Ridgewood vs Butler

Butler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Ridgewood. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of 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

Butler

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (35 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ridgewood sits closer to the CBD (38 km vs 41 km)
  • Butler is more walkable (88/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Butler

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 55/100)
  • But Ridgewood has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Ridgewood 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.

Ridgewood 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.

Ridgewood Butler
Walkability 55 / 88
Ridgewood — Walkability: 55/100 Butler — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 40 / 31
Ridgewood — Safety: 40/100 Butler — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 11 / 24
Ridgewood — Low fire risk: 11/100 Butler — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Ridgewood — Low flood risk: 100/100 Butler — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Butler has more residents (13,473 vs 4,623); Ridgewood skews older (36 vs 32).

Ridgewood Butler
Population 4,623 13,473
+191% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +1.5%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $80,808/yr $88,920/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ridgewood Butler
0-4 5.9% / 7.4%
Ridgewood — 0-4: 5.9% Butler — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 14.8% / 16.4%
Ridgewood — 5-14: 14.8% Butler — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 7.5% / 7.9%
Ridgewood — 15-19: 7.5% Butler — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 6.4% / 7.6%
Ridgewood — 20-24: 6.4% Butler — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 13.6% / 14.2%
Ridgewood — 25-34: 13.6% Butler — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 13.5% / 14.7%
Ridgewood — 35-44: 13.5% Butler — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 13.1% / 14.8%
Ridgewood — 45-54: 13.1% Butler — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 9.1% / 8.4%
Ridgewood — 55-64: 9.1% Butler — 55-64: 8.4%
65-74 7.0% / 5.6%
Ridgewood — 65-74: 7.0% Butler — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 7.4% / 2.5%
Ridgewood — 75-84: 7.4% Butler — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.5% / 0.5%
Ridgewood — 85+: 1.5% Butler — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ridgewood 47.5% couple families
Ridgewood — Couple Families: 47.5% Ridgewood — Lone Person: 28.8% Ridgewood — One Parent Families: 20.2% Ridgewood — Group Household: 1.8% Ridgewood — Other Families: 1.8%
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.

Ridgewood 28.7% renting
Ridgewood — Owned Outright: 15.6% Ridgewood — Mortgage: 55.7% Ridgewood — Renting: 28.7%
Butler 35.2% renting
Butler — Owned Outright: 12.7% Butler — Mortgage: 52.1% Butler — Renting: 35.2%
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.

Ridgewood Butler
England 15.0% / 16.8%
Ridgewood — England: 15.0% Butler — England: 16.8%
New Zealand 4.6% / 5.5%
Ridgewood — New Zealand: 4.6% Butler — New Zealand: 5.5%
South Africa 2.7% / 4.0%
Ridgewood — South Africa: 2.7% Butler — South Africa: 4.0%
Scotland 1.5% / 1.9%
Ridgewood — Scotland: 1.5% Butler — Scotland: 1.9%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.7%
Ridgewood — Philippines: 0.9% Butler — Philippines: 1.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Ridgewood Butler
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 16.9%
Ridgewood — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Butler — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.6%
Ridgewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Butler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.9%
Ridgewood — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Butler — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.8%
Ridgewood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Butler — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Ridgewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Butler — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ridgewood 95.9% houses
Ridgewood — Houses: 95.9% Ridgewood — Townhouses: 4.2% Ridgewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Butler 95.9% houses
Butler — Houses: 95.9% Butler — Townhouses: 3.0% Butler — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ridgewood Butler
Median house price $825,500 $800,000
Median unit price — $605,000
Median land price $840,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 25 sales
 31 days
from 175 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.

Ridgewood Butler
3 bed $710K / $705K
Ridgewood — 3 bed: $710K (22 sales) Butler — 3 bed: $705K (127 sales)

22 vs 127 sales

4 bed $880K / $860K
Ridgewood — 4 bed: $880K (41 sales) Butler — 4 bed: $860K (156 sales)

41 vs 156 sales

Development activity

Ridgewood 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.

Ridgewood Butler
Houses 4.6%
$745/wk on $844K
 4.5%
$700/wk on $800K
Units — 5.4%
$620/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

Ridgewood Butler
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools — Higher than 32% of WA
Walkability Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 47% of WA

Liveability

Butler is more walkable (88 vs 55).

Ridgewood Butler
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ridgewood carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 76).

Ridgewood Butler
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 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

Ridgewood Butler
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 9.6 km
 None

Schools in Ridgewood

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

Ridgewood Butler
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 8 35
Childcare 1 11
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Butler sits further from the CBD (41 km vs 38 km).

Ridgewood Butler
Walkability score 55/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 38 km 41 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 33 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 344.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6030
 1.0%
postcode 6036
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6030
 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.

Ridgewood Butler
Car (driver) 77.0% / 72.7%
Ridgewood — Car (driver): 77.0% Butler — Car (driver): 72.7%
Train 7.0% / 10.4%
Ridgewood — Train: 7.0% Butler — Train: 10.4%
Worked from Home 7.0% / 6.9%
Ridgewood — Worked from Home: 7.0% Butler — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 6.6%
Ridgewood — Car (passenger): 6.4% Butler — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bus 2.1% / 1.8%
Ridgewood — Bus: 2.1% Butler — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Ridgewood Butler
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Ridgewood Butler
Connectivity score 71/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,627 premises
 92%
206 premises

Climate

Ridgewood 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ridgewood

Outer Parks

Butler

Coastal Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Transport Hub

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