Wonthella vs Woorree

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wonthella, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Woorree, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woorree: a median of $848,000, against $492,000 in Wonthella, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wonthella tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Woorree suits 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

Woorree

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 95/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Wonthella has cheaper houses ($492,500 vs $847,500)
  • Woorree leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wonthella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Woorree leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wonthella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 19/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wonthella

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 19/100)
  • But Woorree carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Wonthella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wonthella Woorree
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.

Wonthella Woorree
Walkability 60 / 19
Wonthella — Walkability: 60/100 Woorree — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 5 / 53
Wonthella — Safety: 5/100 Woorree — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wonthella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woorree — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 72 / 11
Wonthella — Low flood risk: 72/100 Woorree — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Woorree has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $55,172); Wonthella has more residents (1,711 vs 1,295).

Wonthella Woorree
Population 1,711
+24% vs other
 1,295
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% -3.4%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $55,172/yr $106,600/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $300/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wonthella Woorree
0-4 5.7% / 4.6%
Wonthella — 0-4: 5.7% Woorree — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.5% / 14.5%
Wonthella — 5-14: 10.5% Woorree — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.3% / 6.2%
Wonthella — 15-19: 5.3% Woorree — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.1% / 5.2%
Wonthella — 20-24: 7.1% Woorree — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 12.7% / 8.0%
Wonthella — 25-34: 12.7% Woorree — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.6% / 10.7%
Wonthella — 35-44: 10.6% Woorree — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.4% / 16.6%
Wonthella — 45-54: 12.4% Woorree — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 14.1% / 15.0%
Wonthella — 55-64: 14.1% Woorree — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.1% / 11.9%
Wonthella — 65-74: 11.1% Woorree — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 7.1% / 5.7%
Wonthella — 75-84: 7.1% Woorree — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 3.6% / 1.6%
Wonthella — 85+: 3.6% Woorree — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wonthella 22.0% couple families
Wonthella — Couple Families: 22.0% Wonthella — Lone Person: 52.2% Wonthella — One Parent Families: 20.2% Wonthella — Group Household: 3.1% Wonthella — Other Families: 2.4%
Woorree 56.2% couple families
Woorree — Couple Families: 56.2% Woorree — Lone Person: 25.5% Woorree — One Parent Families: 14.5% Woorree — Group Household: 2.8% Woorree — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wonthella 45.0% renting
Wonthella — Owned Outright: 29.5% Wonthella — Mortgage: 25.5% Wonthella — Renting: 45.0%
Woorree 8.3% renting
Woorree — Owned Outright: 45.8% Woorree — Mortgage: 45.8% Woorree — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wonthella Woorree
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 24.3%
Wonthella — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Woorree — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.6%
Wonthella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Woorree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.1%
Wonthella — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Woorree — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.5%
Wonthella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Woorree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Wonthella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Woorree — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Wonthella Woorree
England 3.3% / 5.0%
Wonthella — England: 3.3% Woorree — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.4%
Wonthella — New Zealand: 2.2% Woorree — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines 1.5% / 0.5%
Wonthella — Philippines: 1.5% Woorree — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.1%
Wonthella — South Africa: 0.4% Woorree — South Africa: 1.1%
India 0.8% / 0.4%
Wonthella — India: 0.8% Woorree — India: 0.4%
Pakistan 0.6% / —
Wonthella — Pakistan: 0.6% Woorree — Pakistan: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Wonthella — Scotland: not among its largest Woorree — Scotland: 0.6%
Vietnam — / 0.5%
Wonthella — Vietnam: not among its largest Woorree — Vietnam: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wonthella 80.7% houses
Wonthella — Houses: 80.7% Wonthella — Townhouses: 12.5% Wonthella — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Woorree 98.2% houses
Woorree — Houses: 98.2% Woorree — Townhouses: 1.3% Woorree — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wonthella Woorree
Median house price $492,500 $847,500
Median unit price $425,000 —
Median land price $297,000 $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 13 sales
 27 days
from 7 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.

Wonthella Woorree
3 bed $484K / $840K
Wonthella — 3 bed: $484K (38 sales) Woorree — 3 bed: $840K (7 sales)

38 vs 7 sales

4 bed $635K / $895K
Wonthella — 4 bed: $635K (10 sales) Woorree — 4 bed: $895K (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Wonthella Woorree
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.

Wonthella Woorree
Houses 4.6%
$530/wk on $599K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wonthella Woorree
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of WA —

Liveability

Wonthella is more walkable (60 vs 19); Woorree scores higher overall (34 vs 29).

Wonthella Woorree
Grade D C
Score 29/100 34/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woorree carries more flood risk (89 vs 28); Wonthella carries more crime risk (95 vs 47).

Wonthella Woorree
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Low
28/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Wonthella Woorree
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 Wonthella

  • Allendale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Woorree

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wonthella Woorree
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Wonthella Woorree
Walkability score 60/100 19/100
Distance to Perth 417.3 km 417.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 278 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6530
same for both

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.

Wonthella Woorree
Car (driver) 81.4% / 83.8%
Wonthella — Car (driver): 81.4% Woorree — Car (driver): 83.8%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 6.0%
Wonthella — Car (passenger): 7.8% Woorree — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Worked from Home 2.9% / 7.2%
Wonthella — Worked from Home: 2.9% Woorree — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.4%
Wonthella — Walked Only: 3.8% Woorree — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 2.5% / 0.5%
Wonthella — Bus: 2.5% Woorree — Bus: 0.5%
Bicycle 1.6% / 1.1%
Wonthella — Bicycle: 1.6% Woorree — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Wonthella Woorree
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 4.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wonthella Woorree
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,139 premises
 100%
553 premises

Climate

Wonthella Woorree
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wonthella Woorree
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Wonthella Woorree
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wonthella Woorree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wonthella

Affordable Coastal

Woorree

Acreage

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