Watheroo vs Badgingarra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Watheroo, about half of households are people living alone. In Badgingarra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Badgingarra: a median of $420,000, against $215,000 in Watheroo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Watheroo tends to suit people living alone 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

Watheroo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 55/100)
  • But Badgingarra has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 92%)

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

First-home buyers

Watheroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($215,000 vs $420,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Watheroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Badgingarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (199.5 km vs 216.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 151 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Watheroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Badgingarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.4% vs -24.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Watheroo Badgingarra
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.

Watheroo Badgingarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Watheroo — Walkability: 0/100 Badgingarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 45
Watheroo — Safety: 79/100 Badgingarra — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 38 / 37
Watheroo — Low fire risk: 38/100 Badgingarra — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Watheroo — Low flood risk: 100/100 Badgingarra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Badgingarra rents higher ($210/wk vs $160/wk); Badgingarra has more residents (173 vs 137).

Watheroo Badgingarra
Population 137 173
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.3% -10.4%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $80,132/yr $82,316/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk $210/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Watheroo Badgingarra
0-4 2.9% / 8.1%
Watheroo — 0-4: 2.9% Badgingarra — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 12.4% / 8.1%
Watheroo — 5-14: 12.4% Badgingarra — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 7.3% / 1.7%
Watheroo — 15-19: 7.3% Badgingarra — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 2.2% / 1.7%
Watheroo — 20-24: 2.2% Badgingarra — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 2.2% / 21.4%
Watheroo — 25-34: 2.2% Badgingarra — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 13.1% / 15.0%
Watheroo — 35-44: 13.1% Badgingarra — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 21.2% / 15.0%
Watheroo — 45-54: 21.2% Badgingarra — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 14.6% / 13.9%
Watheroo — 55-64: 14.6% Badgingarra — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 10.9% / 12.7%
Watheroo — 65-74: 10.9% Badgingarra — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 2.9% / 4.6%
Watheroo — 75-84: 2.9% Badgingarra — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / —
Watheroo — 85+: not among its largest Badgingarra — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Watheroo 46.4% couple families
Watheroo — Couple Families: 46.4% Watheroo — Lone Person: 53.6% Watheroo — Group Household: 0.0%
Badgingarra 50.0% couple families
Badgingarra — Couple Families: 50.0% Badgingarra — Lone Person: 37.5% Badgingarra — Group Household: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Watheroo 16.3% renting
Watheroo — Owned Outright: 62.8% Watheroo — Mortgage: 20.9% Watheroo — Renting: 16.3%
Badgingarra 25.0% renting
Badgingarra — Owned Outright: 42.5% Badgingarra — Mortgage: 32.5% Badgingarra — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Watheroo Badgingarra
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 13.3%
Watheroo — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Badgingarra — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 8.7%
Watheroo — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Badgingarra — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 5.2%
Watheroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Badgingarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Watheroo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Badgingarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Watheroo Badgingarra
New Zealand 3.6% / 4.6%
Watheroo — New Zealand: 3.6% Badgingarra — New Zealand: 4.6%
England 3.6% / 2.3%
Watheroo — England: 3.6% Badgingarra — England: 2.3%
Brazil — / 3.5%
Watheroo — Brazil: not among its largest Badgingarra — Brazil: 3.5%
South Africa — / 2.3%
Watheroo — South Africa: not among its largest Badgingarra — South Africa: 2.3%
Scotland — / 2.3%
Watheroo — Scotland: not among its largest Badgingarra — Scotland: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Watheroo 92.5% houses
Watheroo — Houses: 92.5% Watheroo — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Badgingarra 108.9% houses
Badgingarra — Houses: 108.9% Badgingarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Watheroo Badgingarra
Median house price $215,000 $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Watheroo Badgingarra
New dwellings approved 5
across Moora
 58
across Dandaragan
Approvals change year on year -75% -21%

Ranking within WA

Watheroo Badgingarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 33% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 19% of WA

Liveability

Watheroo Badgingarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Badgingarra carries more crime risk (55 vs 21).

Watheroo Badgingarra
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Watheroo Badgingarra
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Watheroo

  • Watheroo Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Badgingarra

  • Badgingarra Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Watheroo Badgingarra
Parks & reserves 6 2
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Watheroo sits further from the CBD (216.1 km vs 199.5 km).

Watheroo Badgingarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 216.1 km
+8% vs other
 199.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6513
 0.0%
postcode 6521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 48
postcode 6521

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.

Watheroo Badgingarra
Car (driver) 62.7% / 62.2%
Watheroo — Car (driver): 62.7% Badgingarra — Car (driver): 62.2%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 21.6%
Watheroo — Worked from Home: 23.7% Badgingarra — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Walked Only 13.6% / 4.1%
Watheroo — Walked Only: 13.6% Badgingarra — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) — / 12.2%
Watheroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Badgingarra — Car (passenger): 12.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.7%).

Setting

Watheroo Badgingarra
Elevation 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 244 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Watheroo Badgingarra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Watheroo Badgingarra
Annual rainfall 347 mm 417 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 34.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.0°C

Council rates

Watheroo Badgingarra
Average residential rate $4,801/yr $2,912/yr
Council Moora Dandaragan

Federal electorate

Watheroo Badgingarra
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Watheroo Badgingarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Watheroo

Rural

Badgingarra

Rural

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