Talbot vs Beverley
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beverley tends to suit older residents.
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
Beverley
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Talbot carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Beverley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Beverley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Talbot
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (96.6 km vs 125.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 102 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Talbot carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)
- Beverley has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Talbot and Beverley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Beverley has more residents (1,109 vs 114); Talbot rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 1,109 +873% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 58 | 57 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +29% vs other | $48,620/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $497,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $112,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 14 days from 11 sales |
Development activity
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across York | 54 across Beverley |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | +100% |
Ranking within WA
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of WA | Higher than 8% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of WA | Higher than 67% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 11% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of WA | Higher than 57% of WA |
Liveability
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 29/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Beverley carries more flood risk (29 vs 0); Talbot carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 15).
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Talbot
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Beverley
- Beverley District High School Government · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Beverley sits further from the CBD (125.6 km vs 96.6 km).
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 96.6 km | 125.6 km +30% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 102 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6302 | 0.1% postcode 6304 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 6302 | 64 postcode 6304 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).
Setting
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 261 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 786 premises |
Climate
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 384 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,433/yr | $3,694/yr |
| Council | York | Beverley |
Federal electorate
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Talbot | Beverley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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