Waggrakine vs Glenfield

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenfield, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenfield: a median of $655,000, against $581,000 in Waggrakine, and rent is higher there too.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Waggrakine has cheaper houses ($581,000 vs $655,000)
  • Glenfield has cheaper land ($170,000 vs $290,050)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Waggrakine has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $320/wk)
  • Glenfield has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Waggrakine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs 7.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Waggrakine and Glenfield 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 Glenfield
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 Glenfield
Walkability 0 / 28
Waggrakine — Walkability: 0/100 Glenfield — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 16 / 20
Waggrakine — Safety: 16/100 Glenfield — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 66 / 67
Waggrakine — Low fire risk: 66/100 Glenfield — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Waggrakine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Glenfield — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waggrakine has more residents (2,679 vs 1,009); Glenfield has higher household incomes ($102,596 vs $83,460).

Waggrakine Glenfield
Population 2,679
+62% vs other
 1,009
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% +7.5%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $83,460/yr $102,596/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $320/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waggrakine Glenfield
0-4 6.6% / 8.1%
Waggrakine — 0-4: 6.6% Glenfield — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 16.8% / 16.5%
Waggrakine — 5-14: 16.8% Glenfield — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 6.5% / 5.9%
Waggrakine — 15-19: 6.5% Glenfield — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.9% / 4.1%
Waggrakine — 20-24: 5.9% Glenfield — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 12.7% / 14.5%
Waggrakine — 25-34: 12.7% Glenfield — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 12.3% / 13.1%
Waggrakine — 35-44: 12.3% Glenfield — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.3% / 13.0%
Waggrakine — 45-54: 13.3% Glenfield — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 11.6% / 11.1%
Waggrakine — 55-64: 11.6% Glenfield — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.1% / 8.9%
Waggrakine — 65-74: 9.1% Glenfield — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 3.9% / 2.8%
Waggrakine — 75-84: 3.9% Glenfield — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.0% / 2.1%
Waggrakine — 85+: 1.0% Glenfield — 85+: 2.1%

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

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%
Glenfield 50.2% couple families
Glenfield — Couple Families: 50.2% Glenfield — Lone Person: 25.5% Glenfield — One Parent Families: 19.0% Glenfield — Group Household: 4.0% Glenfield — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Glenfield 34.8% renting
Glenfield — Owned Outright: 29.9% Glenfield — Mortgage: 35.3% Glenfield — Renting: 34.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Waggrakine Glenfield
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 18.7%
Waggrakine — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Glenfield — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.7%
Waggrakine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Glenfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 7.6%
Waggrakine — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Glenfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.8%
Waggrakine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Glenfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.3%
Waggrakine — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Glenfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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 Glenfield
England 3.1% / 5.8%
Waggrakine — England: 3.1% Glenfield — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.0%
Waggrakine — New Zealand: 1.6% Glenfield — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa 0.4% / 2.1%
Waggrakine — South Africa: 0.4% Glenfield — South Africa: 2.1%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.4%
Waggrakine — Philippines: 1.7% Glenfield — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Waggrakine — Scotland: not among its largest Glenfield — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
Waggrakine — Germany: not among its largest Glenfield — Germany: 0.8%
Thailand 0.4% / —
Waggrakine — Thailand: 0.4% Glenfield — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

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%
Glenfield 98.6% houses
Glenfield — Houses: 98.6% Glenfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Glenfield — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Waggrakine Glenfield
Median house price $581,000 $655,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,050 $170,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 11 sales
 27 days
from 11 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.

Waggrakine Glenfield
3 bed $540K / $550K
Waggrakine — 3 bed: $540K (24 sales) Glenfield — 3 bed: $550K (8 sales)

24 vs 8 sales

4 bed $653K / $681K
Waggrakine — 4 bed: $653K (32 sales) Glenfield — 4 bed: $681K (46 sales)

32 vs 46 sales

Development activity

Waggrakine Glenfield
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.

Waggrakine Glenfield
Houses 4.9%
$665/wk on $699K
 5.0%
$730/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Waggrakine Glenfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 82% of WA

Liveability

Glenfield is more walkable (28 vs 0); Glenfield scores higher overall (40 vs 25).

Waggrakine Glenfield
Grade D C
Score 25/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Waggrakine Glenfield
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
70/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Waggrakine Glenfield
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Waggrakine

  • Waggrakine Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Glenfield

  • Leaning Tree Steiner School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Leaning Tree Steiner School - Glenfield Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Waggrakine Glenfield
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Waggrakine Glenfield
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Perth 426.2 km 425.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 286 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Glenfield
Car (driver) 84.6% / 80.8%
Waggrakine — Car (driver): 84.6% Glenfield — Car (driver): 80.8%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 7.7%
Waggrakine — Car (passenger): 8.2% Glenfield — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 5.6%
Waggrakine — Worked from Home: 4.6% Glenfield — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 1.0% / 3.7%
Waggrakine — Walked Only: 1.0% Glenfield — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus 1.7% / 2.1%
Waggrakine — Bus: 1.7% Glenfield — Bus: 2.1%

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

Setting

Waggrakine Glenfield
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km 1.1 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Waggrakine Glenfield
Connectivity score 81/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
1,080 premises
 91%
583 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Waggrakine Glenfield
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Waggrakine Glenfield
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

Glenfield

Acreage Affordable Coastal Family

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