Wandina vs Cape Burney

Wandina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 51 in Cape Burney. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Wandina, most households are couple families. In Cape Burney, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wandina: a median of $742,000, against $523,000 in Cape Burney, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wandina tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cape Burney suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wandina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Cape Burney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($130,000 vs $190,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($523,000 vs $741,500)
  • But Wandina leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Wandina leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • Cape Burney has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Wandina is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cape Burney sits closer to the CBD (405.3 km vs 410.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cape Burney

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 10%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
  • But Wandina is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Wandina Cape Burney
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.

Wandina Cape Burney
Walkability 53 / 0
Wandina — Walkability: 53/100 Cape Burney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 19
Wandina — Safety: 23/100 Cape Burney — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 67 / 62
Wandina — Low fire risk: 67/100 Cape Burney — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 49
Wandina — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cape Burney — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Wandina has more residents (4,375 vs 538); Wandina has higher household incomes ($116,376 vs $71,760).

Wandina Cape Burney
Population 4,375
+88% vs other
 538
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +7.6%
Median age 34 51
Median household income $116,376/yr
+38% vs other
 $71,760/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+18% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wandina Cape Burney
0-4 7.5% / 3.3%
Wandina — 0-4: 7.5% Cape Burney — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 18.6% / 10.6%
Wandina — 5-14: 18.6% Cape Burney — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 7.2% / 5.4%
Wandina — 15-19: 7.2% Cape Burney — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.4% / 2.4%
Wandina — 20-24: 4.4% Cape Burney — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 12.3% / 11.2%
Wandina — 25-34: 12.3% Cape Burney — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 15.6% / 8.9%
Wandina — 35-44: 15.6% Cape Burney — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 13.5% / 14.3%
Wandina — 45-54: 13.5% Cape Burney — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 9.3% / 19.9%
Wandina — 55-64: 9.3% Cape Burney — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 6.4% / 18.4%
Wandina — 65-74: 6.4% Cape Burney — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Wandina — 75-84: 4.1% Cape Burney — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.0% / 1.7%
Wandina — 85+: 1.0% Cape Burney — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wandina 58.9% couple families
Wandina — Couple Families: 58.9% Wandina — Lone Person: 21.0% Wandina — One Parent Families: 16.0% Wandina — Group Household: 3.1% Wandina — Other Families: 1.0%
Cape Burney 28.6% couple families
Cape Burney — Couple Families: 28.6% Cape Burney — Lone Person: 60.9% Cape Burney — One Parent Families: 6.8% Cape Burney — Group Household: 3.7% Cape Burney — 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.

Wandina 31.2% renting
Wandina — Owned Outright: 23.7% Wandina — Mortgage: 45.1% Wandina — Renting: 31.2%
Cape Burney 21.5% renting
Cape Burney — Owned Outright: 44.7% Cape Burney — Mortgage: 33.8% Cape Burney — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wandina Cape Burney
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 19.5%
Wandina — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Cape Burney — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 4.5%
Wandina — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Cape Burney — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.3%
Wandina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Cape Burney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.0%
Wandina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Cape Burney — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.6%
Wandina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cape Burney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Wandina Cape Burney
England 3.9% / 6.9%
Wandina — England: 3.9% Cape Burney — England: 6.9%
South Africa 2.3% / 2.4%
Wandina — South Africa: 2.3% Cape Burney — South Africa: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.0%
Wandina — New Zealand: 1.8% Cape Burney — New Zealand: 2.0%
India 2.1% / —
Wandina — India: 2.1% Cape Burney — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 1.5%
Wandina — Scotland: 0.5% Cape Burney — Scotland: 1.5%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.9%
Wandina — Philippines: 1.0% Cape Burney — Philippines: 0.9%
Germany — / 1.1%
Wandina — Germany: not among its largest Cape Burney — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wandina 89.9% houses
Wandina — Houses: 89.9% Wandina — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Wandina — Townhouses: 9.3%
Cape Burney 73.9% houses
Cape Burney — Houses: 73.9% Cape Burney — Flats / Apartments: 22.9% Cape Burney — Townhouses: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wandina Cape Burney
Median house price $741,500 $523,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $190,000 $130,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 32 sales
 23 days
from 8 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.

Wandina Cape Burney
3 bed $640K / $520K
Wandina — 3 bed: $640K (7 sales) Cape Burney — 3 bed: $520K (13 sales)

7 vs 13 sales

4 bed $745K / $685K
Wandina — 4 bed: $745K (71 sales) Cape Burney — 4 bed: $685K (9 sales)

71 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Wandina Cape Burney
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.

Wandina Cape Burney
Houses 4.6%
$700/wk on $789K
 4.3%
$600/wk on $724K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wandina Cape Burney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 46% of WA

Liveability

Wandina is more walkable (53 vs 0); Wandina scores higher overall (50 vs 16).

Wandina Cape Burney
Grade B D
Score 50/100 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cape Burney carries more flood risk (51 vs 0).

Wandina Cape Burney
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
81/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wandina Cape Burney
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wandina

  • Wandina Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cape Burney

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wandina Cape Burney
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 10 2
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Wandina sits further from the CBD (410.5 km vs 405.3 km).

Wandina Cape Burney
Walkability score 53/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 410.5 km
+1% vs other
 405.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 270 min 266 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.

Wandina Cape Burney
Car (driver) 85.2% / 87.9%
Wandina — Car (driver): 85.2% Cape Burney — Car (driver): 87.9%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 3.9%
Wandina — Car (passenger): 7.1% Cape Burney — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 4.4%
Wandina — Worked from Home: 4.6% Cape Burney — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Bus 1.3% / 1.9%
Wandina — Bus: 1.3% Cape Burney — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.9%
Wandina — Walked Only: 1.1% Cape Burney — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Wandina Cape Burney
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wandina Cape Burney
Connectivity score 99/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,825 premises
 0%
272 premises

Climate

Wandina Cape Burney
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wandina Cape Burney
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Wandina Cape Burney
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wandina Cape Burney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wandina

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks

Cape Burney

Affordable Beach Coastal Rural

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