Wundowie vs Bakers Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bakers Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bakers Hill: a median of $805,000, against $590,000 in Wundowie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wundowie tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bakers Hill 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

Bakers Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)
  • But Wundowie has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wundowie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($420,000 vs $850,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $805,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wundowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wundowie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (67.1 km vs 74.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Wundowie is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Bakers Hill carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Bakers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.1% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wundowie and Bakers 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.

Wundowie Bakers 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.

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Walkability 17 / 0
Wundowie — Walkability: 17/100 Bakers Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 61
Wundowie — Safety: 42/100 Bakers Hill — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 35 / 44
Wundowie — Low fire risk: 35/100 Bakers Hill — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wundowie — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bakers Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bakers Hill rents higher ($310/wk vs $250/wk); Wundowie skews older (46 vs 44).

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Population 1,372
+7% vs other
 1,276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +14.1%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $79,040/yr $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $310/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wundowie Bakers Hill
0-4 4.5% / 6.0%
Wundowie — 0-4: 4.5% Bakers Hill — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.6% / 13.9%
Wundowie — 5-14: 13.6% Bakers Hill — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.3% / 5.7%
Wundowie — 15-19: 5.3% Bakers Hill — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.7% / 3.3%
Wundowie — 20-24: 5.7% Bakers Hill — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.0% / 8.5%
Wundowie — 25-34: 10.0% Bakers Hill — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 9.7% / 13.1%
Wundowie — 35-44: 9.7% Bakers Hill — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 14.4% / 14.6%
Wundowie — 45-54: 14.4% Bakers Hill — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 16.6% / 12.9%
Wundowie — 55-64: 16.6% Bakers Hill — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 12.4% / 15.0%
Wundowie — 65-74: 12.4% Bakers Hill — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 7.2% / 5.6%
Wundowie — 75-84: 7.2% Bakers Hill — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.1% / 0.7%
Wundowie — 85+: 1.1% Bakers Hill — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wundowie 38.4% couple families
Wundowie — Couple Families: 38.4% Wundowie — Lone Person: 37.9% Wundowie — One Parent Families: 19.2% Wundowie — Group Household: 3.4% Wundowie — Other Families: 1.1%
Bakers Hill 50.0% couple families
Bakers Hill — Couple Families: 50.0% Bakers Hill — Lone Person: 27.1% Bakers Hill — One Parent Families: 18.6% Bakers Hill — Group Household: 2.1% Bakers Hill — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wundowie 16.0% renting
Wundowie — Owned Outright: 36.1% Wundowie — Mortgage: 48.0% Wundowie — Renting: 16.0%
Bakers Hill 9.5% renting
Bakers Hill — Owned Outright: 35.8% Bakers Hill — Mortgage: 54.7% Bakers Hill — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 18.7%
Wundowie — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Bakers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 6.6%
Wundowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Bakers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 4.2%
Wundowie — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Bakers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.8%
Wundowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Bakers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.8%
Wundowie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Bakers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Wundowie Bakers Hill
England 7.6% / 8.5%
Wundowie — England: 7.6% Bakers Hill — England: 8.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.2%
Wundowie — New Zealand: 2.1% Bakers Hill — New Zealand: 3.2%
Philippines 2.0% / 0.6%
Wundowie — Philippines: 2.0% Bakers Hill — Philippines: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.8%
Wundowie — Netherlands: 0.5% Bakers Hill — Netherlands: 0.8%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.2%
Wundowie — South Africa: 0.8% Bakers Hill — South Africa: 0.2%
Germany 0.9% / —
Wundowie — Germany: 0.9% Bakers Hill — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.4%
Wundowie — Ireland: not among its largest Bakers Hill — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wundowie 97.6% houses
Wundowie — Houses: 97.6% Wundowie — Townhouses: 2.2% Wundowie — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Bakers Hill 99.3% houses
Bakers Hill — Houses: 99.3% Bakers Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Bakers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Median house price $590,000 $805,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $420,000 $850,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 10 sales
 30 days
from 9 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.

Wundowie Bakers Hill
3 bed $578K / $692K
Wundowie — 3 bed: $578K (20 sales) Bakers Hill — 3 bed: $692K (18 sales)

20 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $920K
Wundowie — 4 bed: $1.27M (10 sales) Bakers Hill — 4 bed: $920K (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Wundowie Bakers Hill
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
same for both
Approvals change year on year -68%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wundowie Bakers Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of WA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Wundowie is more walkable (17 vs 0); Bakers Hill scores higher overall (40 vs 29).

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Grade D C
Score 29/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wundowie carries more crime risk (58 vs 39).

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
39/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wundowie

  • Wundowie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bakers Hill

  • Bakers Hill Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bakers Hill sits further from the CBD (74.7 km vs 67.1 km).

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 67.1 km 74.7 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6560
 0.7%
postcode 6562
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 6560
 81
postcode 6562

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.

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Car (driver) 83.6% / 80.5%
Wundowie — Car (driver): 83.6% Bakers Hill — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 9.4%
Wundowie — Worked from Home: 5.8% Bakers Hill — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 5.4%
Wundowie — Car (passenger): 7.3% Bakers Hill — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.8%
Wundowie — Walked Only: 1.3% Bakers Hill — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus 0.9% / 1.9%
Wundowie — Bus: 0.9% Bakers Hill — Bus: 1.9%
Train 1.1% / —
Wundowie — Train: 1.1% Bakers Hill — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Elevation 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
663 premises
 0%
543 premises

Climate

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Annual rainfall 526 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Average residential rate $2,471/yr
same for both
Council Northam
same for both

Federal electorate

Wundowie Bakers Hill
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wundowie

Acreage Affordable

Bakers Hill

Rural

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