Rangeway vs Wonthella

Rangeway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Wonthella. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rangeway, most households own their home. In Wonthella, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wonthella: a median of $492,000, against $356,000 in Rangeway, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rangeway tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wonthella suits 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

Rangeway

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Rangeway

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($105,000 vs $297,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($356,000 vs $492,500)
  • has cheaper units ($332,500 vs $425,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rangeway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rangeway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (415 km vs 417.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Rangeway has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Wonthella has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Rangeway returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.6% vs 4.6%)
  • Wonthella is growing faster (6.1% vs -0.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rangeway Wonthella
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.

Rangeway Wonthella
Walkability 67 / 60
Rangeway — Walkability: 67/100 Wonthella — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 4 / 5
Rangeway — Safety: 4/100 Wonthella — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rangeway — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wonthella — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 72
Rangeway — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wonthella — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Wonthella skews older (43 vs 36); Wonthella has higher household incomes ($55,172 vs $47,892).

Rangeway Wonthella
Population 1,871
+9% vs other
 1,711
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +6.1%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $47,892/yr $55,172/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rangeway Wonthella
0-4 6.8% / 5.7%
Rangeway — 0-4: 6.8% Wonthella — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 15.4% / 10.5%
Rangeway — 5-14: 15.4% Wonthella — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 7.6% / 5.3%
Rangeway — 15-19: 7.6% Wonthella — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.6% / 7.1%
Rangeway — 20-24: 6.6% Wonthella — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.5% / 12.7%
Rangeway — 25-34: 12.5% Wonthella — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 12.2% / 10.6%
Rangeway — 35-44: 12.2% Wonthella — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 11.1% / 12.4%
Rangeway — 45-54: 11.1% Wonthella — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.4% / 14.1%
Rangeway — 55-64: 13.4% Wonthella — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 8.5% / 11.1%
Rangeway — 65-74: 8.5% Wonthella — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.5% / 7.1%
Rangeway — 75-84: 5.5% Wonthella — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 0.7% / 3.6%
Rangeway — 85+: 0.7% Wonthella — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rangeway 43.3% lone person
Rangeway — Lone Person: 43.3% Rangeway — One Parent Families: 29.6% Rangeway — Couple Families: 21.2% Rangeway — Group Household: 3.5% Rangeway — Other Families: 2.4%
Wonthella 52.2% lone person
Wonthella — Lone Person: 52.2% Wonthella — One Parent Families: 20.2% Wonthella — Couple Families: 22.0% Wonthella — Group Household: 3.1% Wonthella — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rangeway 37.9% renting
Rangeway — Owned Outright: 29.6% Rangeway — Mortgage: 32.5% Rangeway — Renting: 37.9%
Wonthella 45.0% renting
Wonthella — Owned Outright: 29.5% Wonthella — Mortgage: 25.5% Wonthella — Renting: 45.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rangeway Wonthella
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 18.3%
Rangeway — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Wonthella — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 5.3%
Rangeway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Wonthella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 5.2%
Rangeway — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Wonthella — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.2% / 1.1%
Rangeway — Postgraduate Degree: 0.2% Wonthella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.4%
Rangeway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Wonthella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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

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.

Rangeway Wonthella
England 2.6% / 3.3%
Rangeway — England: 2.6% Wonthella — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.2%
Rangeway — New Zealand: 1.6% Wonthella — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.5%
Rangeway — Philippines: 1.3% Wonthella — Philippines: 1.5%
India — / 0.8%
Rangeway — India: not among its largest Wonthella — India: 0.8%
Pakistan — / 0.6%
Rangeway — Pakistan: not among its largest Wonthella — Pakistan: 0.6%
Italy 0.5% / —
Rangeway — Italy: 0.5% Wonthella — Italy: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.4% / —
Rangeway — Malaysia: 0.4% Wonthella — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rangeway 89.6% houses
Rangeway — Houses: 89.6% Rangeway — Townhouses: 10.4% Rangeway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wonthella 80.7% houses
Wonthella — Houses: 80.7% Wonthella — Townhouses: 12.5% Wonthella — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rangeway Wonthella
Median house price $356,000 $492,500
Median unit price $332,500 $425,000
Median land price $105,000 $297,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 17 sales
 20 days
from 13 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.

Rangeway Wonthella
3 bed $365K / $484K
Rangeway — 3 bed: $365K (61 sales) Wonthella — 3 bed: $484K (38 sales)

61 vs 38 sales

4 bed $357K / $635K
Rangeway — 4 bed: $357K (9 sales) Wonthella — 4 bed: $635K (10 sales)

9 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Rangeway Wonthella
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
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.

Rangeway Wonthella
Houses 5.6%
$480/wk on $449K
 4.6%
$530/wk on $599K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Rangeway Wonthella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Schools Higher than 33% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 67% of WA

Liveability

Rangeway Wonthella
Grade C D
Score 32/100 29/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wonthella carries more flood risk (28 vs 0).

Rangeway Wonthella
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
95/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Rangeway Wonthella
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Rangeway

  • Champion Bay Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Rangeway Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Wonthella

  • Allendale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rangeway Wonthella
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 4

Mobility

Wonthella sits further from the CBD (417.3 km vs 415 km).

Rangeway Wonthella
Walkability score 67/100 60/100
Distance to Perth 415 km 417.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 275 min 278 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 39/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6530
same for both

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.

Rangeway Wonthella
Car (driver) 82.3% / 81.4%
Rangeway — Car (driver): 82.3% Wonthella — Car (driver): 81.4%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / 7.8%
Rangeway — Car (passenger): 9.3% Wonthella — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Bus 3.3% / 2.5%
Rangeway — Bus: 3.3% Wonthella — Bus: 2.5%
Worked from Home 2.4% / 2.9%
Rangeway — Worked from Home: 2.4% Wonthella — Worked from Home: 2.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.8%
Rangeway — Walked Only: 0.9% Wonthella — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bicycle 1.8% / 1.6%
Rangeway — Bicycle: 1.8% Wonthella — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Rangeway Wonthella
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 1.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rangeway Wonthella
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
995 premises
 100%
1,139 premises

Climate

Rangeway Wonthella
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Rangeway Wonthella
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Rangeway Wonthella
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rangeway Wonthella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rangeway

Affordable Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Wonthella

Affordable Coastal

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