Wellstead vs Boxwood Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellstead, most households are people living alone. In Boxwood Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wellstead tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Boxwood Hill 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

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 31%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wellstead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($104/wk vs $215/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boxwood Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 326 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.2 km vs 457.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wellstead has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
  • Boxwood Hill carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Boxwood Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs -2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
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.

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Wellstead — Walkability: 0/100 Boxwood Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 70
Wellstead — Safety: 51/100 Boxwood Hill — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 55 / 50
Wellstead — Low fire risk: 55/100 Boxwood Hill — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wellstead — Low flood risk: 100/100 Boxwood Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boxwood Hill rents higher ($215/wk vs $104/wk); Boxwood Hill has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $69,316).

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Population 78 91
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.5% +8.3%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $69,316/yr $97,500/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $104/wk $215/wk
+107% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
0-4 7.7% / 5.5%
Wellstead — 0-4: 7.7% Boxwood Hill — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 5.1% / 28.6%
Wellstead — 5-14: 5.1% Boxwood Hill — 5-14: 28.6%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Wellstead — 15-19: not among its largest Boxwood Hill — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 6.4% / —
Wellstead — 20-24: 6.4% Boxwood Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.4% / 7.7%
Wellstead — 25-34: 15.4% Boxwood Hill — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 15.4% / 16.5%
Wellstead — 35-44: 15.4% Boxwood Hill — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 5.1% / 17.6%
Wellstead — 45-54: 5.1% Boxwood Hill — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 19.2% / 11.0%
Wellstead — 55-64: 19.2% Boxwood Hill — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 12.8% / 12.1%
Wellstead — 65-74: 12.8% Boxwood Hill — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 9.0% / —
Wellstead — 75-84: 9.0% Boxwood Hill — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Wellstead — 85+: not among its largest Boxwood Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wellstead 30.8% couple families
Wellstead — Couple Families: 30.8% Wellstead — Lone Person: 69.2%
Boxwood Hill 76.5% couple families
Boxwood Hill — Couple Families: 76.5% Boxwood Hill — Lone Person: 23.5%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wellstead 32.0% renting
Wellstead — Owned Outright: 28.0% Wellstead — Mortgage: 40.0% Wellstead — Renting: 32.0%
Boxwood Hill 20.0% renting
Boxwood Hill — Owned Outright: 56.0% Boxwood Hill — Mortgage: 24.0% Boxwood Hill — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wellstead 100.0% houses
Wellstead — Houses: 100.0%
Boxwood Hill 108.0% houses
Boxwood Hill — Houses: 108.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 8.8%
Wellstead — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Boxwood Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 9.9%
Wellstead — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Boxwood Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.3%
Wellstead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Boxwood Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Development activity

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
 14
across Jerramungup
Approvals change year on year -28% —

Ranking within WA

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 55% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 21% of WA

Liveability

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wellstead carries more crime risk (49 vs 30).

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
30/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
66/100
 High
74/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Wellstead

  • Wellstead Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Boxwood Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Parks & reserves 1 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Wellstead sits further from the CBD (457.5 km vs 449.2 km).

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 457.5 km
+2% vs other
 449.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 326 min 316 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6328
 0.5%
postcode 6338
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 6328
 23
postcode 6338

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.

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Car (driver) 50.0% / 48.4%
Wellstead — Car (driver): 50.0% Boxwood Hill — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 51.6%
Wellstead — Worked from Home: 20.6% Boxwood Hill — Worked from Home: 51.6%
Walked Only 20.6% / —
Wellstead — Walked Only: 20.6% Boxwood Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Wellstead — Car (passenger): 8.8% Boxwood Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.6%).

Setting

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 12.0 km

NBN connectivity

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Annual rainfall 600 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Average residential rate $2,591/yr $4,740/yr
Council Albany Jerramungup

Federal electorate

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wellstead Boxwood Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wellstead

Rural

Boxwood Hill

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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