Yealering vs Bullaring
Bullaring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Yealering. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yealering, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Bullaring, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Yealering tends to suit older residents, while Bullaring 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
Bullaring
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 19%)
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
Bullaring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Yealering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (215.9 km vs 228.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Yealering has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 12%)
- Bullaring carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 67/100)
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
Yealering and Bullaring drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Yealering rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Bullaring has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $53,612).
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +10% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.5% | -12.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 43 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $110,500/yr +106% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $175,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 4 sales | — |
Ranking within WA
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 77% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 26% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of WA same for both | |
Liveability
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Yealering carries more crime risk (67 vs 10).
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Yealering
- Yealering Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Bullaring
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Bullaring sits further from the CBD (228.6 km vs 215.9 km).
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 215.9 km | 228.6 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 160 min | 162 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6372 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).
Setting
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 279 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 283 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 344 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.9°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yealering | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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