Roebuck vs Willare

Willare is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Roebuck. In Roebuck, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Willare, the large majority of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Willare tends to suit renters and families with children.

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

Roebuck

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 89/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (69% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Roebuck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Willare

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (89% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($93/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Roebuck

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1434 min vs 1687 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2169.2 km vs 2306.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roebuck

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Willare has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Roebuck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs -29.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Roebuck Willare
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.

Roebuck Willare
Walkability 0 / 0
Roebuck — Walkability: 0/100 Willare — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 11
Roebuck — Safety: 47/100 Willare — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 23 / 23
Roebuck — Low fire risk: 23/100 Willare — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Roebuck — Low flood risk: 100/100 Willare — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roebuck has more residents (606 vs 127); Roebuck rents higher ($250/wk vs $93/wk).

Roebuck Willare
Population 606
+79% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% -29.1%
Median age 39 32
Median household income $86,112/yr
+32% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+63% vs other
 $93/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Roebuck Willare
0-4 5.8% / 12.6%
Roebuck — 0-4: 5.8% Willare — 0-4: 12.6%
5-14 16.2% / 14.2%
Roebuck — 5-14: 16.2% Willare — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.5% / 7.9%
Roebuck — 15-19: 4.5% Willare — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.3% / 11.8%
Roebuck — 20-24: 4.3% Willare — 20-24: 11.8%
25-34 13.4% / 13.4%
Roebuck — 25-34: 13.4% Willare — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 15.0% / 18.1%
Roebuck — 35-44: 15.0% Willare — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 13.4% / 9.4%
Roebuck — 45-54: 13.4% Willare — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 15.3% / 12.6%
Roebuck — 55-64: 15.3% Willare — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 10.2% / 3.1%
Roebuck — 65-74: 10.2% Willare — 65-74: 3.1%
75-84 2.6% / —
Roebuck — 75-84: 2.6% Willare — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.8% / —
Roebuck — 85+: 0.8% Willare — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Roebuck 39.4% lone person
Roebuck — Lone Person: 39.4% Roebuck — Couple Families: 44.0% Roebuck — One Parent Families: 13.8% Roebuck — Group Household: 2.8%
Willare 43.6% lone person
Willare — Lone Person: 43.6% Willare — Couple Families: 17.9% Willare — One Parent Families: 30.8% Willare — Group Household: 7.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Roebuck 18.2% renting
Roebuck — Owned Outright: 52.4% Roebuck — Mortgage: 29.4% Roebuck — Renting: 18.2%
Willare 89.2% renting
Willare — Owned Outright: 10.8% Willare — Mortgage: 0.0% Willare — Renting: 89.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Roebuck 68.9% houses
Roebuck — Houses: 68.9% Roebuck — Flats / Apartments: 31.1%
Willare 52.3% houses
Willare — Houses: 52.3% Willare — Flats / Apartments: 47.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Roebuck Willare
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 12.6%
Roebuck — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Willare — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 5.5%
Roebuck — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Willare — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / —
Roebuck — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Willare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Roebuck — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Willare — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Roebuck — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Willare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Property market

Roebuck Willare
Median house price $895,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Roebuck Willare
New dwellings approved 113
across Broome
 29
across Derby-West Kimberley
Approvals change year on year -24% —

Ranking within WA

Roebuck Willare
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 9% of WA

Liveability

Roebuck Willare
Grade D —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Willare carries more crime risk (89 vs 53).

Roebuck Willare
Bushfire High
77/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
100/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Roebuck Willare
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

Roebuck Willare
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
GPs 2 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Willare sits further from the CBD (2306.4 km vs 2169.2 km).

Roebuck Willare
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2169.2 km 2306.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1434 min 1687 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
 0.1%
postcode 6728
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
 16
postcode 6728

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.

Roebuck Willare
Car (driver) 59.5% / 44.4%
Roebuck — Car (driver): 59.5% Willare — Car (driver): 44.4%
Walked Only 19.5% / 55.6%
Roebuck — Walked Only: 19.5% Willare — Walked Only: 55.6%
Worked from Home 12.4% / —
Roebuck — Worked from Home: 12.4% Willare — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Roebuck — Car (passenger): 6.7% Willare — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.9% / —
Roebuck — Bus: 1.9% Willare — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.5%).

Setting

Roebuck Willare
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Roebuck Willare
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Roebuck Willare
Annual rainfall 753 mm 813 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.7°C 36.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C 15.0°C

Council rates

Roebuck Willare
Average residential rate $4,421/yr $3,945/yr
Council Broome Derby-West Kimberley

Federal electorate

Roebuck Willare
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Roebuck Willare
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Roebuck

Rural

Willare

Family Rural Young Families

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