Waggrakine vs Buller

Waggrakine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Buller. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Buller, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Waggrakine tends to suit families with children, while Buller 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

Waggrakine

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 68%)
  • But Buller carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Waggrakine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Buller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waggrakine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (426.2 km vs 429.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buller

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Buller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.4% vs 12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waggrakine Buller
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.

Waggrakine Buller
Walkability 0 / 0
Waggrakine — Walkability: 0/100 Buller — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 49
Waggrakine — Safety: 16/100 Buller — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Waggrakine — Low fire risk: 66/100 Buller — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Waggrakine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Buller — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waggrakine has more residents (2,679 vs 159); Buller skews older (48 vs 36).

Waggrakine Buller
Population 2,679
+94% vs other
 159
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% +31.4%
Median age 36 48
Median household income $83,460/yr $92,612/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+12% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waggrakine Buller
0-4 6.6% / 4.4%
Waggrakine — 0-4: 6.6% Buller — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.8% / 11.9%
Waggrakine — 5-14: 16.8% Buller — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.5% / 3.1%
Waggrakine — 15-19: 6.5% Buller — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 5.9% / 1.9%
Waggrakine — 20-24: 5.9% Buller — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 12.7% / 5.7%
Waggrakine — 25-34: 12.7% Buller — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 12.3% / 16.4%
Waggrakine — 35-44: 12.3% Buller — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 13.3% / 9.4%
Waggrakine — 45-54: 13.3% Buller — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 11.6% / 23.3%
Waggrakine — 55-64: 11.6% Buller — 55-64: 23.3%
65-74 9.1% / 17.6%
Waggrakine — 65-74: 9.1% Buller — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 3.9% / 3.8%
Waggrakine — 75-84: 3.9% Buller — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.0% / —
Waggrakine — 85+: 1.0% Buller — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waggrakine 44.7% couple families
Waggrakine — Couple Families: 44.7% Waggrakine — Lone Person: 28.5% Waggrakine — One Parent Families: 21.7% Waggrakine — Group Household: 4.0% Waggrakine — Other Families: 1.1%
Buller 45.0% couple families
Buller — Couple Families: 45.0% Buller — Lone Person: 40.0% Buller — One Parent Families: 15.0% Buller — Group Household: 0.0% Buller — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waggrakine 23.6% renting
Waggrakine — Owned Outright: 32.9% Waggrakine — Mortgage: 43.5% Waggrakine — Renting: 23.6%
Buller 17.2% renting
Buller — Owned Outright: 43.8% Buller — Mortgage: 39.1% Buller — Renting: 17.2%
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.

Waggrakine Buller
New Zealand 1.6% / 4.4%
Waggrakine — New Zealand: 1.6% Buller — New Zealand: 4.4%
England 3.1% / 2.5%
Waggrakine — England: 3.1% Buller — England: 2.5%
Philippines 1.7% / —
Waggrakine — Philippines: 1.7% Buller — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Waggrakine — South Africa: 0.4% Buller — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand 0.4% / —
Waggrakine — Thailand: 0.4% Buller — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Waggrakine Buller
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 21.4%
Waggrakine — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Buller — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 10.1%
Waggrakine — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Buller — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.5%
Waggrakine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Buller — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 3.1%
Waggrakine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Buller — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Waggrakine — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Buller — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waggrakine 96.0% houses
Waggrakine — Houses: 96.0% Waggrakine — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Waggrakine — Townhouses: 0.7%
Buller 68.2% houses
Buller — Houses: 68.2% Buller — Flats / Apartments: 31.8% Buller — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Waggrakine Buller
Median house price $581,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,050 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 11 sales
 —

Development activity

Waggrakine Buller
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
 22
across Chapman Valley
Approvals change year on year -30% +100%

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.

Waggrakine Buller
Houses 4.9%
$665/wk on $699K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Waggrakine Buller
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of WA —

Liveability

Waggrakine Buller
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Waggrakine carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0); Waggrakine carries more crime risk (84 vs 51).

Waggrakine Buller
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
73/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Waggrakine Buller
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Waggrakine

  • Waggrakine Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Buller

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Waggrakine Buller
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Buller sits further from the CBD (429.8 km vs 426.2 km).

Waggrakine Buller
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 426.2 km 429.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 288 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6530
 0.2%
postcode 6532
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6530
 60
postcode 6532

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.

Waggrakine Buller
Car (driver) 84.6% / 81.7%
Waggrakine — Car (driver): 84.6% Buller — Car (driver): 81.7%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 11.7%
Waggrakine — Worked from Home: 4.6% Buller — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 6.7%
Waggrakine — Car (passenger): 8.2% Buller — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus 1.7% / —
Waggrakine — Bus: 1.7% Buller — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Waggrakine — Walked Only: 1.0% Buller — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Waggrakine Buller
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km 1.1 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Waggrakine Buller
Connectivity score 81/100 34/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
1,080 premises
 6%
66 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Waggrakine Buller
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waggrakine Buller
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waggrakine

Acreage Affordable Family

Buller

Coastal Rural

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