Car (driver): 59.5%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 32.9%
Queenwood — Worked from Home: 36.1% Lowden — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Queenwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lowden — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Queenwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Lowden — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Queenwood Lowden
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.8 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Queenwood Lowden
Connectivity score 24/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Queenwood Lowden
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Queenwood Lowden
Average residential rate $2,680/yr
same for both
Council Donnybrook-Balingup
same for both

Federal electorate

Queenwood Lowden
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Queenwood Lowden
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Queenwood

Retirees Rural

Lowden

Quiet Retirees Rural

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