Wedgefield vs Boodarie

Boodarie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Wedgefield. In Wedgefield, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Boodarie, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boodarie: a median of $790,000, against $470,000 in Wedgefield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wedgefield tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Boodarie suits families with children and couples.

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

Boodarie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 30%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 97/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Wedgefield has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $790,000)
  • Boodarie leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 73%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wedgefield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($762/wk vs $850/wk)
  • But Boodarie leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boodarie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1064 min vs 1083 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1602.7 km vs 1628 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wedgefield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (8% vs 2%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 22%)
  • But Boodarie carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Boodarie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wedgefield Boodarie
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.

Wedgefield Boodarie
Walkability 0 / 0
Wedgefield — Walkability: 0/100 Boodarie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 15
Wedgefield — Safety: 3/100 Boodarie — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 50
Wedgefield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boodarie — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wedgefield — Low flood risk: 100/100 Boodarie — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boodarie has higher household incomes ($179,088 vs $114,400); Boodarie has more residents (182 vs 127).

Wedgefield Boodarie
Population 127 182
+43% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.8% +3.4%
Median age 48 37
Median household income $114,400/yr $179,088/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $762/wk $850/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wedgefield Boodarie
0-4 4.7% / 9.9%
Wedgefield — 0-4: 4.7% Boodarie — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 7.9% / 18.7%
Wedgefield — 5-14: 7.9% Boodarie — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 4.7% / 7.7%
Wedgefield — 15-19: 4.7% Boodarie — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 3.9% / 2.2%
Wedgefield — 20-24: 3.9% Boodarie — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 7.9% / 11.0%
Wedgefield — 25-34: 7.9% Boodarie — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 18.1% / 17.6%
Wedgefield — 35-44: 18.1% Boodarie — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 17.3% / 22.5%
Wedgefield — 45-54: 17.3% Boodarie — 45-54: 22.5%
55-64 29.1% / 12.1%
Wedgefield — 55-64: 29.1% Boodarie — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 7.9% / —
Wedgefield — 65-74: 7.9% Boodarie — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / 2.2%
Wedgefield — 75-84: not among its largest Boodarie — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ — / —
Wedgefield — 85+: not among its largest Boodarie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wedgefield 29.6% couple families
Wedgefield — Couple Families: 29.6% Wedgefield — Lone Person: 59.3% Wedgefield — Group Household: 11.1%
Boodarie 87.5% couple families
Boodarie — Couple Families: 87.5% Boodarie — Lone Person: 12.5% Boodarie — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wedgefield 45.5% renting
Wedgefield — Owned Outright: 36.4% Wedgefield — Mortgage: 18.2% Wedgefield — Renting: 45.5%
Boodarie 26.3% renting
Boodarie — Owned Outright: 0.0% Boodarie — Mortgage: 73.7% Boodarie — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wedgefield Boodarie
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 14.8%
Wedgefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Boodarie — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.1%
Wedgefield — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Boodarie — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.4% / 4.4%
Wedgefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4% Boodarie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Wedgefield Boodarie
New Zealand 6.3% / 2.7%
Wedgefield — New Zealand: 6.3% Boodarie — New Zealand: 2.7%
Philippines 2.4% / —
Wedgefield — Philippines: 2.4% Boodarie — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 1.6%
Wedgefield — England: not among its largest Boodarie — England: 1.6%
South Africa — / 1.6%
Wedgefield — South Africa: not among its largest Boodarie — South Africa: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wedgefield 50.0% houses
Wedgefield — Houses: 50.0% Wedgefield — Flats / Apartments: 50.0%
Boodarie 78.3% houses
Boodarie — Houses: 78.3% Boodarie — Flats / Apartments: 21.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wedgefield Boodarie
Median house price $470,000 $790,000
Median unit price $231,000 —
Median land price $1,418,802 —

Development activity

Wedgefield Boodarie
New dwellings approved 49
across Port Hedland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1500%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wedgefield Boodarie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 16% of WA

Liveability

Wedgefield Boodarie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boodarie carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Wedgefield carries more crime risk (97 vs 85).

Wedgefield Boodarie
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
97/100
 High
85/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
17/100
 High
92/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wedgefield Boodarie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wedgefield Boodarie
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Wedgefield sits further from the CBD (1628 km vs 1602.7 km).

Wedgefield Boodarie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 1628 km
+2% vs other
 1602.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1083 min 1064 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6721
 0.1%
postcode 6722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 6721
 10
postcode 6722

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.

Wedgefield Boodarie
Car (driver) 41.7% / 93.7%
Wedgefield — Car (driver): 41.7% Boodarie — Car (driver): 93.7%
Walked Only 36.1% / —
Wedgefield — Walked Only: 36.1% Boodarie — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 13.9% / 6.3%
Wedgefield — Worked from Home: 13.9% Boodarie — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / —
Wedgefield — Car (passenger): 8.3% Boodarie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (93.7%).

Setting

Wedgefield Boodarie
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 16.8 km

NBN connectivity

Wedgefield Boodarie
Connectivity score 56/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
424 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Wedgefield Boodarie
Annual rainfall 329 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Wedgefield Boodarie
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wedgefield Boodarie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wedgefield

Coastal Luxury Multicultural Rural

Boodarie

Family Rural Young Families

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