Ardross vs Bull CreekTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
Ardross (WA 6153) is approximately 9 km south of the Perth CBD, on the Applecross peninsula. Bull Creek (WA 6149) is approximately 12 km south of the Perth CBD, around Bull Creek station. At the 2021 Census, Ardross had 4,578 residents with a median age of 41, and Bull Creek had 8,030 residents with a median age of 44.
In both suburbs the most common occupied dwelling was separate houses. Flats and apartments made up 3% of occupied dwellings in Ardross and 11% in Bull Creek, while 21% of Ardross households rented compared with 18% in Bull Creek. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
WA 6153 · Southern river suburbs of Perth
Ardross
Ardross is a City of Melville suburb on the Applecross peninsula, between Wireless Hill Park and Westfield Booragoon, with high outright ownership.
City of Melville. Approximately 9 km south of the Perth CBD, on the Applecross peninsula.
Read the full Ardross guideWA 6149 · Southern suburbs of Perth
Bull Creek
Bull Creek is a City of Melville suburb with its own Mandurah line station, large four-bedroom homes and an apartment component unusual for the district.
City of Melville. Approximately 12 km south of the Perth CBD, around Bull Creek station.
Read the full Bull Creek guide
What buying in Ardross and Bull Creek would mean for the loan
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Ardross and Bull Creek: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Ardross | Bull Creek |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 4,578 | 8,030 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 41 | 44 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $2,361 | $1,880 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $470 | $420 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $2,600 | $2,167 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 21% | 18% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 35% | 31% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 43% | 41% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 80% | 79% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 17% | 10% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 3% | 11% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 10% | 14% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 51% | 59% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 7% | 7% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Ardross and Bull Creek
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Ardross
- Upgraders
- Downsizers
- Investors
- Strata levies on the townhouse stock are counted in serviceability assessments and reduce borrowing power.
- Narrow-lot townhouses can face minimum floor area or land size requirements with some lenders.
- Median monthly mortgage repayments of $2,600 mean serviceability usually binds before deposit.
- Lots adjoining Wireless Hill Park may be designated bush fire prone, which affects construction and insurance.
- Western Australian contracts have no mandatory cooling-off period and no mandatory seller disclosure statement.
Bull Creek
- Upgraders
- Downsizers
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Apartments near the station can fall below the minimum internal floor area some lenders require.
- Strata levies are counted in serviceability assessments and reduce borrowing power.
- The area is significant to the Beeliar Aboriginal people, and registered sites can affect development approval.
- Creek and wetland drainage and flood behaviour are local considerations worth checking per lot.
- Western Australian contracts have no mandatory cooling-off period and no mandatory seller disclosure statement.
Housing stock in Ardross and Bull Creek compared
Ardross
- Detached houses
- Separate houses numbered 1,339 at the 2021 Census, 80.3 per cent of occupied homes, above the national 72.3 per cent.
- Townhouses and villa units
- At 278 dwellings, or 16.7 per cent of occupied homes, attached infill is well above the national share.
- Four-bedroom family homes
- The 685 four-bedroom dwellings counted at the 2021 Census slightly outnumber the 634 with three bedrooms.
Bull Creek
- Four-bedroom family homes
- The dominant form at 1,381 dwellings counted at the 2021 Census, with 329 more having five or more bedrooms.
- Apartments near the station
- The 330 flats counted at the 2021 Census, 11.5 per cent of occupied homes, are unusual for the southern suburbs.
- Townhouses and semi-detached dwellings
- The 284 attached dwellings counted at the 2021 Census are the other smaller option in the suburb.
Official sale price and rent figures for Ardross and Bull Creek
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Ardross
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Ardross, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Bull Creek
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Bull Creek, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Ardross and Bull Creek
Ardross
Transport
- Canning Bridge Station (train)
- Booragoon Bus Station (bus)
- Canning Highway (road)
- Leach Highway (road)
Amenities
- Westfield Booragoon
- Wireless Hill Park
- Swan River foreshore
Bull Creek
Transport
- Bull Creek Station (train)
- Transperth buses (bus)
- Kwinana Freeway (road)
- South Street (road)
- Leach Highway (road)
Amenities
- Bull Creek shopping centre
- Westfield Booragoon
- Bull Creek wetlands
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Western Australia education department.
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