Westdale vs Jelcobine

Westdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Jelcobine. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Westdale tends to suit people living alone.

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

Jelcobine

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 64%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Jelcobine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Westdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($107/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Westdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 90 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.5 km vs 108.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Westdale Jelcobine
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.

Westdale Jelcobine
Walkability 0 / 0
Westdale — Walkability: 0/100 Jelcobine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 47
Westdale — Safety: 54/100 Jelcobine — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 53 / 45
Westdale — Low fire risk: 53/100 Jelcobine — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Westdale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jelcobine — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jelcobine rents higher ($200/wk vs $107/wk); Jelcobine has more residents (154 vs 93).

Westdale Jelcobine
Population 93 154
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.0% -4.3%
Median age 47 51
Median household income $69,316/yr $87,724/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $107/wk $200/wk
+87% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Westdale Jelcobine
0-4 5.4% / 3.2%
Westdale — 0-4: 5.4% Jelcobine — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 15.1% / 13.6%
Westdale — 5-14: 15.1% Jelcobine — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 7.5% / 1.9%
Westdale — 15-19: 7.5% Jelcobine — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Westdale — 20-24: not among its largest Jelcobine — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 5.4% / 1.9%
Westdale — 25-34: 5.4% Jelcobine — 25-34: 1.9%
35-44 10.8% / 13.6%
Westdale — 35-44: 10.8% Jelcobine — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.0% / 19.5%
Westdale — 45-54: 14.0% Jelcobine — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 12.9% / 9.7%
Westdale — 55-64: 12.9% Jelcobine — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 17.2% / 18.2%
Westdale — 65-74: 17.2% Jelcobine — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 10.8% / 9.7%
Westdale — 75-84: 10.8% Jelcobine — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 3.2% / —
Westdale — 85+: 3.2% Jelcobine — 85+: not among its largest

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.

Westdale Jelcobine
England 8.6% / —
Westdale — England: 8.6% Jelcobine — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 4.3% / 2.6%
Westdale — New Zealand: 4.3% Jelcobine — New Zealand: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Westdale 64.0% couple families
Westdale — Couple Families: 64.0% Westdale — Lone Person: 36.0% Westdale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jelcobine 68.2% couple families
Jelcobine — Couple Families: 68.2% Jelcobine — Lone Person: 18.2% Jelcobine — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Westdale 88.2% houses
Westdale — Houses: 88.2% Westdale — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Jelcobine 100.0% houses
Jelcobine — Houses: 100.0% Jelcobine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Westdale Jelcobine
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 13.6%
Westdale — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Jelcobine — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 5.8%
Westdale — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Jelcobine — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 1.9%
Westdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Jelcobine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Westdale 10.7% renting
Westdale — Owned Outright: 71.4% Westdale — Mortgage: 17.9% Westdale — Renting: 10.7%
Jelcobine 11.9% renting
Jelcobine — Owned Outright: 73.8% Jelcobine — Mortgage: 14.3% Jelcobine — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Westdale Jelcobine
New dwellings approved 54
across Beverley
 3
across Brookton
Approvals change year on year +100% —

Ranking within WA

Westdale Jelcobine
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 11% of WA

Liveability

Westdale Jelcobine
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

Westdale Jelcobine
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Westdale Jelcobine
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

Westdale Jelcobine
Parks & reserves 0 8
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Jelcobine sits further from the CBD (108.4 km vs 88.5 km).

Westdale Jelcobine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 88.5 km 108.4 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6304
 0.0%
postcode 6306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6304
 49
postcode 6306

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.

Westdale Jelcobine
Car (driver) 40.5% / 60.0%
Westdale — Car (driver): 40.5% Jelcobine — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 51.4% / 40.0%
Westdale — Worked from Home: 51.4% Jelcobine — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only 8.1% / —
Westdale — Walked Only: 8.1% Jelcobine — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Westdale Jelcobine
Elevation 275 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Westdale Jelcobine
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Westdale Jelcobine
Annual rainfall 384 mm 397 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C 32.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C 4.9°C

Federal electorate

Westdale Jelcobine
Division Bullwinkel O'connor
Member Trish Cook Rick Wilson
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Westdale Jelcobine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Westdale

Retirees Rural

Jelcobine

Retirees Rural

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